South Africa Sport News

Eddie Jones charged up to beat Boks at Loftus for first time: '100 percent committed to winning'

Upbeat Wallabies coach Eddie Jones on Friday said he intends to kick off his reign by creating history against world champions South Africa in Pretoria in a week's time, with a winning mentality key to his new-look Australia.

Watch: Marnus Labuschagne Puts Dropped Chewing Gum Back In Mouth, Gross Act Caught On Camera

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne is one of the most interesting characters in world cricket. Recently dethroned as the no.1 Test batter in the world, Labuschagne is a player with a few peculiarities and rarely takes the field without having a chewing gum in his mouth. As far as his batting is concerned, the 29-year-old is a traditional Test batter who not only puts runs on the table but also entertains the cross, no matter which part of the world he is playing in. The South Africa-born batter did exactly that on Day 1 of the ongoing second Ashes Test against England at Lord's.

Nigeria battles South Africa, Kenya, Algeria, others for rugby ticket

PHOTOS | 76 years of Killarney: SA's historical racetrack gets a Heritage Foundation Blue Plaque

Think Cape Town and cars, and you immediately think of Killarney, as it is fondly known. It's one of only two racetracks that's remained unchanged in South Africa. Now, the Cape Town Heritage Foundation has given the racetrack a Blue Plaque for its historical significance.

Wallabies centre Kerevi on the plane to South Africa

SYDNEY : Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi was on the plane when the Australia squad departed for South Africa for next week's Rugby Championship opener on Friday, coach Eddie Jones confirmed at Sydney airport.

Bulls lure former Lions, Edinburgh and Scotland pivot to Loftus

The Bulls have confirmed their latest signing in former Lions and Edinburgh flyhalf Jaco van der Walt, who makes his return to South African rugby following a six-year stint in Scotland.

FT | World Rugby Under-20 Championship: Junior Springboks 26-34 Italy

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'We just weren’t good enough,' but Junior Boks still in playoff hunt despite humbling loss to Italy

After winning their opening game against Georgia on Saturday, the Junior Springboks were brought back down to earth in rainy Paarl on Thursday as they lost 34-26 to Italy in a World Rugby U20 Championship clash where basic errors and poor discipline held them back.