Dupont given green light to face Boks
France captain Antoine Dupont moved a significant step closer to playing against the Springboks in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final.
World Cup’s last eight confirmed
The 2023 World Cup quarter-final fixtures have been confirmed with host nation France playing reigning and three-time champions the Springboks.
Wiese fired up for French collision
Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese is embracing the challenge of a do-or-die clash with World Cup hosts France in the last of four quarter-finals of the 2023 edition on Sunday.
Boks embrace their fate in France
Vincent Koch says the Boks have been preparing as though they would play in the World Cup quarter-finals, despite having to wait on the Ireland-versus-Scotland clash.
Lukhanyo locked and loaded for Boks
Lukhanyo Am is ready to “do the job” if he is called to play in a potential World Cup playoff after joining the Springboks in Toulon on Wednesday.
O’Driscoll: Rassie ‘nervous’ over Ireland rematch
Brian O’Driscoll says there is a “nervousness” around facing Ireland after both Rassie Erasmus and Ian Foster aimed barbs at their World Cup rivals.
Boks ‘get’ what it takes to be great
South Africa, France and Ireland have the best chance of winning the 2023 World Cup, because – unlike New Zealand – they play clever rugby, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Boks on the fence for crunch clash
Jean Kleyn says there will be plenty of “animosity” when Ireland and Scotland lock horns on Saturday, in a showdown that could decide the Springboks’ World Cup fate.
Boks to be stripped of SA flag?
The Springboks are under threat of playing a potential World Cup quarter-final under neutral colours after government failed to comply with ant-doping regulations.
Boks get ‘Lucky’ for World Cup playoffs
Lukhanyo Am is in contention to make his return for the Springboks in a potential World Cup quarter-final, assistant coach Felix Jones has confirmed.
