South Africa edged New Zealand 12-11 to claim their record fourth Rugby World Cup, but the future for the Springboks looks problematical with coaches and leading players set to leave after the ...

The Rugby Championship and Freedom Cup trophies, the latter held by the All Blacks for the past 15 years, are the Springboks’ to savour. Not one member of this Springboks team has touched the ...

Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read, who has 127 caps, underlined the need of the team's mental approach as they get ready for this crucial exam. "That’s a huge Test.

Peter de Villiers’s start is arguably the best in 118 years of South African international rugby. That hasn’t been enough for the coach, the first black to run the Springboks, to win over all ...

The other game to take into account is the most recent, a pre-World Cup warmup that threw up a record 35-7 win for the Springboks - the All Blacks’ worst defeat ever, and a bolt out of the blue.

New Zealanders want the Springboks to be strong because if the Boks are primed, it means the All Blacks have to find another gear, writes Mark Keohane. Saturday, June 14, 2025 News ...

Through 102 years of games in a duel that's remained rugby's most ferocious even when there's no silverware at stake, the All Blacks and the Springboks have met head-on just once in a World Cup ...