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Rassie Erasmus has revealed the immense value that the Springboks are getting out of Duane Vermeulen after the two-time World Cup winner’s quick transition from playing into coaching. Vermeulen joined SA Rugby’s coaching ranks after bringing an end to his storied playing career after helping the Springboks retain the World Cup last year. The former […]

A massively disappointed Bafana Nhleko commended the Junior Springboks for showing fight in their pool defeat to England, but said an early exit from the U20 Championship shouldn’t define the talent in the squad. The Junior Springboks suffered a late 17-10 loss to England in wet and muddy conditions in their final pool match at

Ronan Kelleher says he is excited by the challenge of making a physical statement against the Springboks in Durban after his first Test ended in the disappointment of a yellow card for a penalty try. Kelleher is set to start at hooker in the second and decisive Test in Durban after Dan Sheehan suffered a

Frustrated with how the scrum battle went against Ireland in the first Test, Bongi Mbonambi has called for a fairer contest as the Springboks look to seal the series in Durban on Saturday. The Springboks claimed a 27-20 victory through a 78th-minute scrum penalty at Loftus Versfeld, but are still unsatisfied with how that area

The Junior Springboks failed to qualify for the U20 Championship playoffs for the first time in more than a decade after losing against tournament-favourites England in Athlone on Tuesday. A maul try after the hooter saw unbeaten England snatch a 17-12 victory over South Africa’s U20 side in rainy conditions at a muddy Athlone Stadium.

Follow the live action as the Junior Springboks clash with U20 Six Nations champions England in their final pool clash of the World Rugby U20 Championship. Tweets by SAJuniorRugby Tweets by WorldRugby  The post LIVE: Junior Boks vs England U20 appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Follow the live action as the Junior Springboks

The Money Man says the Boks will confirm their status as world champions by beating second-ranked Ireland to clinch the series. The post Watch: Money Man backs Boks to sweep Ireland appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Money Man says the Boks will confirm their status as world champions by beating second-ranked Ireland to

Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks are aware of the recent criticism of the Bomb Squad, but dismissed the idea of any concern coming from Ireland’s camp. Erasmus was speaking during a press conference in Durban on Tuesday after naming an unchanged matchday-23 for the decisive second Test against Ireland at Kings Park. TEAM: Records fall

World Rugby have confirmed that the Pool C finale between the Junior Springboks and England at Athlone will go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday night. Heavy rainfall in Cape Town on Tuesday resulted in the pitch at Athlone stadium being flooded and as a result, the first U20 World Championship game of the day between

Ireland-based columnist Jonny Holland says Tony Brown has the chance to create “something special” with the Boks once his attack structure is embedded effectively. Writing for RTE Sport, Holland highlights the influence of the Kiwi tactician on the world champion Springboks in their victory over Ireland at Loftus Versfeld last week. He observes that the