Gio tips All Blacks for World Cup rebound
Gio Aplon says the All Blacks are still finding their feet under head coach Scott Robertson, and will be real challengers to the Springboks’ World Cup three-peat in 2027.
Fiji flyer drops World Cup bombshell
Waisea Nayacalevu has revealed the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Fiji and England was hours from being called off, as the speedster hits out at “corruption”.
SA won’t bid to host R300m World Cup
SA Rugby reportedly has shelved plans to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup as the cost of the required guarantee is too high.
World Cup qualification shakeup
World Rugby has announced that all its six regions will have at least one slot in the 2027 World Cup, when the field grows by four teams to 24.
Polly wants a crack at RWC three-peat
Whatever his role may be, two-time World Cup-winning playmaker Handre Pollard has set his sights on helping the Springboks defend the Webb Ellis Cup in 2027.
World Cup trophy blitz hits Bloem
Five World Cup winning Springboks – including local heroes Ox Nche and Cobus Reinach – will take the Webb Ellis Cup on its fourth stop of the Trophy Blitz in Bloemfontein on Thursday.
Kriel targets another two World Cup trips
Two-time Springbok world champion Jesse Kriel believes that playing his club rugby in Japan and maintaining top fitness can help extend his career by another eight years.
Dobbo: Boks won’t fall off a cliff
DHL Stormers director of rugby John Dobson says the Springboks are in a powerful position for South Africa’s World Cup three-peat bid in 2027.
Pollard ‘owns the Bok 10 crown’
Handre Pollard is the greatest Springbok flyhalf and without the two-time World Cup winner, documentaries like Chasing the Sun wouldn’t exist, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Bok champs to celebrate in George
The Springboks’ World Cup ‘Trophy Blitz’ tour will continue this week, when Manie Libbok and Marco van Staden will take the Webb Ellis Cup to the Southern Cape.
