FUKUROI CITY, Japan – Coach Rassie Erasmus said South Africa were not clinical enough in their seven-try mauling of Italy on Friday but praised the physicality of their play in a 49-3 rout that took them a step closer to a Rugby World Cup quarter-final berth. The Springboks ran in seven tries at the Shizuoka […]

Any memories of that dreadful tour in which the Springboks were beaten by Italy, were smashed off the field today as the Boks beat Italy 49-3 to move to the top of Pool B on Friday. The Springboks successfully lifted their challenge for the Webb Ellis Cup up a notch in Shizuoka with Cheslin Kolbe […]

TOKYO – While South African expats will be passionately supporting the Springboks and watching their Rugby World Cup match against Italy tomorrow from countries all over the world, there’s an Italian fan who’ll be cheering on his team from space! Friday’s Pool B match is a pivotal Rugby World Cup clash in Tokyo tomorrow, and […]

Springboks rugby player Eben Etzebeth could face legal action over an alleged assault after the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Wednesday it would ask the country’s Equality Court to institute proceedings against him. It follows an incident in the coastal town of Langebaan on Aug. 25, during which a man was allegedly racially and […]

South Africa have made three changes to their first-choice pack as they brace for a muscular forward challenge from Italy in the crunch Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at the Shizuoka Stadium on Friday. Two of the switches are in the front row as hooker Bongi Mbonambi and experienced prop Tendai Mtawarira come in for Malcolm […]

Before he arrived at the Anthony Harris Tennis Academy in 2016, Mikaeel Woodman learned to play with his father at the Mitchells Plain Tennis Club. There the courts have no facilities, no toilets, and no clubhouse. Residents drive their cars up to fences and turn on the headlights to allow for play after dark. Within […]

TOYOTA CITY, Japan – South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus says a five-point haul and a run-out for his whole squad are the positives from Saturday’s scrappy 57-3 Rugby World Cup Pool B win over Namibia as he turns his attention to a must-win clash with Italy on Friday. The Springboks ran in nine tries against […]

FUKUROI CITY, Japan – Japan did it to South Africa in 2015, and today they did it to Ireland too – with a stunning 19-12 win over the Irish. And Japan’s players vowed to continue making headlines at the Rugby World Cup… The Pool A victory on Saturday puts the host nation in pole position […]

TOYOTA CITY, Japan – South Africa’s electric wing Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries as they eased to a nine-try 57-3 win over neighbours Namibia… but it was a far from polished performance in the Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at the City of Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Billed the ‘African Derby’, there was only […]

South Africa defence coach Jacques Nienaber has warned Rugby World Cup rivals the team has emerged stronger from its opening 23-13 Pool B loss to New Zealand in Yokohama. The Springboks dominated large parts of the match on Sept. 21 but were undone by two tries in four minutes from the world champions, both coming from South African errors […]

Siya Kolisi believes the rivalry between rugby’s greatest foes has been restored following two years of hard work by the Springbok management. Kolisi was speaking on the eve of the Springboks’ opening Rugby World Cup Pool B match against New Zealand in Yokohama on Saturday. The rugby world – northern and southern hemisphere – has […]

South Africa’s famous Drakensberg Boys Choir has produced a stunning performance of ‘World in Union’ in honour of the Springboks who kick off the Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign on Saturday, against the All Blacks. The Drakensberg Boys Choir said: “We are proud to present this video in support of our National Rugby Team, the […]

Rugby fever is building in South Africa, with everyone standing behind their beloved Bokke. Here’s the latest video for the Springboks from Secunda Primary School. The school shared the video this morning and said: “Laerskool Secunda staan agter die Bokke! Like en Share asb ?ELKE KIND IS ‘N WENNER. #WENNER.” (Secunda Primary School stands behind […]

The Springbok team will carry the image of 1995 Rugby World Cup winner, Chester Williams, on their jersey in Saturday’s Pool B opener against New Zealand in Yokohama. Williams was a shining star of the Springboks’ 1995 campaign but passed away suddenly from a heart attack in Cape Town two weeks ago. He was 49. […]

Johannesburg’s Caitlin Rooskrantz made history this past week when she became the first South African to win a gold medal at an international gymnastics competition. Competing at the Szombathely Challenge Cup in Hungary, the 17-year-old scooped up a gold medal in the Uneven Bars,  ahead of Phoebe Jakubczyk from Great Britain and Roxana Popa from […]

With 18 of the 40 matches in the 2019 Rugby World Cup taking place mid-afternoon during working hours, including two Springbok matches, fans are feeling left out of the action – especially if they have an office SuperBru pool going. Short of taking leave for the six-week tournament, there are practical ways to stay up […]

An American woman, who had breast cancer last year, has not only become the first female to swim across the English Channel four times in a row, non-stop… but will also go down in history as the first person to do so. And South Africa’s own incredible endurance swimmer – Lewis Pugh – was one […]

South Africa’s assistant coach Mzwandile Stick is hoping for a strong performance by the match officials when the Boks take on New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup opener in Yokohama on Saturday. The Boks have previously felt they have not always got the rub of the green from the officials in clashes with the world champions, […]

The inaugural ATP Cup has drawn its first nation-based groupings with South Africa drawn to face Serbia and France in Brisbane in January 2020. SA’s Kevin Anderson will be up against world number one Novak Djokovic who will headline Group B for Serbia. The countries’ groupings were drawn during a live video streaming event from […]

South African endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy has just completed the longest channel swim in history – across 150km of open ocean! It took him 57 hours of continuous swimming from Barbados to St Lucia. Conditions were extremely hot but unusually flat. With less than 10 hours to go on Sunday, his support team said on […]

As if marathons weren’t hard enough already, today in South Africa, an accountant, an entrepreneur and a boxing executive were among 20 friends running the Cape Town Marathon – with saplings strapped to their backs. The group are promoting the planting of native trees amid a nationwide push to replace invasive species with indigenous one […]

CAPE TOWN – Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya will be officially awarded her gold medal from the 2011 World Athletics Championships at this year’s edition in Doha, but will not be there to receive it. Semenya was elevated to the gold medal position two years ago when Russian athlete Mariya Savinova, who sped past […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured the late rugby hero, Chester Mornay Williams, with a declaration of a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2. The 49-year-old veteran of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the first player of colour to represent the Springboks since the 1980s – passed away from a sudden heart attack on Friday, […]

Sunette Viljoen, one of South Africa’s most decorated athletes, has spoken about the bond that exists between her and her son and how it is fuelling her 2020 Olympic ambitions… writes GARY LEMKE. Viljoen has never been one for resting on past successes. She’s approaching her 36th birthday (6 October) and while many athletes of her […]

This 52-minute SuperSport documentary honours the life and career of Springbok and Western Province winger Chester Williams, who first won South African fans’ hearts when he scored four tries against Samoa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. (Watch trailer below or full doc here.) If you are in South Africa, you can stream Supersport’s all-day […]