Leading up to the Rugby World Cup 2019 – South Africa on the right track
As we gear up for the biggest event on the rugby calendar, people all over traditional and social media debate the various teams’ chances in Japan, and how each team should stack up throughout the tournament. In the first of a number of previews and profiles of the top teams in this year’s World Cup, I look at the Springboks and their form and depth running into the showcase in Japan. READ MORE…
Selecting a preferred Springbok side
After the announcement of the 31-man Springbok Squad on Monday, it is clear that Rassie Erasmus’ chargers are filled with talent and depth. This makes it more challenging for the head of SA Rugby to select a first choice starting lineup heading into the 2019 Rugby World Cup. READ MORE…
Who gets the axe? – RWC 2019 Bok squad
With the Springbok squad Rugby World Cup announcement just a day away, and with media all over South Africa speculating about which one out of the current 32-man squad will miss out, I thought I should add my voice into the conversation. With just 31 places available in the Rugby World Cup 2019 squad, competition for all places is fierce, and provides a positive selection headache for the Bok coach for the first time since the last World Cup. READ MORE…
Being an avid South African rugby enthusiast and supporter, it is always a special moment for me to get to cover a live Springbok match, or provide my opinion on the current state of South African rugby. Here are some of those very same reports and opinions published in Grocott’s Mail…
Springboks wrap
The Springboks slumped to a negative win-loss record under head coach Rassie Erasmus on Saturday 3 November, after a controversial call from referee Angus Gardner at the end of the match allowed England to take home a 12-11 victory in Twickenham. READ MORE…
SA shock England with comeback victory
The cool winter air in Johannesburg welcomed visitors from across South Africa and England on Saturday 9 June, as the Springboks hosted the Roses at Emirates Airline Park. Rassie Erasmus, was in search of his first win as the new Springbok head coach, in this his first home test match in charge of the Springboks. READ MORE…
Rassie and co – exciting expectations
It was confirmed on Thursday 1 March that Rassie Erasmus, former Springbok flanker and current Director of Rugby of the Springboks, will take over as the coach of the Springboks from Allister Coetzee. READ MORE…
Springbok coach crisis
After Allister Coetzee’s axing two weeks ago, Rassie Erasmus has taken on the imposition of interim Springbok coach up until the World Cup in 2019. After the World Cup, a new head coach is expected to be appointed, with Erasmus reverting back to the Director of Rugby role. READ MORE…
Set up to fail, but not blameless
With the announcement on Friday that Allister Coetzee and the South African Rugby Union (SARU) have parted ways, many will look at the two years that Coetzee was at the helm of the Springboks as a failure. While SARU has many deep rooted issues that need to be addressed before South African rugby can regain its former glory, it cannot be ignored that Coetzee coached the Springboks to a number of record defeats and should be held accountable as head coach. READ MORE…
Springboks sink Los Pumas in PE
The opening round of the 2017 Castle Lager Rugby Championship got underway on Saturday 19 August, as South Africa took on Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay stadium. The match kicked off in good mid-August late afternoon conditions, with the windy city living up to its name. READ MORE…
Coetzee impressed by Bok effort
The Springboks rounded out a highly successful Incoming Series with a third win in three weeks over France when they ran out 35-12 victors in Johannesburg on Saturday 23 June. This historic victory marks the first South African win over Les Blues in Emirates Airline Park over the long history between the two sides. READ MORE…
South Africa Whitewash Les Blues with third test win
On Saturday 24 June, the Springboks took on France in the third match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. The Springboks, who came into the match as the firm favourites after winning the first two matches of the three match test series. This would be the first match that South Africa has won over the French in Johannesburg. READ MORE…
Fresh faced Boks to tackle French
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has announced his squad to take on Fance as part of the incoming tour in June. Coetzee headlied the sqaud with the announcemnet of a new captain, Warren Whiteley to lead a young side back to the top. Coetzee has also announced a very strong SA A side to take on the on the French Barbarians around the same time. READ MORE…
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