Captain's Presser ahead of Wales | Mzwandile Stick and Pieter Steph du Toit | 17 July 2026
Mzwandile Stick and Pieter Steph du Toit share their thoughts at Friday's Captain's press conference in Durban, on the eve of the final home Test of the Nations Championship, on Saturday against Wales.
Erasmus: 'We don't see the Nations Championship as a competition'
Erasmus says the Boks won't adjust their approach to chase Nations Championship log points — each Test is treated as a standalone match, with squad rotation across the window as the priority over competition standings.
Boks remain top but All Blacks close gap to 2.90 points after Nations Championship opener
South Africa stay top of the World Rugby Men's Rankings at 93.94 points but New Zealand have cut the gap to 2.90 after beating France, while Scotland climb to equal their all-time high of fifth following a record 47-38 win over Argentina in Córdoba.
Boks regroup in Johannesburg ahead of Nations Championship opener against England
The Springboks wrap up a week of Johannesburg training on Thursday and reassemble Sunday for Test-week preparations ahead of their Nations Championship opener against England at Ellis Park on July 4.
Mnebelele ready to lead Junior Boks into World Championship title defence
Siphosethu Mnebelele takes over as Junior Bok captain following Norton and Moyo's Springbok call-ups, with SA opening their U20 World Championship title defence against Uruguay in Georgia on Saturday.
Smith vows England will 'leave it all out there' against Springboks
Marcus Smith says England's 36-man squad, arriving in Johannesburg on Thursday, are targeting a historic win over the Springboks in the Nations Championship opener, having trained in oxygen masks to prepare for the Highveld.