Kriel to lead Boks as Kolisi withdraws due to injury
Jesse Kriel will lead the Springboks against the Barbarians in the Qatar Airways Cup at the DHL Stadium on Saturday after coach Rassie Erasmus was forced to make a late change to his team on Friday, following the withdrawal of Siya Kolisi due to a niggle.
O’Mahony to lead Barbarians against Boks
Ireland rugby legend Peter O’Mahony will captain the Barbarians in his final rugby outing when the famous invitational side take on the Springboks on Saturday.
Erasmus names four uncapped players to face Barbarians
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Tuesday named four uncapped players in a quality team to face the Barbarians for the Qatar Airways Cup in Cape Town on Saturday, in their opening match of the international season.
Rassie Erasmus names exciting Springbok squad
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the same 54 players – nine of whom are uncapped – that attended the second national alignment camp in Cape Town last month in a large training squad for the opening stages of the international season, which kicks off on 28 June against the Barbarians, followed by the Castle Lager Incoming Series.
Healy and Frizell add more international experience to Barbarians squad
Ireland centurion Cian Healy and Shannon Frizell from New Zealand have been confirmed as the latest names to join up with the Barbarians when they lock horns against the Springboks in the historic Qatar Airways Cup in Cape Town at the end of the month.
Boks and BaaBaas to contest Qatar Airways Cup
Qatar Airways announced on Tuesday that the Qatar Airways Cup will be up for grabs when the Springboks take on the Barbarians in an historic clash on Saturday, 28 June at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
BaaBaas lock in three Test centurions for Cape Town
The Barbarians have revealed three Test centurions with a combined tally of 352 caps as the first players for their squad to take on the Springboks in Cape Town next month.
Sam Cane, the All Blacks’ 2023 Rugby World Cup captain, will be joined by Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray when the BaaBaas and the Boks lock horns in...
Opponents and dates for Boks’ 2025 home Tests confirmed
The Springboks will welcome Italy, Georgia, Australia and Argentina to South Africa in 2025, SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday.
While the dates were locked in for the Tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series as well as the home leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, SA Rugby will only confirm venues and kick-off times at a later stage.
Italy will...
Erasmus signed to 2027 as Bok coaching team confirmed
Rassie Erasmus – the mastermind behind the Springboks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles of 2019 and 2023 – has returned to the role of head coach for the next four years, following the departure of Jacques Nienaber to Leinster.
Springbok Women’s Sevens on mission to make history
The Springbok Women's Sevens squad will depart Cape Town on Wednesday with a clear understanding of what victory at the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifier in Tunisa this weekend will mean, and they are determined to return victorious on Monday.