Jordy Smith (ZAF) has had to withdraw from the Quiksilver Pro France (Oct 6-17), which kicked off a couple of days late today, to continue recovering from his ongoing injuries. The Quiksilver Pro will be the third contest that Smith has missed this season due to injury. “My summary of 2015 has been really bad,” he said. […]

South Africans are going bokke for their #Bokke tonight after the Springboks’ spectacular win in the Rugby World Cup (RWC) Pool B match at Olympic Stadium in London. South Africa thrashed the USA 64-0. (Watch highlights above or below.) To be fair the USA team played with heart and performed well in the first half, managing to […]

The Rugby World Cup (RWC) match between the RSA and the USA kicks off in less than an hour…and we’ll probably all have our eyes on our boys in green and gold, and on one member of the USA team. Number 9. Niku Kruger. It’s a big night for the South African expat. Playing for […]

In one of the most moving moments of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2015, former South African President Nelson Mandela was posthumously inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame on Saturday, ahead of the match between the Springboks and Scotland. And it was his old ally and former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar who was there […]

This Rugby World Cup (RWC) has brought many goosebump moments – from the train ride where South African fans honoured Japanese fans after the Springbok’s shock defeat…to the Samoa team singing a hymn to former SA rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen. Last night there were more… After beating Scotland 34-16 in Newcastle, fans leaving the match spontaneously sang […]

South African athlete Cameron van der Burgh powered to another victory in the pool today in Singapore, bringing his World Cup medal tally this year to nine (if our maths is correct – help Heyneke!) AND making him the overall World Cup cluster 2 winner! Cameron won the Men’s 100 metre breaststroke at the FINA World Cup […]

South African fans were celebrating the Springboks’ 34-16 victory over Scotland at the Rugby World Cup today South Africa powered past Scotland this evening in Newcastle, winning by more than just the predicted 10 points. It was a physical match with intense playing from both sides. Handre Pollard was on fire, scoring four penalties, two conversions […]

South African fans are behind their team all the way, as we take on Scotland in Saturday’s crucial Rugby World Cup match in Pool B. See photos and videos below. Follow live updates from the match here: Tweets by @sapeople This is what we’re hoping for… Thanks to everyone who shared these videos: A Supergees […]

Two young and eager fans of sports sensation Cameron van der Burgh were bitterly disappointed today to not watch the South African swim in Singapore after hazy conditions caused Saturday’s FINA World Cup finals to be cancelled. They were all dressed up with nowhere to go. But their disappointment soon turned to joy after the swimming star – who won two Golds and […]

NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) – Major soccer sponsors on Friday issued the strongest calls yet for the immediate resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, a week after Swiss authorities said they were opening a criminal investigation into the head of the world soccer body. In quick succession on Friday companies that have long linked their brand […]

Get ready to back the Boks tomorrow in green and white! The South African rugby team’s usual green and gold kit will be left behind in favour of their ‘away’ kit tomorrow at the Rugby World Cup (RWC). The Springboks’ facebook page was updated an hour ago with the above photo. No explanation was given […]

New Springbok captain Fourie du Preez implored his team to keep building momentum from their victory over Samoa last weekend when they face Scotland in Newcastle on Saturday. Du Preez, the SA Rugby Player of the Year in 2006 and 2009, was named to captain the Springboks at St James’ Park on Saturday in this […]

Congratulations to Fourie du Preez who will become the Springboks’ 56th Test captain when he leads South Africa out in a must-win match in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) against Scotland at St James’ Park in Newcastle on Saturday. Du Preez made a massive impact upon his return against the match against Samoa […]

Nothing like a Cape Town wind (and Mother Nature’s black Southeaster) to turn your weekend plans upside-down. Which is what happened in Muizenberg on the weekend, when surfers tried in vain to set some new world records, although they still had fun. Fish Hoek photographer ROBYN GWILT captured the photos on this page of the 2015 Wavescape […]

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers announced his retirement from international rugby on Sunday, following a jaw fracture he sustained in the Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Samoa on Saturday (which the Springboks won 46-6). The 34-year-old De Villiers, who captained the Boks 37 times, has retired as the second most capped Springbok captain of […]

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after suffering a fracture to his jaw in the pool match against Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday. Heyneke Meyer, coach of the Springboks, described this latest injury to De Villiers as a massive set-back. Jan Serfontein has been […]

Springbok vice-captain Victor Matfield expressed his pleasure tonight that the Springboks had bounced back from their disappointing defeat to Japan last week to secure a win against Samoa in Birmingham tonight. The 46-6 victory for South Africa at Villa Park is the Springbok’s first win of the 2015 Rugby World Cup (RWC). “It’s been one […]

Yay, we did it! The Springboks are back on top! South Africa beat Samoa in a convincing win this evening in Birmingham, UK. With six tries from Schalk Brits (his first Test try), Schalk Burger, Bryan Habana (scoring his 60th Test try in the dying moments of the match) and J.P Pietersen; conversions by Handre Pollard and Patrick […]

Jean de Villiers said yesterday that the Springboks have a massive responsibility to get their Rugby World Cup plans back on track when they face Samoa at Villa Park in Birmingham later today. The Springbok captain said last weekend’s devastating loss to Japan has been put in the past, but that the South Africans would not […]

The South African Rugby Player of the Year for 2014, Duane Vermeulen, can’t wait to get stuck in when the Springboks face Samoa in tomorrow’s crucial Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Samoa. Vermeulen had surgery to his neck in July and has worked incredibly hard to get back to full fitness. He has been included […]

After years of living in Cape Town as a Dutchman, I was able to integrate as much as possible into society. When I wrote about the tradition of the South African Braai, and thereafter on many other observations of typical South African life, I realised I was always avoiding writing about rugby, perhaps the country’s biggest […]

Update 06 February 2017: One of the most searched for videos on SAPeople today is the one below, when New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu went to South Africa and visited his rival and close friend, Springbok player Joost. Jonah Lomu passed away in November 2015. Joost van der Westhuizen died today. Watch the wonderful […]

After the relentless Boks vs Japan jokes following South Africa’s shock defeat against Japan in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup, it has been announced that Japan’s coach – Eddie Jones – will take over as head coach of the DHL Stormers for the start of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season. After South […]

The Springboks have made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench to meet the challenge of a talented Samoan team in their second match of the Rugby World Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday. Adriaan Strauss, who will win his 50th cap, is the starting hooker, […]

By popular demand, here’s a collection of the Springbok World Cup Rugby jokes that are currently being churned out faster than tuna rolls on a sushi train. Thank you to everyone who submitted these pictures, memes and videos… Japan did it. They beat the Springboks 34-32 in what is being called the biggest world cup shock in […]