Springboks

Meet Fiji’s new Minister of Defence

After Marika Koroibete’s massive try-saving tackle on Makazole Mapimpi, supporters took to Wikipedia to give Fiji’s Ministry of Defence page a slight tweak.

Jesse Kriel, Lukhanyo Am and Damian de Allende

Bok backups ‘as good as’ Pollard, Am

Trevor Nyakane and Jesse Kriel are both confident that there is more than enough depth for the Springboks to have a successful Rugby Championship campaign without Handre Pollard or Lukhanyo Am.

Wallabies want ‘nice bloke’ Noah to be ‘filthy’

Wallabies playmaker Noah Lolesio has been encouraged to shed his ‘nice-guy’ image and get aggressive against the Springboks in Sydney on Saturday.

Bok stars out for rest of Rugby Championship

Handre Pollard and Lukhanyo Am have been released from the Springbok squad to return to their respective clubs and are expected to miss the rest of the Rugby Championship through injury.

Fourie backed to blitz as Boks’ new Brits

Deon Fourie’s expected appearance against Australia in Sydney on Saturday will double as an audition for the role Schalk Brits played for the Springboks at the 2019 World Cup.

Sharpshooter: Battle of the Steyns

After kicking Joel Stransky to the curb, Frans Steyn now comes up against Morne Steyn to crown the most clutch Springbok goal-kicker.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Kwagga Smith of the Springboks breaks away to score a try during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks at Adelaide Oval on August 27, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia.

New Boks to Sizzle in Sydney

While the Money Man remains unconvinced, Mark Keohane and Zelím Nel believe a changed Bok lineup will stick it to the Wallabies on Saturday.

New Zealand's head coach Ian Foster (L) talks with his South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber after the Rugby Championship match at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast on October 2, 2021. - -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Nienaber: Boks block out ‘external pressure’

Jacques Nienaber says the Rugby Championship teams “are all in the same boat” and the Springboks have closed themselves off from the external criticism after two successive losses.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: The Springboks look dejected after defeat during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks at Adelaide Oval on August 27, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia.

Rassie heeds calls for Bok changes

By naming a heavily-altered Springbok side for the re-match with the Wallabies in Sydney, Rassie Erasmus has heeded the calls to change things up after suffering two successive losses.

epa10140984 Nic White of the Wallabies is tackled by Faf de Klerk of the Springboks during the Rugby Championship Test match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia, August 27, 2022. EPA/MATT TURNER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Wallabies centurion: Are we playing touch?

Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia has slammed the officiating of the incident involving Faf de Klerk and Nic White during the Test between South Africa and Australia in Adelaide.