South Africa

Bid to keep SA players at home

Only overseas-based Springboks with more than 30 test caps will be eligible for selection in future, following a decision by the Executive Council of SA Rugby in Cape Town on Friday.

Foreign Boks' quotas cut

NEWS: Only overseas-based Springboks with more than 30 Test caps will be eligible for selection in future.

Springboks put policy in place to prevent losing players to overseas

South African rugby has today announced a new move to aid in the issue of home grown players playing rugby overseas, by implementing a similar system to that of what Australia put in place in 2015. Now,...

Red card proves fatal for Blues

The Chiefs ran in six tries in an impressive 41-26 win over the Blues in their Vodacom Super Rugby match in Hamilton on Friday.

Banting or Low Carb Diets: Miracle Fix or Risky Fad

The Banting Diet (low-carb-high-fat, LCHF, ketogenic) has been a huge (and controvertial) craze since 2014 when Prof Tim Noakes, a reknowned and respected South African sports scientist, announced that...

Jesse Kriel reveals his diet and training secrets

Fardy off to Leinster, Carter stays in Aus

Wallaby flanker Scott Fardy will leave Australia for Irish provincial team Leinster at the end of the season but his international and Brumbies teammate Sam Carter has signed a contract extension.

Combrinck, Skosan omitted from Bok training squad

Not Ruan Combrinck nor Courtnall Skosan have made the 41-man Springbok training squad that will gather in Johannesburg.

Sanchez returns to Jaguares side

Argentina flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez makes his first Super Rugby appearance of the season on Saturday among three changes the Jaguares have made for their second match against Stormers in Cape Town.

Early glimpses of a new Reds dawn

It wasn’t perfect. There was a distinctly early-season feel to the Reds’ win over the Sharks, with many a dropped pass and breakdown in understanding. But, given that the Sharks travel better than...