Bakkies: Rassie’s Boks just too good
The legendary Bakkies Botha claims the Springboks’ most competitive rivals right now are each other, as the All Blacks are ‘no longer what they were’.
Bullish Bakkies on SA’s Toulon love affair
Bakkies Botha epitomises everything that made @ChampionsCup outfit Toulon the best club team in Europe for three successive years.
On this day: Bakkies crushes Ireland
On this day in 2004, Bakkies Botha scored a brace of tries to help the Springboks demolish Ireland in Bloemfontein in Jake White’s first game in charge.
Bakkies makes Wilko’s shortlist
Legendary Springbok enforcer Bakkies Botha has been included among former England captain Jonny Wilkinson’s standout players he played with during his career.
Bakkies predicts Boks vs All Blacks final
Springbok icon Bakkies Botha is confident of victory for South Africa and New Zealand in their respective World Cup semi-final clashes this weekend.
Bakkies Botha: Old Dog, New Tricks
#Sponsored | One of the Rugby World Cup campaigns we are running here on SA Rugby Mag is the Bakkies Botha, Old Dog | New Dog Optimizor Dog Food campaign. This had us thinking, we don’t know that much about the legend…
New Top Dog calls for ‘gees’ amongst young rugby players
In the Old Dog | New Dog video series, @optimizordog gets to know the up-and-coming rugby star, Omphile Morweng alongside the legendary Bakkies Botha, discovering that a true passion for the game is timeless. Read more.
World Cup countdown: 4 days to go!
With four days remaining until the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SARugbymag.co.za hails the best No 4s to lock down for South Africa in tournament history.
Bakkies: Rugby isn’t what it was
Bakkies Botha has bemoaned the state of modern rugby, as the former Springbok enforcer has claimed that the game no longer allows players to express themselves.
One Bok in Armitage’s Dream XV
Former England fullback Delon Armitage has named his all-time Test lineup, which includes just one Springbok and five Englishmen.
