Strauss has backing of Bok coach
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has offered a ringing endorsement of captain Adriaan Strauss ahead of the third Test against Ireland on Saturday, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Port Elizabeth.
Ruan Combrinck’s bump-offs
Combrinck ran over Paddy Jackson and Jared Payne during his Test debut at Ellis Park.
Combrinck can provide balance
Allister Coetzee would do well to back Ruan Combrinck ahead of Lwazi Mvovo in the series decider against Ireland on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI in Port Elizabeth.
‘White players want Boks to fail’
Cosatu says there is a group of white Springbok players who are trying to sabotage the team.
Strauss leads Boks into new era
Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss is on the cover of the new SA Rugby magazine, on sale this week.
Boks call up Coenie
Coenie Oosthuizen will join the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday to provide extra front-row cover.
Boks expecting ‘war’
Jaco Kriel is set to make his long-awaited Springbok debut in Saturday’s third Test against Ireland. CRAIG LEWIS reports from Port Elizabeth.
Bok debut beckons for Kitshoff
Beast Mtawarira is confident that fellow loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff will be a force to be reckoned with in Saturday’s third Test against Ireland, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Port Elizabeth.
Whiteley set for first Test start
Assistant coach Matt Proudfoot believes Warren Whiteley's leadership will be a boon for the Boks in the absence of Duane Vermeulen, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Port Elizabeth.
‘Boks will miss Duane’
Ireland are expecting a different sort of challenge from the Springboks now that Duane Vermeulen has been ruled out of the decisive third Test. JON CARDINELLI reports from Port Elizabeth.
