Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made only two changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final, recalling the 2019 final halfback pairing of Handré Pollard and Faf de Klerk to the run-on side, making them the most capped nine-and-ten combination in Springbok history.
The pair start together for the 25th time, moving past Joost van der Westhuizen and Henry Honiball (24 Tests), to make them the most experienced halfbacks in Springbok history.
They are among a starting team which features 10 players who started in the RWC final four years ago and is the most...
NZL 11-12 RSA: South Africa win tense final to claim fourth Rugby World Cup
SAINT-DENIS - South Africa won Rugby World Cup 2023 after a 12-11 win over New Zealand in the final at Stade de France on Saturday.
South Africa became the first nation to win four Rugby World Cup titles after holding off New Zealand in a dramatic final at Stade de France on Saturday.
Four Handre Pollard penalties to two from Richie Mo’unga gave the Springboks a 12-6 lead after a first half in which All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell was sin-binned for an incident in which Mbongeni Mbonambi was forced off...
NZL 11-12 RSA: South Africa win tense final to claim fourth Rugby World Cup
SAINT-DENIS - South Africa won Rugby World Cup 2023 after a 12-11 win over New Zealand in the final at Stade de France on Saturday.
South Africa became the first nation to win four Rugby World Cup titles after holding off New Zealand in a dramatic final at Stade de France on Saturday.
Four Handre Pollard penalties to two from Richie Mo’unga gave the Springboks a 12-6 lead after a first half in which All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell was sin-binned for an incident in which Mbongeni Mbonambi was forced off...
Hollywoodbets Sharks lifted the EPCR Challenge Cup following a 36-22 win over Gloucester Rugby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It is the EPCR first title won by a South African club since they began competing in the competitions two seasons ago, with Hollywoodbets Sharks writing their name into the history books.
Fly-half Siya Masuku kicked 21 points, converting all three of his side’s tries and adding five penalties as he helped the South African outfit secure Investec Champions Cup rugby next season.
The first 15 minutes were dominated by Gloucester...
Hollywoodbets Sharks lifted the EPCR Challenge Cup following a 36-22 win over Gloucester Rugby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It is the EPCR first title won by a South African club since they began competing in the competitions two seasons ago, with Hollywoodbets Sharks writing their name into the history books.
Fly-half Siya Masuku kicked 21 points, converting all three of his side’s tries and adding five penalties as he helped the South African outfit secure Investec Champions Cup rugby next season.
The first 15 minutes were dominated by Gloucester...
South Africa will play in their first ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, beating Afghanistan by nine wickets in Trinidad.
A belligerent bowling performance and calm from the top-order has secured South Africa's ticket for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 final, defeating Afghanistan in the first semi-final in Trinidad.
Bowling Afghanistan out for just 56, South Africa hit their straps early by claiming eight wickets inside the first 10 overs of the innings.
Player of the Match Marco Jansen (3/16 from three overs), Kagiso Rabada (2/14 from three) and Anrich Nortje...
29 June, 2024
Two unbeaten teams went up against each other for the right to lift the title.
It all came down to this. After a sensational tournament, two unbeaten sides met in Barbados in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final.
And it was won by India - by a narrow margin of just seven runs.
An attritional 76 from Virat Kohli had helped India to a monumental first-innings score of 176/7 as they sought their first crown in over a decade.
Opponents South Africa were looking for their first world title ever as they chased 177 - and came immensely close, with some fine batting...
