Bok coach says Lood was locked in for Pumas before illness struck
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said sickness prevented lock Lood de Jager from playing in Saturday's Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
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Bok mentor explains Bongi the communicator as captaincy choice: It's not a left-field choice
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said Bongi Mbonambi's elevation to the Test captaincy for Saturday's warm-up game against Argentina in Buenos Aires wasn't a left-field choice but one informed by his set-piece communication excellence with match officials.
Nothing should be read into Hendrikse omission, says Nienaber: 'We know what he can do'
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says Sharks scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse has been more a victim of circumstance than anything after he was omitted from the team to play Argentina in South Africa's final game before the Rugby World Cup squad is announced next Tuesday.
Mbonambi skippers Boks against Pumas, prop Steenekamp set for debut
The Springbok team to take on Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday shows 13 changes from the one that scraped a win over the Pumas by a point at Ellis Park last week.
Centres of attention: Fine Kriel shift proves Boks' mix-and-match issues aren't in midfield
One of the ironies of the Springboks' current mix-and-match selection strategy and the consequent iffy nature of their recent performances is that, if they could replicate the ease with which the centre combinations have gelled, there wouldn't be this headache.
Pumas fullback cited for aerial collision with Bok No 9 Williams
Argentina fullback Juan Cruz Mallia has been cited for his aerial challenge on Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams in Saturday's Rugby Championship encounter in Johannesburg.
Bok, Pumas mentors upbeat despite Ellis Park scrap: 'You have to grind out results in World Cup'
Saturday's Rugby Championship outing at Ellis Park between the Springboks and Argentina was seen from a glass-half-full perspective by the respective coaches Jacques Nienaber and Michael Cheika.
Springbok opponents beware: Resurgent Pieter-Steph du Toit is acing the tackle stats again
Watch out world, his team might still be finding its rhythm but Pieter-Steph du Toit's is in full flow again.