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.

  • Sunday, 13. November, 2011

    SA coaches climb to level three

    Some of South Africa’s top emerging young coaches on Friday concluded the opening part of the first IRB Level III coaching course to be held in the country.

  • Sunday, 13. November, 2011

    Good buy, bad buy ...

    Western Province Rugby's Senior Professional Coach Rassie Erasmus has gone to great lengths to tell us he does not need to "buy a team" and has all the player resources he needs. He may well be right!

  • Friday, 11. November, 2011

    'Reputation' forces Rose to look abroad

    Enigmatic Earl Rose have build up such a reputation in South Africa that he has been forced to start looking abroad for 'employment'.

  • Thursday, 10. November, 2011

    SA must look north for better future

    The South African Rugby Union would be foolish not to look to the northern hemisphere to secure their long-term future.

  • Thursday, 10. November, 2011

    Springbok Wyness dies

    Wang Wyness died on Sunday 6 November 2011 after a battle against cancer. He was a Springbok centre in the early 1960s.

  • Thursday, 10. November, 2011
    England face Tri-Nations giants

    England face Tri-Nations giants

    England have confirmed they will face all three Tri-Nations giants in the 2012 QBE Internationals at Twickenham.

  • Wednesday, 9. November, 2011

    Van Niekerk on the road to recovery

    Injuries are part and parcel of top-level rugby. For Joe van Niekerk, however, a freak lung injury - suffered over a month ago - very nearly cost him more than just his rugby career.

  • Tuesday, 8. November, 2011
    Rivals to open new tournament

    Rivals to open new tournament

    New Zealand and Australia will kick-start a new era in international rugby by staging the first match of the four-nation Rugby Championship.

  • Tuesday, 8. November, 2011

    Boks v Pumas in new championship

    The Springboks will kick off against the Pumas when the all-new 'Rugby Championship' launches in 2012 – the exciting and ground-breaking replacement for the Tri-Nations series, SANZAR announced on Tuesday.

  • Monday, 7. November, 2011

    Bokke ready to Blitz their rivals

    South Africa, who have been drawn against hosts Australia in the opening round of the IRB Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast later this month, are determined to make a fast start to the 2011/12 season.

  • Monday, 7. November, 2011

    Tygerberg champs again

    Tygerberg did not have it all their own way against a spirited Oudtshoorn side in the Final but Tygerberg eventually pulled away and looked comfortable 33-17 winners in the Final of the @lantic Sevens Series Champions Tournament hosted by Konka, near Rustenburg. Tygerberg this retain the title they won on 2010.

  • Sunday, 6. November, 2011

    Coaching shortlist: Our Top Five

    With the playing curtain down on what has been probably, in the overall, a marginally disappointing 2011 season, rugby interest will turn to off-field matters now - one of them being the appointment of a new Springbok coach.

  • Friday, 4. November, 2011
    De Villiers to apply for SA job

    De Villiers to apply for SA job

    Peter de Villiers has confirmed he will "definitely apply" to remain as South Africa's coach.

  • Friday, 4. November, 2011

    Div wants another chance with Boks

    Peter de Villiers has revealed that he has a strong desire to coach the Springboks again and will apply for the position of Bok coach when his current contract runs out at the end of the year.

  • Thursday, 3. November, 2011

    'Hands off our winning recipe'

    As was the case with the player upheavals, the Golden Lions Rugby Union went through some rough times before finding the right coaching combination.