Double World Cup winner Frans Steyn retires: 'I have given it my everything and I have no regrets'
Veteran Springbok and Cheetahs utility back Frans Steyn has announced his retirement from professional rugby.
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Wary Nienaber insists All Blacks are over 2022's troubles: 'Crisis was subjective'
Whether the local media were just searching for a provocative soundbite or genuinely still ponder the true strength of the All Blacks, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber phlegmatically played a solid proverbial forward defensive when questioned over the magnitude of this weekend's Rugby Championship challenge in Auckland.
Pragmatism over romanticism as Arendse heroics fail to prevent Boks going for tried and tested
The Springbok coaches have been accused of taking out the romance of the unexpected in sport with their attention to detail in the past, and few decisions underline that more than the non-selection of winger Kurt-Lee Arendse for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against New Zealand.
Etzebeth returns as Springboks change up for All Blacks
South Africa have made 10 changes from the side that trounced Australia in Pretoria at the weekend and named fit again lock Eben Etzebeth as captain for their Rugby Championship showdown with New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday (8.05am Irish time).
Etzebeth returns to captain Springboks against All Blacks, Willemse at flyhalf
Eben Etzebeth's return to competitive action will be combined with the increased responsibility as Springbok captain for the crunch Rugby Championship meeting with the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.
'You have to be aggressive': Wallabies to front up in hope of historic Loftus win
Wallabies forwards coach Neal Hatley says that today's opening Rugby Championship encounter against the Springboks will be a benchmark of just where Australia stand.
Fire burns bright in Bok veteran Vermeulen's belly: 'I'm still keen on playing'
Duane Vermeulen has seen it all before.
All Blacks 'will capitalise' on wastefulness, warns Davids as Boks look to build momentum
Like a series of one-off runners coming around the corner, one massive ball-carrier after the other, all of Springbok rugby’s notable successes are built on momentum.