Pollard: Boks will use opportunities when they arise
Handré Pollard said the Springboks were excited about the challenge of lining up against the All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday, in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash, and added that although they have a set game plan, they planned to use the opportunities that arise in the match.

Scott Barrett back for All Blacks in Nelspruit
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has unveiled the match-day 23 for the opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against South Africa at Mbombela Stadium.

SA Under-18 squads named for International Series
Two South African Under-18 sides, consisting of 26 players each, have been named to take on their age-group counterparts from France and England in a four-team International Series in Paarl later this month.

Arendse hopes to grab opportunity with both hands
Kurt-Lee Arendse is thrilled to run out against the All Blacks at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday in the Springboks' Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener, and said he hoped to grab the opportunity with both hands when these two arch-rivals cross paths.

Springbok Women squad tweaked for Spain Tests
Springbok Women head coach Stanley Raubenheimer named a group of 32 players for the forthcoming two-Test series against Spain, including a number of regular campaigners who have recovered from recent injuries.

Nienaber opts for continuity as Marx strikes 50
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made three changes to his starting team that ran out for their final Test against Wales for their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixture against New Zealand in Nelspruit on Saturday, where Malcolm Marx will earn his 50th Test cap.

Blitzboks’ unlikely heroes step up Birmingham
Every player that was part of the Springbok Sevens squad that won the Commonwealth Games gold medal this weekend had a different route to get to the final at Coventry Stadium down the road from Birmingham, and two of these, Shaun Williams and Mfundo Ndhlovu, emerged as unlikely heroes of the Blitzboks’ triumphant campaign.

RIP Tommy William Esterhuizen
The President of SA Rugby, Mr Mark Alexander, paid tribute to Tommy Esterhuizen, a former national rugby player in the apartheid era, who passed away earlier this week.

Relief and gratitude for Powell in Birmingham
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell praised all 13 members of the Blitzbok squad for their superb performance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this weekend, culminating in a golden result at Coventry Stadium on Sunday night where they comprehensively beat Fiji in the final.

Boks bracing for big forward battle against NZ
The Springboks realise the importance of delivering strong set pieces as they face the massive task of taking on the All Blacks in back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship Tests in the next two weekends.