Uncategorized

It’s not about rugby player safety

ZELIM NEL says the global campaign to make rugby ‘safer’ is driving another agenda.

Bok assets deserve extended break

Rassie Erasmus has to manage the overplayed trio of Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi and Handré Pollard more carefully in the lead-up to the World Cup, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Boks’ 2018 pros and cons

CRAIG LEWIS looks back at some of the positives and negatives that the Springboks will take away from the 2018 season.

Springboks end year in fifth

The Springboks will finish 2018 in fifth place on the World Rugby rankings after their 20-11 loss to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

TEST

[_sa_rugby_top_players]

North finishes year on top

The home nations have outperformed South Africa and Australia for the better part of three seasons and will head into the 2019 World Cup with a psychological edge, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Preview: Wales vs Springboks

The result of Saturday’s Test between the Springboks and Wales will be defining in the context of a 2018 season review, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Preview: Italy vs All Blacks

Italy are set to be on the receiving end of an All Blacks backlash when they meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.

Analysis: Boks’ encouraging composure

Ahead of the final Test of the year, CRAIG LEWIS looks at some of the Boks’ important plays that saw them clinically close out the game against Scotland last Saturday.