Tough choices ahead for Nienaber and Erasmus as quarters loom
Kriel or Am? Pollard or Libbok? Nails are being bitten as the South African team heads for the quarter-finals
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Springboks and Proteas could be flagless as SA fails to comply with World Anti-Doping Code
South Africa has until 13 October to fully comply with the code
Kolisi’s story a valuable lesson in resilience
It serves as a powerful testament to how individuals adapt and grow in response to challenges
Ireland beat Springboks in World Cup thriller
The win extended Ireland’s record winning run to 16 Tests and brought to an end the Springboks’ run of six in a row
All eyes on Boks and Ireland for epic clash
Will Manie Libbok spot-kick at number 10? Arguably the better kicker, Handré Pollard is back from injury
SA demolishes Romania at Rugby World Cup
The humid conditions failed to stop the Springboks from starting strongly in Bordeaux
South Africa can be like its rugby team
We have to come together if we are to have any hopes of tackling the challenges facing this country
We are relying on the Springboks to restore the hope the pandemic stole
Amid load-shedding, soaring costs and ubiquitous corruption, South Africans are craving a real victory
Springboks start Rugby World Cup defence with Scotland victory
It is the first time South Africa have won their first match at a World Cup since they edged out Wales 17-16 in 2011
Why we love the Springboks: The green and gold bring light relief in dark times
With South Africa’s first Rugby World Cup match on Sunday, the coming weeks will be a time of frantic activity for the Springboks. Luke Alfred tries to unravel the tangle of cultural, national and emotional factors that imbue the Boks with meaning for South Africans
Can the Springbok, which divided us so painfully, again inspire us?
The history of our rugby team often runs parallel to that of our conflicted, divided society
The Springboks, Mr Barnes, Ma Zandile and James Small
Rassie, along with his captain, Siya Kolisi’s generation of players, have deepened our bonds with rugby in a manner that I thought inevitable as a young boy. Win or lose, they are us
Grieving Springboks captain Etzebeth to play against All Blacks
The 31-year-old Lock’s father died on Tuesday
The world of rugby doesn’t like the Boks – and that needs to change
Sports media rights are where the money is, and investors want a return on their cash, so the Springboks need to up their game when it comes to charisma
What the All Blacks-Boks rivalry teaches us about sport diplomacy
Richard Calland talks to the New Zealand high commissioner to South Africa about the beauty of the All Blacks-Springboks rivalry
An open letter to my Springbok
From an old acquaintance* with benefits
The 2021 M&G Sport Audit: How our national teams fared this year
Once more we have the opportunity to take our marking pen to their performance
Boks bank on experience against All Blacks
The world champions must win with a bonus point in Townsville on Saturday to keep their slender Rugby Championship hopes alive
Editorial: Vaccine passports
How does South Africa return to a pre-pandemic world, or at least one closely resembling it? That’s the question for policymakers as our country’s recovery lags its peers
Springbok’s 1974 defeat by British Lions recalled
Dugald Macdonald made his Springbok debut against the British Lions in 1974, a disastrous experience difficult to forget
Busy Bee continues to sting despite challenges
Cape Town’s oldest Black rugby club personifies the problems Black rugby faces, including attempts to have its history erased, being affected by apartheid and struggling financially for good resources
School polo coach in hot water for calling schoolgirls ‘strippers’
Former Springbok and current school water polo coach Pierre le Roux has a litany of complaints against him, from body shaming and bullying to being racist to learners
The grey areas in Jake White’s coaching career
The World Cup-winning coach has an impeccable CV, with an illustrious coaching career that has taken him all over the globe. But he has a reputation problem
The South African nation does not exist
There is no deep comradeship, common ancestry or monopoly on the legitimate use of force
Sport audit 2019: How SA’s national rugby team performed
The highlight of South Africa’s year was the Springboks Rugby World Cup victory
Boks speedo up against cancer
Faf de Klerk captained the challenge to team mates and other men to get themselves screened
Partnerships are crucial to progress
We need to work together to build a new and equitable pool of services for all South Africans
Now to maintain the Bok empire
The national side continues to celebrate their World Cup victory, but how can they stay at the pinnacle of the sporting battleground?
Rugby and a rainbow’s pot of gold
Sport cannot solve a country’s problems, but it does have the power to make us believe we can
EDITORIAL: Rugby cause for cheer, not delusion
Of course a game of rugby has not changed the country. But it is also just a game, a game that has given us something to cheer about.
A final is how legends are born
Can this crop earn the right to join a group that includes John Smit and Nelson Mandela?
Siya Kolisi’s inspiring take is seductive but limited
Hard work alone doesn’t guarantee people will beat the odds of a deprived upbringing
