With Kolisi, Etzebeth, De Jager, Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Morne van den Berg all returning from injury for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash at Estadio José Amalfitani, the mood in the Bok camp is upbeat — but Kolisi and Stick are making sure no one gets carried away. Both emphasised that Argentina at home is a different proposition: a crowd that can shift momentum, a Pumas side that was a whisker away from winning their last two outings, and an opposition with fresh faces eager to prove themselves. Stick's message was blunt — arrive without the right physical and mental intent and you'll hand the crowd exactly what they want. Kolisi echoed that, while noting the Boks understand the feeling of energised new players, having seen it in their own squad over the past three games.
Kolisi and Stick sound the alarm ahead of Buenos Aires test
Kolisi and Stick return with injury comebacks for Saturday's Buenos Aires clash, warning the squad that a near-home Pumas side with a vibrating crowd demands the Boks arrive with full physical and mental intent — or risk handing Argentina exactly the momentum they need.
- Siya Kolisi
- Eben Etzebeth
- Lood de Jager
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- Rugby Championship
- Estadio José Amalfitani
- Springboks
- Deon Davids
- Argentina
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' Ellis Park demolition of England reveals genuine depth — and sharp halftime adaptability
Cardinelli argues the Ellis Park rout matters less for the scoreline than for what it revealed: a Bok group capable of genuine halftime tactical adjustment — the quality conspicuously absent in the 2025 Wallabies loss — while operating well short of their first-choice squad. The piece weighs what the win tells us about depth, Libbok's revival, and the fringe players who will matter when the All Blacks series rotation bites.
The Ruck: Springboks 'running the game on and off the pitch' as England obliterated at Ellis Park
The Ruck panel, reporting from Ellis Park, argued that England were overwhelmed in every department by a Springbok side missing six or seven key forwards — and that Rassie Erasmus's squad depth is now the most ominous thing in world rugby ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
Kolisi treats Barbarians clash as a full Test match ahead of Gqeberha opener
Siya Kolisi insists the Springboks are treating Saturday's Barbarians clash in Gqeberha as a full Test match, with internal competition, positional battles and the season opener's importance all cited as the camp's driving forces.
Smith called up as Boks manage De Jager's return to full fitness
Stormers lock Adre Smith has been added to the Springbok squad primarily to allow Lood de Jager, returning from hip surgery, to build match fitness gradually ahead of the England Tests, with assistant coach Deon Davids confirming the lock depth has become a squad-planning priority following Salmaan Moerat's release through injury.