Am: I’ll be ready to do the job for the team
Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am says he is ready "to do the job" if called upon after joining the squad for the Rugby World Cup in Toulon.
Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am says he is ready "to do the job" if called upon after joining the squad for the Rugby World Cup in Toulon.
Springboks lock Jean Kleyn says his side have already begun their preparations for the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup.
They’ve shared the rugby field as famous father and son Springboks, and this week South Africa’s Schalk Burger and his son Schalk Burger Jnr. are sharing the fairways as they play together in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship for the first time.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says he was more focused on the importance of earning a bonus-point victory rather than earning his 50th test cap for South Africa.
The Springboks have moved one step closer to qualifying for the World Cup quarter-finals after claiming a 49-18 bonus-point victory against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday evening.
Duane Vermeulen watched South Africa lose to Ireland in an epic World Cup Pool B match, sitting next to Rassie Erasmus in the coaches' box for the heartbreaking defeat.
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard is relishing the chance to lead South Africa to victory against Tonga in their final Rugby World Cup pool match after a 13-month absence.
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux is expecting a “brutal” battle against Tonga in their final Rugby World Cup pool match in Marseille on Sunday.
Handre Pollard will play his first Test since August 2022 and Marco van Staden will wear the No 16 jersey as replacement hooker for the first time when the Springboks meet Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, as coach Jacques Nienaber rotated his starting team for their final Rugby World Cup pool match.
The Springbok coaches will weigh the team’s goalkicking options in the wake of the narrow defeat by Ireland (13-8) after returning from Paris to their Toulon training base on Sunday.