John Smit

England will define our tour - Smit

"Of course," the coach said, "Look at the scoreboard, we have more points." The statistics for the match suggested that Scotland had the upper hand in every department except goal kicking. They had the advantage in possession...

Barritt embarks on new journey

Bradley Barritt has departed the Sharks’ shores for another team in black and white - Saracens in the UK, but his heart will never be far from Durban and the team where he enjoyed some of the best moments of his life.

Scotland 10 South Africa 14

We saw the taming of the Beast, the sinking of the Bismarck, but not quite the downing of Peter de Villiers' stuttering Springboks. The 80 minutes here on Saturday had thrills, not a little spillage of blood, and a fizzing,...

South Africa: Injury Worries for Boks Ahead of Test

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Zeena Isaacs Johannesburg INJURIES at the worst possible time for Springbok coach Peter de Villiers could derail his plans for his team's toughest and final Test of their year-end tour against...

'ELVs are bewitching the game'

What exactly do the Springboks do from Monday to Friday? The trial began worldwide on August 1, as much for players as for referees, but the Springboks and their southern hemisphere rivals have had the benefit of trialling lots...

Hadden bemoans half-time loss of mojo as his side sinks to a deeper World Cup pool

Published Date: 16 November 2008 FRANK Hadden was forced to lapse into football manager-speak to express his disappointment that a brave effort by his team did not result in the win that the coach obviously craved. In the first...

Scotland brave but golden opportunity is missed as South Africa snatch narrow victory

By Rob Wildman at Murrayfield Score: Jaque Fourie touches down in the corner to earn South Africa victory Photo: AFP Scotland were simply magnificent, yet they still fell short of gaining the scalp of the world champions due to...

Live Rugby Union - Autumn Tests

66 mins: A bruised a dazed Sheridan is forced to leave the field and he is replaced by Vickery. 65 mins: PENALTY England 14-21 Australia If the games against Australia in 2007 and 2005 were all about Andrew Sheridan, then this...

England rugby warned: It's all about possession against South Africa

Australia and Ulster lock forward, Justin Harrison unpicks the strengths of South Africa ahead of their visit to face England at Twickenham next weekend. Feeling the wrath: England have suffered at the hands of South Africa's...

Spies must prove his mettle

He has been nominated in four different categories for the SA Player of the Year awards, but Ryan Kankowki's amazing rugby year remains incomplete as he continues his struggle to break into the Springbok starting team.

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