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After an incredible tour of Fiji, the Springbok Women are preparing for yet another historic Test this weekend, as they get ready to play the Black Ferns for the first time on South African soil. The teams have only met on two previous occasions, both of which took place on neutral ground at Rugby World Cups. In 2010, the Black Ferns cantered to a 55-3 win, but in 2025, while the final score of 46-17 may have suggested otherwise, the South African women were far fiercer conte

I’ve watched the Springboks play the All Blacks live ten times – more than I’ve watched us face any other opponent. I’ve seen five wins, and five losses. I was there for the utter heartbreak in Durban when we lost 15-57 in 2016. And I was also there for the pure joy and exhilaration in Paris when we won the 2023 Rugby World Cup final 12-11. The games we play against the All Blacks are the ones I look forward to most every year, the ones that feel like they have the most at st

Libbie Janse van Rensburg will captain the Springbok Women for the first time against Fiji. Photo: Springbok Women One thing fans of women’s rugby have always cried out for is more meaningful game time for teams. Well, the Springbok Women are certainly getting that this year, and it’s wonderful to see. After drawing the historic two-match series against the USA at home last month, the Bok Women are continuing to blaze new trails for South African women’s rugby as they prepare

With the Rugby World Cup a little over a month away, the Springbok Women are putting the finishing touches on their preparations. This...

Image courtesy of Rugby Africa. The Rugby Africa Women’s Cup wrapped up on Sunday, 15 June, and the Springbok Women were crowned...

In the last ten minutes of the Rugby World Cup final between the Springboks and the All Blacks, I was in tears. Not just the kind of...

The Springboks have named an unchanged side for their semi final clash against England, something that has surprised, and perhaps even...

Details of the all-new women’s competition, WXV, announced by World Rugby earlier this year, have now been finalised. The competition...

Admittedly I have been exploring the capabilities of ChatGPT quite a lot recently. The power of AI is here to stay and getting ahead of...

RWC7s captains gather on Signal Hill, Cape Town. Photo: Rugby World Cup 7s The rugby world will descend on Cape Town this weekend, as the...

This weekend, during the South Africa v Wales series decider, I finally lost my temper with a mansplainer. It’s usually something I laugh...

It’s three days after the Springboks’ first game in front of a home crowd in almost three years, and I’m still trying to recover my...

What a weekend of brilliant rugby, we as South African's are actually so privileged to be where we are today! The amount of quality rugby...

Sitting here on a Sunday morning, having a coffee and writing this, puts a big smile on my face. Things looked glum when the South...

Jacques Nienaber. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. With just under two months to go until the first Springbok game of the year, it seems...

Argentina showed fantastic form to defeat Fiji in the final of the Canada Sevens, hosted in Vancouver on 16 and 17 April – their first...

Speaking to the Daily Mail again, South African Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus discussed an issue he believes the South African...

When tickets went on sale recently for this year’s Springbok home games, fans leapt at the opportunity to see our World Cup winners in...

After what feels like another endless series of local derbies, and a random little one-off weekend of games overseas again, the South...

When South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, I was too overwhelmed, too full of joy, to put it into words. And even now, as we draw...