Brits to captain Boks at No 8
Schalk Brits will captain a Springbok team that features 13 changes for their second World Cup match against Namibia in Toyota City on Saturday.
‘Herschel a special player’
SA Rugby magazine looks at what happened on Tuesday in Nagoya as the Springboks build toward their next World Cup clash with Namibia.
P Div: Make use of ref’s weaknesses
One of the big takeaways for former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers after the opening weekend of the World Cup was the ‘indifferent refereeing’.
Fiji unlikely to spoil Group D party
Fiji’s pose a threat but are unlikely to sneak through the pool stages to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 World Cup.
Cheika’s uphill battle
Michael Cheika has put together a balanced squad, made up of a good supply of experienced campaigners and enthusiastic youngsters, writes MARIETTE ADAMS as part of SA Rugby magazine’s in-depth World Cup preview.
Read, Barrett to mastermind hat-trick?
Double defending champions New Zealand will rely on the likes of Kieran Read and Beauden Barrett if they are to win their third World Cup title in a row. Inside the SA Rugby magazine preview of the All Blacks …
Wallabies to back ‘Pooper’ combo, Boks have unlikely fan
The SA Rugby magazine team rounds up some of the interesting news snippets making headlines around the world.
Mohoje to make return from injury
The SA Rugby magazine team rounds up some of the interesting news snippets making headlines around the world.
Who is Felix Jones?
Former Munster coach Felix Jones was strongly linked with a job in the Irish national team set-up but instead heads to the World Cup as part of the Springbok coaching team. Ireland-based journalist JONATHAN BRADLEY reports.
Lions earn home Currie Cup semi-final
The Golden Lions secured a home semi-final in the Currie Cup after they overcame Griquas 27-26 in an epic clash in Kimberley, writes JOHN GOLIATH.
