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,…
WRITTEN BY BOMIKAZI MDIYA With a talent for smooth talking that has won the hearts of many, Selborne College grade 11 pupil Xhanti Pakamile was invited to be a host for a special World Cup Rugby final build-up on Saturday in Johannesburg.…
Local architect and artist Nathan Sanaan has spent the year spraying the city in colour, with murals in Berea, Southernwood and Nahoon that celebrate our local history and invigorate public spaces. Last week Sanaan put the finishing…
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…
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…
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,…
The deaths of Kitch Christie‚ Ruben Kruger‚ Joost van der Westhuizen‚ James Small and Chester Williams are so keenly felt because they are indelibly etched into SA’s consciousness. Today, 25 years since SA’s Rugby World Cup victory, team…
Francois Pienaar, even 25 years on, conveys a sense of disbelief and awe when he talks of that crisp Highveld winter’s day that the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup for the first time. The Springbok captain’s wonder is not so much about…
The Blue Bulls have pulled off a major coup with the signing of uncompromising loose forward Nizaam Carr. Carr‚ who was capped five times by the Springboks between 2014 and 2016‚ joins from English Premiership side Wasps and will link up…
Former World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Cecil Afrika has called time on a glittering Blitzboks career that spanned twelve seasons. South Africa’s highest points scorer reached a mutual agreement with the Springboks Sevens management…
South Africa’s rugby team, the Springboks, who won the 2019 World Cup, were named team of the year, beating Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and the US women’s football team. Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was joined on stage by six South African…
Two suspects have been arrested after spoiling what was supposed to be a momentous occasion welcoming home the Springboks at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday night. The Rugby World Cup champions touched down on SA…
Wales have suffered a huge injury blow ahead of their Rugby World Cup semifinal against the Springboks on Sunday. Influential utility back Liam Williams is out of the tournament with an ankle injury he suffered in a training field…
