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Hear from All Blacks prop George Bower during a pitchside chat with former New Zealand flyhalf Lima Sopoaga after Saturday’s 33-16 win over the Springboks. PLUS: Proud Rennie wary of Bok response   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Sky Sport NZ (@skysportnz) Photo: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images/@allblacks The post Bower felt […]

Jesse Kriel backs the Springboks to bounce back and win the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series 3-1, likening the next three weeks to the pressure of playing in a World Cup. The Boks lost 33-16 to the All Blacks on Saturday in the opening Test at Ellis Park, with New Zealand crossing five times to South

Haashim Pead’s future could reportedly be shaped by Rassie Erasmus’ plans to send Springbok scrumhalf Morné van den Berg back to the Lions to face the All Blacks. According to Rapport, Van den Berg is expected to be released to the Pride for Tuesday’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry clash at Ellis Park, along with Quan Horn and

Credit where it’s due: the Springboks did not run from the wreckage at Ellis Park. No excuses, no deflection, just an honest admission that they were beaten by the better side on the day, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. That kind of self-awareness is worth something. It will count for nothing, though, unless South Africa

The All Blacks have found a way to outmuscle the Springboks without winning the collision battle or dominating the set-piece, writes DEVIN HERMANUS. On Saturday, Dave Rennie’s men won 33-16 at Ellis Park to go 1-0 up in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. They zoned in on the world champions’ inefficiency, exploited it relentlessly and

Cheslin Kolbe has faced some of rugby’s most fearsome players, but one opponent left a particularly painful impression, reports CLINTON VAN DER BERG. Back in Cape Town after seven years playing in France and Japan, the double World Cup winner reflected on his career ahead of earning his 51st Test cap against the All Blacks

The Sharks have lured a Stormers winger to Durban ahead of the 2026-27 season. According to Rapport, Suleiman Hartzenberg will join the Sharks on loan until June 2027. Sharks coach JP Pietersen was reportedly looking to bolster his squad with a back who could cover both wing and centre, while also fitting the required age

Stormers boss John Dobson is open to negotiating a loan for two-time Springbok World Cup winner Faf de Klerk and one other veteran playmaker. Rapport reports that De Klerk, who is currently playing for the Cheetahs, is being considered as the Stormers look to bolster their scrumhalf stocks. The former Pumas, Lions, Sale Sharks and

The Springboks had the All Blacks on the ropes at Ellis Park before a crucial scrum penalty transformed the opening Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane believes the decisive moment came midway through the second half, when the Boks had won three successive scrum penalties

Concerns around key All Blacks players have taken the shine off of Saturday’s big win at Ellis Park, and forced head coach Dave Rennie to call up replacements. Prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi and lock Jamie Hannah will link up with the New Zealand squad ahead of Tuesday’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry clash with the Lions, following injuries