2+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has hit back at claims by his New Zealand counterpart Dave Rennie that the Springbok scrum is illegally “walking around” and pushing straight to gain an advantage at the set piece that has become a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (584+ words) Frayed nerves are jangling in a tense Springbok camp as the world champions prepare to turn the tables on New Zealand in the second Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series in Cape Town on Saturday, concerned coach Rassie Erasmus…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (595+ words) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says his team must play smarter to beat the All Blacks in the critical second Test in Cape Town on Saturday. South Africa must win to have a chance of achieving their first series victory over…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (472+ words) The way Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Pieter-Steph du Toit spoke after losing the first Test 16-33 at Ellis Park on Saturday night, the world champions were unprepared for the way the All Blacks played. New Zealand weathered the Boks…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) Springbok centre Jesse Kriel praised the All Blacks for the way they played to win the first Test at Ellis Park 33-16 on Saturday night, but he admitted South Africa needed to be sharper. “They were unbelievably clinical. When we got…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (588+ words) Some South African traditions need little introduction: a Saturday afternoon game, a table loaded with good food, family arguing over the score — and somewhere nearby, a bottle being opened. For the Van der Merwe family, who live on a wine…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (182+ words) Santos captain Neymar became the first player in Brazil’s Serie A to be forced off the field for a minute under a new rule aimed at curbing time-wasting by goalkeepers that is being tested in the league. Under the trial,…...