South Africa

Mixed fortunes for Team SA on first day at Commonwealth Games

The Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals after they beat Tonga (36-5) and Malaysia (46-0) in their two Pool B games in Birmingham on Friday, but it was a tough...

NZ Rugby CEO offers no guarantees over Foster's long-term future

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson has offered no guarantees over All Blacks head coach Ian Foster's long-term future, stating "he’s certainly the person to lead the team to South...

Duane Vermeulen on Winning the World Cup with the Springboks!

Duane Vermeulen has developed himself into one of the best players in the world and a key piece to the 2019 world cup winning Springboks. In this week's episode of The Open Side, the veteran forward discusses...

How the Springboks could line up against New Zealand

The Rugby Championship kicks off next weekend with old rivals South Africa and New Zealand getting the tournament underway in Nelspruit.   The Springboks head into the fixture off the...

The last time the Springboks beat the All Blacks in South Africa

Under-fire All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will be looking to defend an impressive away record against Springboks.   New Zealand suffered a home series defeat to Ireland, a first in...

Every TOP14 Clubs New Signing Ahead Of The 2022/23 Season

Montpellier will be looking to defend their maiden TOP 14 title in 2022/23.     We take a look at their new signings as well as all the other new arrivals in the league ahead of...

RANKED: Current Tier 1 coaches' win ratios

Ahead of the 2022 Rugby Championship, we look at the win ratios for the current tier 1 test head coaches.     Argentina and South Africa secured Series victories in July, while...

Every United Rugby Championship Clubs New Signing Ahead Of The 2022/23 Season

The United Rugby Championship sides have kicked off the pre-season ahead of the second season of the competition with some new faces in the squads.   We run you through every signing...

'This not helpful' - Nigel Owens shares his views on the 20 minute red card

Former test referee Nigel Owens says that 20-minute red card law that will be trialled during the Rugby Championship 'is not helpful with the drive for player safety.'   For the...

SPRINGBOKS: Marvin Orie full press conference