When Allister Coetzee announced his backroom staff it was Mzwandile Stick whose name raised eyebrows. Sounds like he has a good head on his shoulders.
No prizes for guessing who is the new boss of the Boks, although his list of assistants may require a little more homework.
The wait for the official announcement of the new Bok coach is finally over, even though it’s pretty clear who will be taking the helm.
For rugby fans putting on the Bok jersey and doing battle for your country is the ultimate goal. Imagine getting there and then having it yanked away from you?
Last night saw the standout players of 2015 honoured at the SA Rugby Awards, a handful of players winning big. Any news on that coach then?
It’s beginning to look increasingly likely that Heyneke’s goose is cooked, with some bookmakers suspending betting on Allister Coetzee taking over.
It’s not every day you see a lock kick for poles, although Bakkies Botha isn’t going to give John Eales a run for his money in that department.
After a picture of Joe van Niekerk did the rounds two weeks ago many fans wondered what the story behind it was. Then this arrived yesterday.
Plying his trade over in France (before retiring last year) has meant some SA rugby fans have forgotten about Big Joe van Niekerk. Until yesterday it seems.
The next few weeks were always going to be testing for the incumbent Bok coach, although these two gents haven’t taken it easy on Heyneke.
As speculation continues over the uncertain future of the Springbok coaching position Heyneke Meyer has been pretty clear about his intentions.
Whilst many South Africans were magnanimous in defeat rugby scribe Mark Keohane sharpened his sword and took the Boks to pieces.
As rugby fanatics analyse every last detail of tomorrow’s match another spanner has been thrown into the works. Heavy rain in London – never.
The joy of securing a semi-final spot was almost too much for Heyneke Meyer to handle, the final whistle on Saturday greeted by wild celebrations.
For us rugby fans this is going to be one rather long week, the build-up to Saturday 5PM already fraught with nerves. So what can the Boks do to win?
As we gear up for this weekend’s quarters the Bok tactics have been debated around the country. Let’s hear from someone who isn’t talking shite then.
As the dust settles from what was a rather shocking weekend the bookies aren’t all that confident about the Boks. Those odds are now much longer.
Eddie Jones and his Japan team are the talk of the rugby world after humbling the Boks on Saturday. Turns out they were prepared for a tight finish.
Heyneke Meyer has named the match-day 23 to face Japan in our World Cup opener and a few of his selections may raise some eyebrows.
Captaining the Boks at the age of 20 is nothing to be scoffed at, becoming the youngest captain in South African rugby history. How the mighty have fallen.
If you’re not excited about the impending Rugby World Cup you’re doing it wrong. Now you can win everything you need to show your support.
It pays to have friends in high places, especially when they let slip a rather big announcement. Here’s who is headed to the World Cup then.
The last few weeks have posed more questions than answers for the embattled Springbok team. As we head up for the big one here are the questions the world is asking.
Following Cosatu’s statement that certain black players within the Springbok team were unhappy with how they have been treated Heyneke Meyer has been forced to comment.
If getting a beat down at the hands of the Pumas wasn’t bad enough news is emerging from inside the Springbok camp that certain black players are unhappy with the set up.
I think it’s getting to that time of year when we give winter the middle finger and start dreaming about summer coming home to roost. We’ll get you going then.
Any Springbok team selection will draw heat from thousands of armchair critics around the country. One choice in particular has this little man very worked up.
As we gear up for the 2015 Rugby World Cup we are seeing a very worrying trend amongst some of our biggest names. It doesn’t make for pretty reading rugby fans.
The new Bok jersey was unveiled last night in Cape Town and there were a number of features that set tongues wagging. So where is the springbok emblem then?
This weekend saw Springok coach Heyneke Meyer announce the Springbok squads for the two upcoming training camps, and there were no shortage of surprise inclusions.