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Erasmus dismisses log-table tactics as Boks prepare for Nations Championship bow
Rassie Erasmus has insisted South Africa will not chase bonus points or alter their approach for the inaugural Nations Championship, despite the competition's league format. The Springbok coach emphasised winning matches remains the priority as his side prepare to face England at Ellis Park next Saturday, with captain Siya Kolisi retaining the armband for the tournament opener.
Mnebelele takes the armband as Junior Boks arrive in Tbilisi
Siphosethu Mnebelele has been named Junior Springbok captain for the U20 World Championship in Georgia after Riley Norton and Vusi Moyo were called up to the Springbok squad, with the Junior Boks opening their Pool A campaign against Uruguay at Avchala Stadium on 27 June.
Erasmus warns Boks: England bring youth, experience and tactical unpredictability to Ellis Park
Rassie Erasmus has praised England's touring squad as young, experienced and tactically unpredictable ahead of the Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park on 4 July, while Siya Kolisi returns as captain for a fixture that marked his first Test captaincy in 2018.
Rassie unmoved by Nations Championship log table
Erasmus says the Nations Championship log table changes nothing for the Boks — no bonus-point chasing, no tactical reshaping, just winning the next Test. The piece examines whether that philosophy holds up in a format where accumulated points, not knockout results, decide who reaches the final.
Rassie flags lock fitness concern ahead of England opener
Rassie Erasmus says an experienced Springbok lock is in a race against time to be fit for the Nations Championship opener against England at Ellis Park.
Young guns impress but Bok maul law change could be the real story of 2025
The panel rated the Boks 8/10 against the Barbarians, highlighted van der Merwe, Horne and Norton as standouts, and argued a new maul law clarification could make the Bok attack significantly harder to disrupt in the test series ahead.
The Ellis Park comeback that launched the Erasmus-Kolisi era
As England head back to Ellis Park in July, this piece revisits the 42-39 comeback win from 2018 that launched the Erasmus-Kolisi era — tracing why that match remains the defining origin point of South Africa's modern rugby dominance.
Boks Switch Back Into Test Mode #Shorts #Springboks
Boks Switch Back Into Test Mode #Shorts #Springboks
Young Boks Grab Their Chance #Springboks #Shorts
Young Boks Grab Their Chance #Springboks #Shorts
Riley Norton Gets The Fans’ Vote #Springboks #MVP #Shorts
Riley Norton Gets The Fans’ Vote #Springboks #MVP #Shorts
Manie Or Pollard At 10? #Springboks #Shorts
Manie Or Pollard At 10? #Springboks #Shorts
Andre The Giant’s Power Play #Springboks #Steco #Shorts
Andre The Giant’s Power Play #Springboks #Steco #Shorts
Ox Nche: Brains And Brawn #Springboks #ProfMed
Ox Nche: Brains And Brawn #Springboks #ProfMed
Ackermann faces familiar rebuild — minus players, minus time
Ackermann must integrate a wave of new signings, absorb significant departing experience and navigate a fractured pre-season — all without ten Boks until late November. The piece maps exactly how steep that rebuild is.
Junior Bok captain Mnebelele credits Marx as his blueprint ahead of U20 World Championship defence
Junior Springbok captain Siphosethu Mnebelele has named Malcolm Marx as the model for his hooking game after spending time in the national camp, where he also drew on André-Hugo Venter and JJ Kotzé ahead of the squad's departure to Georgia to defend their U20 World Championship title.
Kolisi highlights discipline lapses despite Springboks' 80-point Barbarians rout
Siya Kolisi acknowledged the Springboks achieved most of their objectives in Saturday's 80-31 victory over the Barbarians in Gqeberha, but the captain identified defensive lapses and deviations from the game plan as areas requiring attention. Former All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, leading the invitational side, praised South Africa's depth following the 12-try performance.
Contepomi: Boks have cracked the balance — and that's what makes them dangerous
Contepomi argues the Boks' real danger lies in their evolving balance between forward dominance and expansive attack — and flags sustained possession as the best way to exploit their defence.
Robertson warns rivals: fall into the Boks' blueprint and you're caught in the matrix
Robertson's post-match verdict after the Baa-Baas' 80-31 loss doubles as a scouting warning: get caught in the Boks' scrum-and-maul cycle and the game is over before you realise it. Contepomi adds that South Africa's attacking evolution makes them even harder to approach defensively.
De Jongh warns: don't expect a Bok clean sweep against wounded All Blacks
De Jongh predicts a tight Greatest Rivalry series, cautioning against any expectation of a Bok clean sweep — a wounded All Blacks side with something to prove under Rennie is, in his view, a very different proposition to one simply in decline.
Zimbabwe's World Cup preparation runs through South Africa
Zimbabwe's Piet Benade explains how structured exposure to South African opposition — from club level up to SA 'A' — is central to the Sables' World Cup preparation, and why he hopes the relationship deepens.