Rassie Erasmus’ two-time World Cup-winning replacements strategy with the Springboks faces an uncertain future as key front-row players show signs of decline. Writing for RugbyPass, author and rugby analyst Nick Bishop traces the Boks’ scrummaging heritage back to Paul Roos’ 1906 “Skrum” mantra, linking it to Erasmus’ modern 6-2 bench split innovation. Bishop points to
Bok fans flagged down Rassie Erasmus in traffic to grab a quick selfie in exchange for giving the Bok coach directions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SA Rugby magazine (@sarugbymag) Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Getty Image The post Watch: Rassie stops traffic appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will boost the Stormers squad when the double World Cup-winning Springbok joins the team ahead of the 2025-26 season. The experienced Reinach, who has 39 caps to his name, will make his return to South Africa at the end of the current season having played in England and France for the last
An already juicy 2025 Test schedule is set for a significant upgrade as the Springboks are reportedly in line to face Ireland in Dublin in November. While the schedule has yet to be officially confirmed, Rapport has learned that the world champions will take on Wales in Cardiff on 1 November, France in Paris on
Rassie Erasmus’ second-row options for the Springboks in 2025 have been boosted by Lood de Jager’s return to action after a seven-month injury layoff. According to Rapport, the 32-year-old lock featured in a practice match for the Saitama Wild Knights in Japan, marking his comeback from a shoulder injury suffered during last year’s Japanese League
Jake White has convinced a former Vodacom Bulls and Springbok lock to return to Pretoria from France. Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, an Affies old boy, played 31 matches for the Bulls from 2014 to 2016 across all competitions, before joining White at Montpellier. The 30-year-old has made 170 appearances for the French club and earned
A group including billionaire South African businessman Johann Rupert has made an offer to become SA Rugby’s equity partner. According to Rapport, Rupert (Bulls), Marco Masotti (Sharks) and Johan le Roux (Stormers) – who are already shareholders in top South African franchises – have officially entered into discussions with SA Rugby. Schalk Burger Snr, a
