Confident Canan has a taste for 13
Happy to play across the back three for the Vodacom Bulls, World Cup winner Canan Moodie is applying his learnings with the Springboks at becoming a world-class centre.
Plum: Eben’s dying to get back into it
John Plumtree believes the likes of Eben Etzebeth are itching to play for the Sharks before the Springboks’ end-of-year tour, but the challenge is how the Durban outfit uses them.
Keo & Zels: How Rassie gets Eben to the 2027 RWC final
The 2023 Boks were the oldest ever to win a World Cup, and Rassie will have to make some tough calls to take the core of his team to a third-successive Rugby World Cup.
Gio tips All Blacks for World Cup rebound
Gio Aplon says the All Blacks are still finding their feet under head coach Scott Robertson, and will be real challengers to the Springboks’ World Cup three-peat in 2027.
Golden Boks are far from done
The final chapters of the Springboks’ success story have yet to be written, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Hooker happy to wing it for Sharks
Ethan Hooker is relishing the opportunity to shoot the lights out as a utility back at the Sharks, and hopes that his versatility will open doors to higher honours.
Wiese bullish about Bok sibling team-up
The Vodacom Bulls’ Cobus Wiese dreams of becoming a Springbok, but knows it’ll take hard graft to follow in his older brother Jasper and Pieter-Steph du Toit’s footsteps.
Bok giant got the skills to Tonyball
No longer just a battering ram, Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen has sharpened his distribution skills to thrive in South Africa’s gameplan under attack guru Tony Brown.
Bulls seek clarity on Bok tourists
While navigating resting protocols, Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls are keen to know which of their Springboks will be unavailable for selection due to the November Tests.
Moodie ‘on the fast track’ to Bok 13
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White suggests that the versatile Canan Moodie’s future lies at outside centre at both franchise and Test levels,.
