The truth about the severity of Hougaard’s prescription medication addiction is being revealed in rugby writer Brendan Nel’s new book, which is set to be released this month.
Former England coach, Clive Woodward expects France to take the win in a close contest with defending champs, South Africa.
It’s not easy to determine what top sports stars earn. It is known, however, that two South Africans are on a list of the top 10 highest-paid players at this year’s Rugby World Cup.
Suppose our government doesn’t pull it together to meet the deadline (13 October) for amending the outdated drug-free sports act, then the Springboks will be forced to play under a neutral flag, sans the national anthem, at the Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinal next week.
Determination and resilience paid off in the end, as the Springboks properly thumped Tonga, positioning themselves on the cusp of reaching the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup.
Ireland’s win over South Africa sent the Springboks from second to third (behind France) in the World Rugby rankings, which determines the best international team.
It looks like Rondebosch Boys’ High School is embroiled in another legal situation as their rugby coach and coordinator is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a young player from an opposing team after a match.
Fans have enjoyed how the All Blacks captain Sam Cane and Springboks counterpart Siya Kolisi played a little light-hearted game to settle a key decision recently.
The Springboks will debut their new Nike-designed home kit for the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld this weekend, and as can be expected from a rugby-loving nation, not everyone is happy with the new look.
At this stage, we ought to call our local sports players superheroes.
In fact, four young rugby players were recently slapped with a three-year ban for doping violations. Two of them tested positive for Metandienone metabolite.
Rugby fans around the country expressed concern for the 2019 World Cup winner as news broke that he had been AWOL for three weeks.
Just when you think Elton’s about to make it out of 2022 without further drama, along comes a battle with his own agent.
Jonny Hill’s brain fart resulted in a penalty reversal and gave Faf the perfect opportunity to show off his gymnastic prowess.
The saga of Elton Jantjies and Springbok dietician Zeenat Simjee rumbles on, and the latter’s denials only serve to keep the headlines coming.
The former coach came under fire from international media outlets and coaches, which was to be expected, but now John Smit has weighed in.
The latest figure to take aim is a familiar foe, Warren Gatland, who coached the Lions on their recent tour to our shores.
She offered a straightforward response to Zeenat Simjee once again denying she had an affair with Elton Jantjies.
Rassie’s antics on Twitter can be enjoyable but with the Boks losing for a second week running on our European tour, the thinly-veiled whining and whinging is starting to get embarrassing.
If you were to go on social media posts alone, you’d probably think that Elton and Iva Jantjies are simply enjoying a family jaunt in Cyprus.
If ever you needed another reason not to believe those PR statements released by a player in the wake of a scandal, Elton Jantjies has you covered.
Rassie Erasmus’ journey from player to coach to administrator is the subject of a new documentary, ‘Rassie: The Official Film’.
What’s especially interesting about Siya’s recent interview with ’60 Minutes’ is to see how his experience is framed for that audience.
The Springbok flyhalf has issued a public denial, as has Springbok dietitian Zeenat Simjee, but Jantjies’ wife appears unconvinced.
Shortly before the Springboks’ crunch encounter with the Pumas, reports began to circulate alleging that some players had tested positive for cocaine.
A very controversial call by French referee Mathieu Raynal helped the All Blacks grab a late winner against the Ozzies and left much of the rugby world scratching their heads.
Iva Jantjies has given an interview detailing how she found out about the cheating allegations and her disappointment with “family friend” Zeenat Simjee.
Cape Town played host over the weekend and while the Blitzboks really dropped the ball, the crowd delivered with some top-notch outfits.
Festivities kick off tomorrow at the Cape Town Stadium when Ireland takes on Portugal at 8:45AM and the matches come thick and fast.
Finally, after what can kindly be described as a protracted saga which has damaged the reputation of SA Rugby, we may have reached the end of the road.