South Africa

England Patch Up Battered Squad for Brutal Springbok Tour

Steve Borthwick's England head to South Africa buzzing but battered. Henry Pollock is fired up, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso defied a broken jaw to play the Premiership final, Maro Itoje is rested and the fly-half race rolls on.

Rugby Union · 6/21/2026

Boks Crush Barbarians 80-31 but Erasmus Frets Over Defence

South Africa ran in 12 tries against the Barbarians in Gqeberha, but Rassie Erasmus left talking up his defensive worries rather than the 80-point haul as the Springboks opened their 2026 season.

Rugby Union · 6/21/2026

Le Petit Crunch: Borthwick's England XV Face France in Vannes

George Ford captains an experimental England XV against France XV in Vannes on Friday, a non-cap warm-up that launches Steve Borthwick's summer before the Nations Championship tour of South Africa.

Rugby Union · 6/18/2026

Porter Out for URC Final as Leinster Vow to Meet Bulls Head-On

Leinster have lost first-choice loosehead Andrew Porter to a calf injury for Friday's URC Grand Final against the Bulls at Croke Park, but scrum coach Robin McBryde insists the champions will not be intimidated by South Africa's most feared pack.

Rugby Union · 6/16/2026

Junior World Championship Returns to Georgia With 16 Teams

World Rugby has rebranded its flagship age-grade event as the Junior World Championship and expanded it to 16 teams, with Australia, the All Blacks and defending champions South Africa all in action in Georgia from 27 June.

Rugby Union · 6/15/2026

Levi-Inspired Australia Beat Black Ferns to Sevens World Title

Australia beat New Zealand 26-19 in the Bordeaux Grand Final to clinch the 2026 SVNS World Championship, with Maddison Levi named Player of the Final. South Africa secured back-to-back men's world titles while France won the Bordeaux leg.

Rugby Union · 6/7/2026

Jake White: 'We Are Going to Have to Force' Boks Home

Bulls director of rugby Jake White has renewed his call for South Africa to compel Springboks to play their club rugby at home, arguing the country's franchises cannot compete with French and Irish budgets in Europe while their best players head overseas.

Rugby Union · 6/1/2026

Aussie Sevens Hold Off Blitzboks to Seal Valladolid Double

Australia's men fought back from 14-0 down to beat South Africa in a dramatic Cup final in Valladolid, completing a golden weekend after the Australian women also struck gold.

Rugby Union · 5/31/2026

'It Feels Like We're Picking the All Blacks 75%': DSPN Names the XV for Dave Rennie's Stormers Tour Opener

The Devlin Sports Podcast Network's Nigel Yalden, Jamie Wall and Martin Devlin sat down to predict the side Dave Rennie will pick for the All Blacks' first match of the August South African tour — a Friday-night opener against the Stormers on August 7 that will double as the first of three pre-Springbok trials.

Rugby Union · 5/24/2026

Springboks' 76-Player Net: Rassie Erasmus's Alignment Camps Build a Depth Pool No Rival Can Match

Rassie Erasmus has cycled 76 players through Springbok alignment camps this year and has now narrowed the list to a 40-player squad heading to Cape Town. Inside Rugby with Mark argues no other Tier 1 nation comes close to South Africa's depth-building model heading into the Nations Championship.

Rugby Union · 5/21/2026