2023 Rugby World Cup

Photo: BackpagePix New Zealand's Jordie Barrett (left) is tackled by South Africa's Pieter-Steph Du Toit during the Rugby World Cup 2023 final match at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Picture date: Saturday October 28, 2023.

Watch: PSDT poleaxes All Blacks

Pieter-Steph du Toit produces one of the great individual performances of a Rugby World Cup final in this collection of standout moments from the Boks’ title defence in 2023.

Deon Fourie and Bongi Mbonambi with trophy during the 2023 Rugby World Cup South Africa Trophy Tour through Cape Town on the 3 November 2023 ©Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Bok champs ‘public enemy No 1, not lucky’

Deon Fourie addresses the backlash after the Boks dumped out World Cup hosts France, while Schalk Burger disputes claims they were fortunate to win the tournament.

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 21: Handre Pollard of South Africa on Manie Libbok of South Africa off during the Rugby World Cup 2023 semi final match between England and South Africa at Stade de France on October 21, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images)

Pollard: ‘Lovely’ Libbok works for Boks

Handre Pollard has praised Manie Libbok, who made way for the veteran Springbok flyhalf to play a key role in South Africa’s historic World Cup win in France.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 13: Manie Libbok of the Stormers celebrate after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship semi final match between DHL Stormers and Connacht at DHL Stadium on May 13, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.

URC Boks: Let the players decide!

The World Cup-winning Springboks must return to @Vodacom #URC duty whenever they feel like it, according to SARugbymag.co.za readers.

Scarlets vs Cell C Sharks. Eben Etzebeth of Cell C Sharks BKT United Rugby Championship, Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales - 25 Mar 2023

Poll: Bok injection for URC?

With the South African sides struggling in the opening rounds of the Vodacom URC, should the World Cup-winning Boks rejoin their clubs sooner rather than later?

POLL: Mapimpi vs Willemse

Makazole Mapimpi takes on Damian Willemse in the second round of the quest to crown the best Bok try of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

epa10946241 South Africa captain Siya Kolisi lifts the Webb Ellis trophy after the team won the Rugby World Cup 2023 final between New Zealand and South Africa in Saint-Denis, France, 28 October 2023. EPA/YOAN VALAT

Five Boks in World Cup XV

A World Cup-winning Springbok quintet have been recognised among the standout performers at France 2023.

New Zealand's scrum-half Aaron Smith (R) dives to score a try that was later disallowed because of a knock on during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

All Blacks robbed of try against Boks?

World Rugby has reportedly conceded that Aaron Smith’s disallowed try in the World Cup final between New Zealand and eventual champs, the Springboks, should have stood.

England's openside flanker Tom Curry (R) runs with the ball during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between England and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Curry: I heard what Bongi said

England flanker Tom Curry insists Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi racially abused him during the World Cup semi-final in Paris.

Galthie opens up on World Cup ‘scar’

Over three weeks since their quarter-final exit at the hands of South Africa, France coach Fabien Galthie finally opened up about the “scar that will stay with us for life”.