Some six years after hostilities had ended after World War 2, and peace had returned to the Earth, SA sent a rugby squad to tour Great Britain and France for three months in 1951 and 1952. The team developed into possibly the best-ever…
ANATHI WULUSHE Last year will go down in the history books of Border Rugby as a period filled with drama, misfortunes and politics. The year marked a new era after SA Rugby lifted the union’s suspension in late 2022. In January, Border…
The Springboks concluded their national Rugby World Cup victory tour in East London on Sunday with a sea of residents donned in green and gold lining the streets to cheer on the players and to celebrate local Springboks, Jaden Hendrickse,…
Craven Week concluded its 59th run from July 3-8 in George with the selection of Border’s Lwazi Zangqa to position of head coach for SA Schools A team. This is Zangqa’s second year in the SA Schools A structure, after being selected as…
Rugby fans were treated to a sporting rarity at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium on May 20 with a double-header as the Border Bulldogs and Border Ladies took to the field to crush their respective oppositions in the Women’s Premier Division and…
It has been an exceptional year so far of championship-winning rugby for Lwazi Zangqa who will go on to lead the Border U18 Craven Week side as head coach from July 3-8. Zangqa who is the head of rugby at Hudson Park and head coach of…
Popular Springbok and Sharks scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse recently spent time with pupils at Eden High School to share some words of wisdom on his journey from being an aspiring rugby player to where he is today. The 23-year-old Bok…
Hudson Park Primary School celebrated former deputy headmaster James O’Kennedy’s 50-year legacy of sport and scholastic development at the school on September 3 with the O’Kennedy Rugby Fun Day. Head of rugby at Hudson Primary, Lwazi…
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has handed Warrick Gelant a start at right wing and recalled scrumhalf Faf de Klerk in the only two changes to his starting team for their Rugby Championship tour match against Australia in Adelaide on…
Springbok coach Siya Kolisi has refused to bask in the glory alone after he was confirmed as SA Rugby Player of the Year on Thursday. Kolisi‚ who led the Boks to memorable victory over the British & Irish Lions‚ has been rewarded for his…
Last week marked one year to the start of the British and Irish Lions’ next tour to SA, and 40 years since the curtain dropped on their eventful Test series here in 1980. When the 1980 Lions arrived here, the Springboks, due to isolation…
A book about the “most influential person in rugby”, Siya Kolisi, is set to hit shelves next year. On Tuesday, the Springbok captain confirmed the book deal on Twitter, saying he was “excited about this one”. Here is what you need to…
If, and this is a considerable ‘if’, the Springboks get to play Test rugby later this year, they should have their overseas based players available for those engagements. Amid lingering uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic,…
South Africa have been among the top rugby union nations in the world for 129 years, but if ever a survey was made to recognise the worst season of all in living memory, most supporters would without hesitation select 1965. It was a year…
The Auckland Blues made it three wins out of three in Super Rugby Aotearoa with a thrilling 27-24 victory over the Otago Highlanders in front of another big crowd at Eden Park on Saturday. The Highlanders took the contest down to the…
