Will the Boks ditch this year’s Rugby Championship for Europe?
Reports this weekend have suggested the Springboks will ditch this year’s Rugby Championship in favour of playing in a Europe-based Eight Nations tournament.
Elton ’Big Guns’ Jantjies wants to make Cornal Hendricks ’bleed’
They’ve been Springbok teammates and they’ve opposed each other at Super Rugby level, but now Elton Jantjies and Cornal Hendricks will go head to head in the boxing ring.
'Hidden agendas at play’ in SA Rugby as Cheetahs players worry about PRO14 future
Ruan Pienaar has lashed out at South African rugby authorities for not playing open cards with this country’s players.
Warren Whiteley to take one last shot at rugby with knee operation
Former Springbok captain Warren Whiteley is likely to go under the knife again at the end of this year to give himself one more shot at possibly playing rugby again.
Is R100m ’bio-bubble’ necessary for rugby’s restart under Level 2 regulations?
Is playing inside a “bio-bubble” still the safest and most affordable option for rugby to return to action now that the country has moved to level two of the nationwide lockdown?
South Africa’s top rugby players can’t wait to get stuck in, resume contact training
No fears and no concerns. That seems to be the feeling of the country’s professional rugby players about returning to full contact training and on-field action.
Springbok Duane Vermeulen to lead Bulls in SA Rugby ’bio-bubble’ competition
Seasoned Springbok loose-forward Duane Vermeulen will captain the Bulls later this year when rugby in South Africa resumes in a ’bio-bubble’.
What does rugby’s return actually mean
Rugby writer Jacques van der Westhuyzen tells you here everything you need to know about rugby’s return-to-play
Two-tier domestic competition will serve SA rugby better - Jake White
New Bulls director of rugby Jake White believes his model could add greater value to South African rugby than lumping all eight teams into one competition.
SA contenders hoping to bag Wanamaker Trophy at PGA Championship
Jacques van der Westhuyzen profiles the men from Mzansi, and his five favourites, who’ll be hoping to be handed the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday.
Frans Steyn is happy to be back home in Bloemfontein
He’s walked the high streets of Paris, experienced the glitz and glamour of Tokyo, and captured the beauty of southern France, but for Frans Steyn, Bloemfontein is still best.
Valke players join unemployment queue as union to be liquidated
Valke players and staff were told six days ago that they will not be paid their July salaries.
Nizaam Carr driven to play for the Springboks again
The Springboks’ World Cup winning performance in Japan last year has inspired experienced loose-forward Nizaam Carr to work harder and believe that anything is possible.
Springboks can pick De Klerk, Kolbe and Etzebeth for Rugby Championship
If the Springboks take part in a delayed Rugby Championship competition in New Zealand later this year they will be allowed to include all of their overseas-based players.
Pumas keen to host ’bio-bubble’ Currie Cup at Mbombela Stadium
SA Rugby’s staging of an eight-team Currie Cup-like competition in a bio-safe environment would cost anything between R30 million and R65 million.
Valke rugby union slammed for non-payment of salaries
Sport Employees Unite (SEU), an organisation that represents the employees of the Valke Rugby Company, has slammed the non-payment of the salaries of its members.
Lions’ Ruan Dreyer wants to fight for the Springbok No 3 jersey
Ruan Dreyer has unfinished business in South Africa. It is the reason he decided to return to Joburg and the Lions after only a few months playing in England.
Bournemouth is the right medicine for ex-Bok doctor
Who, you ask, is Dr Roberts? He’s the man who looked after the Springbok players as team doctor between 2008 and 2015 and served under coaches Pieter de Villiers and Heyneke Meyer and featured at two Rugby World Cups.
Jannie itching to fill the void with ‘good war’
Jannie du Plessis may be 38 but he said he felt like a young child again this week.
Lions' success created a number of good CVs for players
The Lions now have a squad with enough depth and quality to be a competitive factor when rugby in South Africa starts up again.
WATCH: The time to be scared and silent is over, says Springbok captain Siya Kolisi
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has broken his silence in a powerful video where he expresses his support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
'Great relief to the sport' as SA rugby teams to return to training
SA Rugby on Friday announced that the government has given the green light for non-contact training from Monday.
Locke, Player, Els and Oosthuizen: The SA golfers who have won the Open
The 149th Open would have been held this week at Royal St George?s. Jacques van der Westhuyzen looks back at the South African winners of this golf Major.
Herbst crosses the Jukskei, signs on with the Lions
Experienced prop Wiehahn Herbst is the latest player to sign on the dotted line at the Lions.
Europe beckons for SA teams after New Zealand Super Rugby snub
New Zealand Rugby?s announcement that their Super Rugby future lay within the Australasia-Pacific region paves the way for SA Rugby's move to Europe.