Damian Willemse

Willemse injury a worry for Boks

Jacques Nienaber is sweating the fitness of Bok playmaker Damian Willemse on a short week leading up to the potential Rugby Championship title decider against Argentina in Durban.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 16: Damian Willemse and Elton Jantjies during the 3rd Castle Lager Incoming Series test match between South Africa and Wales at DHL Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Willemse to stay at 10, Boks consider Jantjies saga ‘dealt with’

Damian Willemse will start at flyhalf for the Springboks who say they remain focused despite Elton Jantjies’ early exit from the tour to Argentina.

Stick: ‘Warrior’ Willemse will spark Boks at 10

Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick has emphasised that the Springboks trust Damian Willemse to command the backline as he dons the number 10 jersey in Sydney on Saturday.

Keo makes 10 changes to Bok XV

In response to the Springboks’ nosediving form this season, Mark Keohane has named the match-day 23 he would pick to battle the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.

The versatile value of Willemse

Damian Willemse’s performance for the Springboks against Wales at Loftus Versfeld was the making of the man.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Elton Jantjies in action during the Autumn Nations Series match between Scotland and South Africa at BT Murrayfield, on November 13, 2021, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images)

Pollard out – pick your 10

With Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard in cruise control, and little to no credible competition for the No 10 jersey, who would you start in an emergency at the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

Evan Roos takes on Wales defence at Free State Stadium

Boks must change to go back to back

The Springboks are having a hard time transitioning from 2019 world champions into a unit that will retain the Webb Ellis Cup in 2023, writes ZELIM NEL.

Willie le Roux of South Africa during the 2022 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and Wales at Loftus Stadium, Pretoria on the 02 July 2022 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Poll: Willie to wing it for Boks?

Kurt-Lee Arendse’s four-week suspension leaves a vacancy at right wing for the Springboks – who would you pick to fill it against the All Blacks on Saturday?

Eben Etzebeth of South Africa attempts to get past Will Rowlands of Wales and Tommy Reffell of Wales during the 2022 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and Wales held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 16 July 2022

Eben shines as Bok MVP in 100th Test

SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Eben Etzebeth as the standout Springbok on Saturday after a Man of the Match performance in his 100th Test match against Wales.

Willemse, Hendrikse to spark Bok evolution

The rise of Damian Willemse and Jaden Hendrikse was the high of a rollercoaster series victory against Wales, and these two talents are primed to make the Springboks untouchable at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, writes ZELIM NEL.