Springboks

Bok coaching shake-up confirmed

SA Rugby has officially announced the new coaching staff for the Springboks, while Rassie Erasmus has signed on as head coach until the end of 2027.

Twickers a fitting ‘restart’ for Rassie’s Boks

A potential “warm-up” Test against Wales in Twickenham would echo Rassie Erasmus’ first match in charge of the Springboks six years ago in Washington DC.

Canan Moodie in action against Wales in Cardiff

Twickenham to host Boks in June

The Springboks will make their season debut with a Test at Twickenham Stadium in June.

The Springboks outscrum England at Stade de France in the World Cup semi-finals

Boks to Six Nations U-turn

Plans to add South Africa to the Six Nations have been scrapped after an impasse in talks with the tournament’s investors.

Duane set for Bok job

Duane Vermeulen is set to take up a high-ranking role with SA Rugby where he will work alongside Rassie Erasmus at the Springboks.

Photo: Andrew Matthews/ PA/BackpagePix France's Paul Willemse is shown a red card after receiving a second yellow during the Guinness Six Nations match at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France. Picture date: Friday February 2, 2024.

France look ‘feeble, fragile’ after Bok loss

Based on Ireland’s thrashing of France on Friday, Les Bleus’ 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat against South Africa is a “bleeding” wound they’re unlikely to recover from soon, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Siya Kolisi celebrates with fans during the 2023 Rugby World Cup South Africa Trophy Tour at the Vilakazi Street, Soweto on the 31 October 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

World champs attract US investors

American sports investment company Ackerley Partners is reportedly expressing interest in investing in SA Rugby’s commercial ventures.

South Africa's flanker and captain Siya Kolisi reacts after victory in the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 15, 2023.

Watch: Boks wish Bafana luck

Siya Kolisi and the World Cup-winning Springboks send a good luck message to Bafana Bafana for the Afcon quarter-final against Cape Verde on Saturday.

epa10945937 Will Jordan (top) of New Zealand tackles Handre Pollard of South Africa during the Rugby World Cup 2023 final between New Zealand and South Africa in Saint-Denis, France, 28 October 2023. EPA/YOAN VALAT

Nothing beats Boks vs All Blacks in SA

South Africa to host New Zealand in the 2024 Rugby Championship is more appealing than Friday’s Six Nations opener between France and Ireland, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Razor: Bok Tests a chance to find ourselves

Scott Robertson says the All Blacks can’t wait for the two “iconic” clashes between New Zealand and the world champion Springboks in South Africa in 2024.