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Marcus Smith starts at fullback for England after Furbank hospitalised with appendicitis
George Furbank is out of England's Nations Championship match at Ellis Park after being hospitalised with appendicitis, with Marcus Smith stepping up from the bench to start at fullback.
Bok Women crush USA 34-21 with dominant first-half display at Ellis Park
The Springbok Women beat the USA 34-21 at Ellis Park for their first home win of the season, leading 34-0 before the Eagles scored three late tries. Logan Welman scored a brace in her fourth Test and was named Player of the Match.
Du Toit to captain Springboks as Kolisi and Etzebeth withdraw for England clash
Pieter-Steph du Toit captains the Springboks from the second row after Kolisi and Etzebeth withdraw late, while England lose Furbank to illness with Marcus Smith stepping in to start.
Furbank withdrawn from England squad hours before Ellis Park clash
George Furbank has been withdrawn from England's matchday squad ahead of their Nations Championship clash against South Africa at Ellis Park.
Etzebeth and Kolisi ruled out of historic Ellis Park Nations Championship clash
Eben Etzebeth and Siya Kolisi have been ruled out of Saturday's Nations Championship clash against England at Ellis Park, forcing a significant reshuffle that hands Paul de Villiers a Test debut at No 6 and moves Pieter-Steph du Toit to lock. England are also without George Furbank, with Marcus Smith set to cover fullback.
Bok Women demolish USA in first half to claim 34-21 victory at Ellis Park
The Springbok Women beat the USA 34-21 at Ellis Park, a five-try first half giving them an unassailable 29-0 lead at the break before the Eagles mounted a second-half comeback.
Kolisi and Etzebeth ruled out of Nations Championship opener against England
Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth are both ruled out of Saturday's Nations Championship opener against England at Ellis Park, with Pieter-Steph du Toit moving to lock and Cameron Hanekom starting at No.7.
South Africa Women host USA Women at Ellis Park
Springbok Women take on USA Women at Ellis Park, their first clash since the USA's 38-17 win in London in March 2024.
FNB U18 Weeks unite boys and girls at Grey High for first time, with historic SA Schools Girls teams to follow
The FNB U18 Craven Week and FNB U18 Girls Week open simultaneously at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Monday, with SA Schools Girls teams to be named for the first time at the conclusion of the week, coached by former Springbok Women's players Natasha Hofmeester and Zolisa Noxeke.
Furbank ruled out of Bok clash with appendicitis
George Furbank has been ruled out of Saturday's Test against the Springboks at Ellis Park after being hospitalised with appendicitis, with Marcus Smith expected to fill the No.15 jersey.
Kolisi warns: the Boks aren't buying the favourites tag ahead of England opener
Kolisi dismisses the Boks' heavy favourites tag ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship opener, expressing genuine respect for England's form-based selection and warning that internal squad competition — not reputation — sets the standard in this group.
Rassie draws a clear line: cap-chasers need not apply
Erasmus has gone on record distinguishing cap-chasers from team-first players — and says only the latter have a place in the Bok environment. The piece details how that philosophy shapes rotation and squad-building decisions heading into the Test season.
Moerat and Kriel head to La Rochelle in nine-man recruitment drive
La Rochelle have confirmed nine signings for next season, headlined by Springbok lock Salmaan Moerat on a three-year deal and Bulls centre David Kriel, with Scotland fly-half Ben Healy also joining as cover for the departing Ihaia West.
Same pitch, same competition — a 100-to-1 pay gap exposes the Nations Championship's hollow unifying claim
The Nations Championship promised a unified global game. The pay data tells a different story: France pay €30,000 a Test, Fiji £320 — a 100-to-1 ratio in the same competition. This piece maps the full disparity across both hemispheres, explains why the southern hemisphere central-contract caveat doesn't close the gap, and argues the Nations Championship framework has made this a governance scandal rather than a welfare footnote.
England's Ellis Park problem: tough talk needs tough men to back it up
Kitson makes the case that England's trip to Ellis Park — without Itoje, at altitude, against back-to-back world champions — may be the toughest assignment English rugby has faced in some time, and asks whether Martin and Heyes can provide enough up front to make the result competitive.
Kolisi on Curry, England's danger, and the 2023 semi-final lesson
Kolisi dismisses the favourites label, flags Curry as a standout adversary, and draws a direct line from the 2023 World Cup semi-final: sloppy execution against England gets punished. He sees their Six Nations form as largely irrelevant given how close they pushed France.
Welman ready to make her mark as Bok Women face USA in historic Ellis Park Test
The Bok Women's historic first home Test against the USA Eagles puts 20-year-old No.8 Logan Welman in the spotlight as she deputises for the injured Aseza Hele. The piece frames her as a bellwether for the next Bok Women generation — composed, physical, and seemingly immune to occasion-nerves after scoring in every match at the Rugby Africa Women's Cup. With the Eagles ranked eighth and fielding a 50-cap flanker, the result will serve as a genuine progress marker.
SARugbymag's Superbru tips: Boks to pummel England, All Blacks to edge France
The SARugbymag Superbru panel backs the Boks to beat England at Ellis Park and New Zealand to beat France in Christchurch in the Nations Championship opener.
Kolisi admits nerves remain as intense as first Test captaincy
Siya Kolisi has revealed he still experiences the same pre-match nerves he felt when first captaining the Springboks against England in 2018. The double World Cup-winning skipper, who leads South Africa against England at Ellis Park on Saturday, believes losing those butterflies would signal the end of his international career.
Kolisi's England warning: 'If we don't pitch up, we're going to be in trouble'
Kolisi's pre-match presser doubles as a tactical warning: the 2023 World Cup semi-final taught the Boks that England will punish any lapse in execution, and he's not letting home advantage or rankings paper over that lesson.