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Botha eyeing Bok return
Botha eyeing Bok return
 Toulon lock Bakkies Botha revealed that he is ready to play for South Africa if Springboks coach Heyneke Heyneke Meyer needs his services. ...
Boks call up Lappies, le Roux & Catrakilis
Boks call up Lappies, le Roux & Catrakilis
 A group of 38 players will assemble in Durban for the second Springbok training camp before the final squad for the June Tests is named next month....
Three South Africans in France squad
Three South Africans in France squad
 France have named South African forwards Bernard Le Roux and Daniel Kotze plus Fijian wing Noa Nakaitaci in their squad for the June tour of NZ. ...
Smit's last game
Smit's last game
 John Smit will captain Saracens in what will be his farewell appearance against the South African Barbarians in London on Thursday....
Scrum trial goes global
Scrum trial goes global
 The IRB Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the "crouch, bind, set" scrum engagement sequence from next season....
Samoa name strong squad
Samoa name strong squad
 Samoa have included just two locally-based players in a powerful squad that will tour South Africa next month....
Boks RWC schedule announced
Boks RWC schedule announced
 South Africa's 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign will get underway against a top qualifier from Asia at the Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton and Hove. ...
Minor surgery for Burger
Minor surgery for Burger
 Schalk Burger is to have minor surgery as he continues his recovery from a recent operation to reduce pressure on a nerve in his calf muscle....
Six Boks overlooked
Six Boks overlooked
 Bryan Habana, Morne Steyn and JP Pietersen have been overlooked for Bok contracts after announcing their plans to play overseas....
Boks to face Scots
Boks to face Scots
 Scotland have confirmed their end-of-year Test series, which will see them take on 2019 World Cup hosts Japan, South Africa and Australia....
Mujati blames quota system for exit
Mujati blames quota system for exit
 Former Springbok prop Brian Mujati has admitted that South Africa's quota system forced him to further his career overseas. ...
Van der Merwe off to France
Van der Merwe off to France
 Leinster's South African prop Heinke van der Merwe will leave the Irish province to further his career at Stade Français from next season. ...
IRB changes RWC schedule
IRB changes RWC schedule
 The IRB has revamped the 2015 World Cup match schedule to stop giving top nations an unfair advantage by allowing them a week's rest between games....
Wales confirm Bok fixture
Wales confirm Bok fixture
 Wales have confirmed they will play South Africa, Argentina and Tonga in the 2013 November series at the Millennium Stadium. ...
Bok camp a success - Meyer
Bok camp a success - Meyer
 Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer declared his first training camp of 2013 a success despite several players' inactivity at the camp due to injuries. ...
Meyer focussed on breakdown
Meyer focussed on breakdown
 Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer says he has concerns about South African teams' capacity to compete at the breakdown....
Reinach joins Boks squad
Reinach joins Boks squad
 Sharks scrum-half Cobus Reinach has been called up to the Springbok training camp in Cape Town following an injury to Jano Vermaak. ...
New Bok jersey unveiled
New Bok jersey unveiled
 SARU have unveiled the new Springbok jersey for 2013 at a star-studded event in Cape Town....
Burger out of hospital
Burger out of hospital
 Schalk Burger has been discharged from hospital and sent home to recuperate after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis....
SA team to compete in Georgia
SA team to compete in Georgia
 A South Africa President’s XV, selected from the Currie Cup First Division provinces, will contest the new IRB Tbilisi Cup....
 
 

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