South Africa Rugby

South Africa is one of the top rugby playing nations.  The Springboks have won two Rugby World Cup championships as well as multiple Tri Nations titles.

  • Thursday, 8. December, 2011

    Baby Boks lay a foundation

    Dawie Theron, coach of the South African Under-20 side, is satisfied with the significant amount of work his training squad put in during their camp in Stellenbosch, which concluded on Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, 7. December, 2011

    Afrika back to lead Bok attack

    IRB Sevens Player of the Year Cecil Afrika will lead the Springbok Sevens attack on home soil after the playmaker was included in the South Africa squad for the tournament which starts on Friday.

  • Wednesday, 7. December, 2011

    Steyn coming home to SA?

    Springbok utility back Frans Steyn could be on his way back to South Africa at the conclusion of his contract with French club Racing Metro, which expires at the end of June next year.

  • Tuesday, 6. December, 2011

    Rondebosch go north in March

    Rondebosch Boys' High are heading to Wales and Ireland on a rugby tour of four matches in March.

  • Tuesday, 6. December, 2011

    2012 Oakdale Festival Teams

    As the 2011 school year comes to a close, the organisers of the 2012 Oakdale Rugby Festival have announced the names of those schools participating in what is one of the longest-running 1st XV rugby festivals in the country.

  • Monday, 5. December, 2011

    Big Vic to go from Bulls to Boks ... again

    Victor Matfield has a dream to one day coach the Springboks to World Cup glory, but that journey will start as a consultant with the Bulls.

  • Monday, 5. December, 2011

    Blitzbokke to give it horns in PE

    The Springbok Sevens team are determined to turn things around in their home tournament in Port Elizabeth this weekend after a disappointing performance in Dubai which saw them lose to Australia in the Plate Final.

  • Monday, 5. December, 2011

    Teams for St John's

    St John’s College will be hosting twelve top schoolboy rugby sides at our 17th Easter Rugby Festival where six games will be contested on each of three days of play, on 5, 7 and 9 April 2012.

  • Sunday, 4. December, 2011

    Players don't understand the game

    Retired Springbok lock Victor Matfield believes too many modern players are 'robotic' and simply don't understand the game.

  • Sunday, 4. December, 2011

    Boks to seek vengeance on home soil

    The Springbok Sevens will get an early chance to make amends for Saturday's last-minute loss to Australia in the Dubai Plate Final when the two teams clash again on Friday in Port Elizabeth.

  • Saturday, 3. December, 2011

    Habana hails Welsh legend

    Springbok great Bryan Habana has paid tribute to Shane Williams ahead of his fellow wing's final appearance for Wales and hopes his old rival can finish with a flourish against Australia.

  • Friday, 2. December, 2011

    SARU's three big decisions

    The Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has called a Special General Council meeting for January with a view to ratifying the appointment of the Springbok coach.

  • Thursday, 1. December, 2011

    Victor: No foreigners please

    South Africa have enough coaches to make the Springboks the best team in the world and don't need foreigners.

  • Thursday, 1. December, 2011

    TMO against foul play

    The International Rugby Board will, apparently, experiment with widening the television match official's powers to enable the man with the video to help in combating foul play. This is according to a report in the Otago Daily Times, though it is a long way from being official or structured.

  • Wednesday, 30. November, 2011

    Matfield: 'Lawrence did not cheat'

    Recently retired Springbok vice-captain Victor Matfield has laid the debate about New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence's World Cup quarterfinal performance to rest.