Rugby Championship

Herschel Jantjies and Pieter-Steph du Toit celebrate

Boks to go split-squad for Rugby Champs

The Springboks are strongly considering utilising two squads during the 2023 Rugby Championship, repeating the tactic that saw them win the tournament in 2019.

Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth with Springbok teammates at training

Boks get back to business

The Springboks will assemble in Durban in May for two camps, including players from the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls, to prepare for the 2023 Test season.

Boks ready to bolt for Six Nations?

The Springboks’ future participation in the Rugby Championship is in doubt if SA Rugby’s SANZAAR partners won’t budge on restructuring the tournament calendar.

England head coach Eddie Jones prior to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final match at Yokohama Stadium.

Eddie: Possession rugby is dead

Eddie Jones says the Wallabies need to move past their obsession with the glory days of possession-based rugby in order to become ‘junkies for winning’.

Rugby Championship set for radical change?

The Springboks could begin the Test season as early as March after reports that Sanzaar bosses are in talks to restructure the Rugby Championship calendar to better align with the northern hemisphere.

Charles Ollivon of France takes on Cheslin Kolbe

Kolbe backs Boks to join Six Nations

Cheslin Kolbe says it would be “amazing” if the Springboks were able to test themselves against some of the best countries in the world by joining the Six Nations.

Best Bok debut: Jantjies vs Moodie

After four head-to-head rounds, Herschel Jantjies takes on Canan Moodie in the final showdown to determine which Bok made the most emphatic Test debut.

Magic Moment: Moodie soars in Sydney

In celebrating the best rugby moments of 2022, DYLAN JACK looks back on Canan Moodie’s memorable Test debut in a historic victory for the Springboks in Australia.

Eben calls for Boks to join Six Nations

Eben Etzebeth believes it would be a sensible decision for the Springboks to fully commit to the northern hemisphere by joining the Six Nations, especially in terms of player welfare.

Watch: PSDT poleaxed by All Blacks

Pieter-Steph du Toit pounces on a Richie Mo’unga pass, then pins his ears back as he breaks for the tryline, but is chopped down by Jordie Barrett just short in a 2022 clash between the Boks and All Blacks.