Ruan Pienaar, after years in Ireland with Ulster, has signed a three year contract with Montpellier. Pienaar joins a host of South Africans recruited to the Top 14 side by former Springbok coach Jake White. [...]
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Pienaar joins Montpellier
Ruan Pienaar set to leave Ulster
The Irish Times has reported that Ruan Pienaar will leave Ulster at the end of the 2016/2017 year, but it is not due to either the club nor the player wanting the move. [...]
The next Springbok 9 – the frontrunners
Fourie du Preez ended his playing career in Japan this past weekend. The end of an era, for some it came too late while some hoped he would play on. One of the greatest number 9’s to play the game. [...]
Minimal change as Matfield leads
Heyneke Meyer may have selected his last Springbok team, and much like his 4 years to date, it has failed to generate much excitement. [...]
RWC Semi-Final 1: NZ vs SA
This is what World Cup Rugby is all about. Two teams facing each other in hat can only be described as a colossal match-up. It is finally here, Semi-Final 1 is upon us and the Boks have a massive match ahead of them if they are to compete for the elusive spot in the Final. [...]
Boks unchanged for Semi showdown
The Springbok team to face the All Blacks in the World Cup Semi-Final this weekend has been named, with an unchanged starting fifteen taking the field. [...]
Boks change 1 for Wales
JP Pietersen is the only change to the starting team that beat USA so comprehensively a week ago to face Wales in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Final match this Saturday. [...]
Jean leads Boks in opener
The Springbok team to face Japan in their opening fixture of the 2015 Rugby World Cup has been announced, with Jean de Villiers leading the team and Patrick Lambie starting at flyhalf. [...]
Springbok squad announced
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named his 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup to be held in England and Wales, kicking off in three weeks’ time. The squad has it’s talking points, much of which were discussed before the announcement already. [...]
Friendly: Argentina vs South Africa
The Springboks face Argentina in Buenos Aires in the last test before the Rugby World Cup kicks off. It will be sweet revenge for the Boks should they be able to pull off a victory, but it will matter very little in the bigger scheme of things. A loss would result in a record fifth loss in a row. [...]
Jean back, Koch starts
The Springbok squad to face Argentina in Durban this weekend has been announced, with no fewer than 5 changes from the team that lost to the All Blacks two weeks ago. [...]
Brussow starts, Whiteley on the bench
The Springbok team to face the All Blacks has been announced with Heinrich Brussow starting his first match since the 2011 World Cup. [...]
Boks throw it away
The Springboks went down 20 – 24 to Australia in Brisbane on Saturday morning, after earlier being in a commanding 20 – 7 lead, with the timing of certain substitutions costing the Boks. [...]
Nice work, Ross
Golden Lions scrumhalf Ross Cronje has been rewarded for a great Currie Cup season with a call-up to join the Springbok squad in Cardiff. [...]
Odwa the only concern
The Sharks have returned from Bloemfontein boasting a mostly clean bill of health, with only one new casualty to report. [...]