The Springboks touched down in Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon for their much-anticipated test against Scotland this coming weekend.
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Eben Etzebeth is set to draw level with Victor Matfield’s record as the most capped Springbok in history when he makes his 127th appearance in green and gold.
In the wake of the Boks’ epic clash with the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday, 7 September, a powerful video was released showing a Saffa Oom rediscovering his love for the Springboks.
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With the Springboks on their way to World Cup glory once more, we take a nostalgic look back to 1999 when the Boks were gearing up to take on Wales to defend their title.
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Johan “Rassie” Erasmus has been a rugby fan, player, coach and director over his sports career, culminating in winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. A major proponent of the overwhelming success story that characterised the Springboks in what became their third World Cup victory after 1995 and 2003’s dramatic finals, the story was beautifully captured in a rousing documentary series called ‘Chasing the Sun’.
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.
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.
Rassie Erasmus’ journey from player to coach to administrator is the subject of a new documentary, ‘Rassie: The Official Film’.
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa will be remembered both for the off-field drama and the remarkable physicality of the battles on the pitch.
Rassie Erasmus is now serving a lengthy ban from matchday activities. That doesn’t mean he can’t get a few drinks and thinly-veiled messages in.
Kiwi rugby scribe Ben Smith has been trading blows with Rassie Erasmus for months. On Saturday, our Director of Rugby had the last laugh.
World Rugby has confirmed that both Erasmus and SA Rugby will face an independent misconduct hearing. Neither plan on going down without a serious fight.
Kiwi rugby scribe Ben Smith took aim at the Springboks, accusing the team of “ducking competition” and being overrated. Rassie Erasmus, and his daughter, couldn’t help but respond.
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‘Chasing the Sun’, which follows the remarkable story of how the Springboks won the 2019 Rugby World Cup, will premiere on Sunday.
Just when you thought you couldn’t have more respect for Rassie Erasmus, the man who coached South Africa to the 2019 Rugby World Cup win, this story emerges.