Boks demolish 14-man All Blacks at Twickenham

MATCH REPORT: The Springboks made a big statement concluding their World Cup preparations with a resounding 35-7 win over the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday. The Springboks scored five tries, through captain Siya Kolisi, wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, hooker Malcolm Marx and replacements Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith – all converted

Argentina v South Africa – teams and prediction

PREVIEW: Much of the pre-match build-up to the World Cup warm-up encounter between Argentina and South Africa in Buenos Aires on Saturday focused on the ‘opportunities’ for individuals to impress the respective coaches. Both Michael Cheika (Los Pumas) and Jacques Nienaber (Springboks) have used the Rugby Championship to give as many

Springboks end Australian hoodoo with dominant victory over the Wallabies

South Africa got their Rugby Championship campaign back on track after they produced a dominant display to defeat the Wallabies 24-8 in Sydney for their first win on Australian soil since 2013. The Springboks were excellent throughout, controlling possession and territory and moving in front via Damian de Allende’s early try. Noah

Springboks name squad for Australian-leg

In the wake of the All Blacks' 35-23 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship triumph over South Africa at the weekend Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber's selection policies are under increasing scrutiny. After making several changes for the second Test against New Zealand, a pattern he repeated in the July series against Wales when they