Springboks

Bok hooker leaves Sharks

Akker van der Merwe is set to return to South Africa after the Springbok hooker was granted an early release from his contract with English Premiership club Sale Sharks.

Watch: No big Bok among these ‘baby’ Boks

Keo and Zels clean up the muddy mess after the Junior Boks’ defeat to Italy in the World Rugby U20 Championship.

Forgotten Bok joins camp

The versatile Jean-Luc du Preez has finally linked up with the Springbok squad as the world champions gear up for the start of the Rugby Championship.

(13630213ah) Italy vs South Africa. South Africa's Manie Libbok kicks a conversion 2022 Autumn Nations Series, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa - 19 Nov 2022

Libbok ‘needs time’ at Bok 10

Manie Libbok will thrive as the first-choice flyhalf for the Springboks against Australia and New Zealand in the Rugby Championship, writes MARK KEOHANE.

epa10576482 Head coach Eddie Jones attends an Australian Wallabies training session at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast, Australia 17 April 2023.

Wallabies believe Boks are beatable

Scrumhalf Nic White says a winning mentality is key to kicking off Australia’s reign under Eddie Jones by creating history against the Springboks in Pretoria next weekend.

England coach Eddie Jones and Bok coach Rassie Erasmus

Boks expecting the unexpected from Eddie’s Wallabies

Rassie Erasmus says the Boks are taking nothing for granted when rugby mastermind Eddie Jones brings the Wallabies to Pretoria for the 2023 Rugby Championship opener next week.

South Africa's Handre Pollard looks on during the rugby Championship match against Australia at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on September 18, 2021. - -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Pollard out of Rugby Championship

The Springboks will be without Handre Pollard for the 2023 Rugby Championship, but Rassie Erasmus says Damian Willemse will be back in time for the opener against the Wallabies.

Chiefs' Anton Lienert-Brown leaves the pitch after a yellow card during the Super Rugby Pacific final match between the Chiefs and Crusaders at FMG Stadium in Hamilton on June 24, 2023.

All Blacks star to miss Bok clash

New Zealand centre Anton Lienert-Brown is set to miss at least the first two games of the Rugby Championship next month after being hit with a three-week ban on Tuesday.