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SA Rugby pursues legal action against fraudulent ticket resellers ahead of Springbok-All Blacks Test
SA Rugby is pursuing legal action against travel agencies that sold tickets to the DHL Stadium Test they never had access to, then falsely blamed SA Rugby when fans were left without entry.
Friends at church, enemies on the field: Kolisi and Savea on their rivalry
Kolisi and Savea's church outing two weeks ago was no PR stunt — the two captains have built a real friendship around faith and family, not rugby. The piece unpacks how that relationship coexists with genuine on-field intensity, with both men framing the Cape Town Test as a chance to honour that respect by competing at their absolute best.
Pollard in tears after calf injury forces late withdrawal ahead of All Blacks Test Two
Handré Pollard is out of the Cape Town Test with a calf injury sustained in Wednesday training, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu starting and Manie Libbok returning to the bench. Cheslin Kolbe also replaces Kurt-Lee Arendse after passing his fitness test.
Dan Carter backs Feinberg-Mngomezulu to handle the heat in Cape Town
Dan Carter has publicly backed Feinberg-Mngomezulu to step up in the second Test at Cape Town Stadium — the piece unpacks his reasoning.
Du Toit targets century milestone as Springboks seek to break All Blacks curse
Pieter-Steph du Toit will become the 11th Springbok centurion when he runs out against New Zealand at DHL Stadium on Saturday, but history weighs heavily. Four previous Boks reached 100 caps against the All Blacks — Percy Montgomery, John Smit, Jean de Villiers and Damian de Allende — and all four lost. The two-time World Player of the Year now has the chance to reverse that trend in a match South Africa must win to keep the inaugural Greatest Rivalry series alive.
Pollard injury hands Feinberg-Mngomezulu second chance in Cape Town decider
Handré Pollard's withdrawal through a training niggle has forced Rassie Erasmus into a late reshuffle for Saturday's second Test against New Zealand at DHL Stadium. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu returns at fly-half despite struggling in last week's 33-16 defeat at Ellis Park. The 24-year-old's recall shifts the Springboks away from the set-piece orthodoxy Erasmus had signalled and injects uncertainty into a must-win fixture.
Kirwan: Don't buy the underdog act — but the Boks are under real pressure in Cape Town
Kirwan rejects Rassie's underdog framing and turns it around: the pressure is on the world champions to respond in Cape Town. He expects a tighter, more conservative Bok approach but sees a few decisive moments — not a margin — settling the series.
Du Toit's century clash: can he break the All Blacks curse?
Du Toit becomes only the 11th Springbok centurion on Saturday, but four predecessors lost to the All Blacks on their 100th cap. Matfield dismisses the 'curse' as a media narrative and draws on his own milestone experience to argue team-first focus is what breaks the pattern.
Old Guard back, big Cape Town moment: Boks Office panel backs Siya and experience to turn the series around
The Boks Office panel argues that Rassie's experience-heavy reset is correct but that Cape Town demands the Boks take their points, fix their 22 conversion rate, and trust a defensive system that wasn't actually responsible for the Ellis Park tries conceded.
Owens: Both Bok yellow cards were correct — and cynical
Nigel Owens backs both yellow cards against the Boks in the first Greatest Rivalry Test, detailing why Van Staden's offside tackle on Roigard and Reinach's deliberate knock-on were textbook cynical-play decisions — and why the officiating was correct.
Why Cape Town is a career-defining stage for SFM10 — not a redemption arc
The author argues that SFM10's Cape Town start isn't about redemption — it's a career-defining opportunity of the kind that separates good players from legends, drawing a pointed parallel with Dan Carter's breakout Lions Test in 2005.
Mallett's message to SFM: trust the system
Mallett warns that SFM's individual brilliance needs to be channelled within the Springbok system against the All Blacks on Saturday — the piece unpacks what that means for his role.
Kolisi backs Bok experience to count — but warns execution must improve
Kolisi returns from injury arguing the Ellis Park scoreline flattered the All Blacks — the Boks created enough to win but failed to convert, and fixing that is the entire task in Cape Town.
Kolisi backs Hanekom to deliver against the All Blacks
Kolisi backs Hanekom to shine against the All Blacks and defends Erasmus's rotation strategy ahead of Saturday's Rugby Championship clash.
Pollard withdrawal forces Erasmus into late fly-half reshuffle before Cape Town decider
Handré Pollard's withdrawal on the eve of Saturday's second Test against New Zealand has forced Rassie Erasmus into an abrupt change of tack. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, dropped earlier in the week after struggling at Ellis Park, returns to start at fly-half with Manie Libbok promoted to the bench. The reshuffle undermines what appeared to be a deliberate shift towards a more conservative game plan built around Pollard's composure and territorial control.
Kolisi Returns to Lead Springboks in Must-Win Cape Town Test After Late Pollard Blow
Siya Kolisi returns from injury to captain the Springboks in Saturday's second Test against New Zealand at DHL Stadium, with the hosts trailing 1-0 in the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series. The skipper earns his 100th cap in a fixture overshadowed by Handré Pollard's late withdrawal through calf injury, forcing Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu into the starting XV at flyhalf. Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick confirmed the side must convert more of the scoring opportunities squandered in the 16-33 defeat at Ellis Park if they are to level the series.
Owens: Jacobson's hit on Wiese sat in rugby's 'coffee table' grey zone
Nigel Owens unpacks the Jacobson-Wiese incident, explaining why the 'coffee table' law made it a genuinely borderline call — and why the timing of it hurt the Boks badly.
Savea expects a sharper, hungrier Bok side in Cape Town
Savea warns the All Blacks can't repeat their slow Ellis Park start, flagging the Boks' well-known ability to hit back harder after a loss — and dismissing the late selection changes as irrelevant given the quality depth in the Springbok squad.
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.
All Blacks flag scrum concerns to World Rugby ahead of Cape Town decider
Rennie has lodged a World Rugby complaint over Ellis Park scrum officiating while identifying discipline and contact-area go-forward as areas needing urgent improvement. He's bracing for a Boklash but insists the All Blacks' focus is on lifting their own performance rather than containing the Boks.