Back from his hamstring injury and back in the captaincy, Kolisi is drawing on the team's history of recovering from early deficits — the 2019 World Cup opener, the Lions series comeback — to frame Saturday's must-win second RGR test as familiar territory rather than crisis. Trailing 1-0 in a four-game series, the Boks need to win three straight to claim the trophy outright, but Kolisi's tone is far from panicked. He points to a clear and straightforward corrective: the Boks created enough chances in Johannesburg to win comfortably but failed to convert them, while the All Blacks took theirs. Fix the clinical edge, he argues, and the result flips. The piece also notes just how unusual this situation is for this Bok squad — they haven't lost back-to-back Tests since 2022 — underlining the cultural pressure that makes Kolisi's calm, experience-backed confidence the more striking.
Kolisi leans on past resilience as Boks face must-win Cape Town test
Kolisi returns from injury to lead a 1-0 series deficit, drawing on past comebacks and identifying conversion efficiency as the key corrective for Cape Town.
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.
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.
Hansen's Right to Back Himself — But the Boks' Five-Match Streak Tells a Different Story
Jean de Villiers acknowledges Hansen's logic but argues last year's results and performances make it hard to see the All Blacks closing the gap on the Boks — and the panel get genuinely animated over what a 2-2 series tiebreaker would even look like.
Erasmus welcomes clarity on Tony Brown's post-2027 departure: 'We've made the mistake in the past'
Tony Brown will join the All Blacks coaching staff in 2028 after his Springbok contract expires at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Rassie Erasmus welcoming the early clarity as SA Rugby looks to avoid the contractual uncertainty that complicated preparations for France 2023.
Tony Brown to join All Blacks backroom staff in 2028 after Springbok contract ends
NZR have confirmed Tony Brown will join the All Blacks' backroom staff in 2028 on a two-year contract, with the Springboks attack coach set to depart after the 2027 Rugby World Cup. It is the third time NZR have pursued Brown, having previously been rejected during the Foster and Robertson eras.