Stick: Boks not focused on All Blacks
Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks are concentrated solely on improving their game before preparing for back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks in the Republic.
Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks are concentrated solely on improving their game before preparing for back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks in the Republic.
As we wait for the 2022 Rugby Championship to kick off with the 102nd Test between the Springboks and All Blacks, take a look back at when Morne Steyn set a new individual record in Durban in 2009.
The Springboks take a break from Rugby Championship preparations to congratulate Banyana Banyana for becoming the first SA women’s side to lift the Wafcon trophy.
SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Kurt-Lee Arendse as the man to replace Cheslin Kolbe in the starting XV when the Springboks battle the All Blacks on 6 August.
Former British & Irish Lions and England flyhalf Stuart Barnes says France would “flatten” the Springboks if the World Cup was to be held today.
Head coach Ian Foster says the embattled All Blacks will overcome a notoriously slow start to the season and bounce back to form when New Zealand battle the Springboks in the Republic.
The South Africa A side is poised to play a fixture against an All Blacks XV in November, according to reports in New Zealand.
Kurt-Lee Arendse is a contender to replace Cheslin Kolbe in the starting lineup when the Springboks host the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener in Nelspruit on 6 August.
Recalled All Blacks prop Ethan de Groot can’t wait to “get a crack at the big boys” of the Springboks when New Zealand and the world champions clash in the Republic.
While Springbok veterans Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn are back for the Rugby Championship, Cheslin Kolbe is doubtful to recover in time to feature in the tournament.