 Nine uncapped players in Scotland squad
Scotland will take nine uncapped players in a squad shorn of several of their best players when they travel to South Africa next month for a tournament also involving the Springboks, Samoa and Italy. Read full article |
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 Samoa name strong squad to tour SA
Manu Samoa have named a very strong squad – comprising just two locally based players – for their tour of South Africa next month. Read full article |
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 Boks to open RWC campaign in Brighton
South Africa will open their Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign against the top qualifier from Asia at Brighton Community Stadium in the southern coastal city of Brighton. Read full article |
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 'We can't stop players chasing money'
Market forces were an irresistible factor in determining players’ career decisions, said Jurie Roux, CEO of the South African Rugby Union on Thursday. Read full article |
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 Mix of youth and experience in Bok group
The SA Rugby Union (Saru) has handed contracts to a number of exciting youngsters, and retained a host of experienced players among their ranks. Read full article |
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 Heyneke hatches breakdown plan
Heyneke Meyer doesn’t like talking big, and prefers the conversation to be carried out on the field, so perhaps it can be taken as a warning that he made an exception to his usual rule on Monday. Read full article |
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 ‘Pieter-Steph can be world’s best’
He’s only played a handful of Super Rugby games, and started in even fewer, but Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is firmly convinced that Pieter-Steph du Toit can become the best No 5 lock in world rugby. Read full article |
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 Reinach called up to Bok camp
Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach has been called up to the Springbok training camp in Cape Town following an injury to Jano Vermaak. Read full article |
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 New Bok jersey unveiled for Ultimate Bokday
The Springboks will play in the most innovative, cutting-edge jersey, designed by Canterbury, in 2013, with supporters also benefitting from the design-change for a new supporters’ jersey. Read full article |
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 Serfontein, Du Toit become Bok squad bolters
Heyneke Meyer gave a glimpse of his plans for the upcoming international season as he named a 36-man training squad that included promising young Baby Boks Jan Serfontein and Pieter-Steph du Toit. Read full article |
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 Spies determined to win Bok place back
Vodacom Bulls captain Pierre Spies is always up for a challenge, and has set his sights on regaining his Springbok starting place now that he is fit and ready for action again. Read full article |
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 High Performance ‘Mobi-Unit’ goes into action
A new high performance ‘think-tank’ of top rugby coaches has been established by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to assist elite teams at all age levels of the game. Read full article |
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 Local first remains Bok policy
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer's priority will always be to pick local players first, but the South African Rugby Union may have conceded the fight to keep top Springboks in South Africa in the near future. Read full article |
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 Busy year ahead for the Springboks
The Springboks will end off a busy international season with a tour to Scotland, Wales and France in Europe in November this year, while the venues for the first two Springbok Tests of 2013 have been reversed. Read full article |
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 Boks 2012: the Year in Pictures
The Boks had a new coach and a new-look team in 2012, and their first task was to beat the touring English who were in a similar position to the Springboks, but didn’t have the talent of the home side. Read full article |
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 SA gets new tournament, test overhaul
South Africa tackle their Pool B opponents of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in a new local tournament next year, the South African Rugby Union (Saru) said on Thursday. Read full article |
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 Boks' home fixtures until RWC 2015
The Springboks will face their Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool B opponents, Scotland and Samoa (as well as Italy), in an innovative new tournament featuring double-header test matches in 2013. Read full article |
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 Boks get favourable RWC draw
The Springboks managed to avoid the Pool of Death at the 2015 Rugby World Cup draw on Monday, and would not be too unhappy with their pool opponents in Scotland and Samoa when they get to England. Read full article |
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 Habana wins IRPA Try of the Year
Bryan Habana's spectacular score against New Zealand in the inaugural Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players' Association's (IRPA) Try of the Year 2012. Read full article |
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 The players who changed Heyneke’s mind
The best Springbok coaches have been those that have been prepared to admit their mistakes and who haven’t been weighed down by blind spots. Read full article |
