South African Rugby

I have long held that our sports commentators are pretty weak. It is an evident fact to all that to be on TV, particularly for SuperSport you simply have to have played the game at a high level. I can name only two South African commentators that deserve to be given my attention, Bob Skinstad […]

South Africa’s captain, Jean de Villiers, is out of the World Cup after sustaining a fractured jaw in Saturday’s 46-6 win over Samoa. Related: Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer brought to tears after his year from hell De Villiers departed immediately to hospital for x-rays on the opposite side of his jaw...

Sport Founded 1951 No. of teams 12 Continent South America Most recent champion(s) Argentina The is a four-tiered, annual rugby union competition that features teams from South America. The tournament began in 1951 with Uruguay as the host, which saw Argentina win the title. Division B tournament was held in, won by Brazil, followed by a C Division...

Bryan Habana playing for the Springboks. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) LIVE SCORES Australia Vs. South Africa Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD Australia 24 defeated South Africa 20 Australia South Africa 24 FINAL SCORE 20 TRIES 3/3 CONVERSION KICKS 2/2 1/4 PENALTY GOALS 2/3 0/0 DROP GOAL Top scorers: Australia - Cooper Q 7pts (2C 1G) Important moments: Australia took the lead at the 82 min. mark 2nd half Giteau, M (AUS)...

But 20 years on, memories of the beaming new president wearing Pienaar’s number six jersey and a nation erupting in joy are shrouded with disillusion. On Wednesday this week one of the country’s newly formed political parties, the Agency for New Agenda (ANA)‚ will launch a court bid to prevent...

WE WANT YOU Welcome to the South African Rugby League match Official Organization. Match officials are an essential part of the game of Rugby League. Whether it be refereeing the world cup final or an under 11 game once a month, the game would not function without match officials. The programme the...

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to World Rugby. It was established in 1992 as the South African Rugby Football Union, from the merger of the South African Rugby Board and the non-racial South African Rugby...

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Feted as the best team in the world last month after beating the All Blacks, South Africa will pitch up at Twickenham next weekend with a bad hangover from their trip to Dublin. Beaten by 14 points Heyneke Meyer’s team had only themselves to blame after the Irish refused to...