Five things to consider after Bok loss
After the Boks’ disappointing defeat by Australia, CRAIG LEWIS identifies five points to ponder, including whether there should be a return to a five-three bench split.
After the Boks’ disappointing defeat by Australia, CRAIG LEWIS identifies five points to ponder, including whether there should be a return to a five-three bench split.
Australia were deserved winners over South Africa on Sunday. Now, the response from the Springboks will be telling, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
A second successive Currie Cup final between the Bulls and Sharks is no coincidence. It’s a reflection of two franchises that are holistically in especially good health, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Former Springbok assistant coach Brendan Venter has tipped his hat to Australia’s attack but says the “Wallabies are not supposed to beat South Africa”.
While the mysterious absence of RG Snyman has depowered the Bomb Squad, it has magnified South Africa’s achievements in 2021, writes ZELIM NEL.
The Springboks are in a strong position to claim their first win over the Wallabies in Australia since 2013, writes DYLAN JACK.
Cornal Hendricks and Johan Goosen would be two superb additions to the Springbok squad before the end of the year, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
The highly anticipated back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks will provide the Springboks with a different but more meaningful examination compared to the recent Lions series, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Rassie Erasmus’ hour-long video was a standout feature from a Boks-Lions tour that was extraordinary in so many ways, writes former Springbok STEFAN TERBLANCHE.
The United Rugby Championship promises a new dawn for South African rugby. It also ramps up the need to stem the tide of players leaving these shores, writes ZELIM NEL.