Instead, they stayed aggressive. At 7-0 down, with the All Blacks in behind thanks to Samisoni Taukei’aho’s break up the middle, Cheslin Kolbe pressed up and snaffled Billy Proctor’s pass. He had been ...

If you or I were asked to scrum against South Africa at Twickenham, the sane response would be a polite ‘no, thank you’. The Springbok scrum has become one of the most dominant forces in sport – just ...

Springboks coach Mzwandile Stick has hit out at Australia for the uncontested scrums in round two of the Rugby Championship while hailing Argentina for staying in the fight. The clash between the ...

Given the way the Boks play at the moment, they are unlikely to use the scrum as much as they did in this game - there were 20 scrums in total - which must be a record - 16 of them on the Springbok ...

When patients arrive at Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital’s Level 1 trauma centre, they rarely realise that the caring nurse helping to treat them is also a Springbok rugby player.