After a dominant run to the final, South Africa were forced to dig deep to overcome Argentina in a tense HSBC SVNS 3 decider.

Here are the five players who stood tallest for South Africa this year, whose performances shaped a watershed season and pushed the Bok Women into territory once thought unreachable.

The world champions might have felt underwhelmed with their winning margin of 11 points in Dublin, which only emphasises their standing as the best team on the planet. In truth, daylight is in second ...

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All Black Richie Mo’unga and Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx were the toast of Tokyo after they led their sides into the Japan ...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has calmly and quietly begun to effectively 'drop' some senior players, although one has been ...

Batho Hlekani shone on his Lions debut, scoring a try in a thrilling 42–33 win over Lyon, earning man-of-the-match and high ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. A strong foundation is essential for building anything that will not only ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rassie Erasmus is inclined to prioritize South Africa’s shot at an unprecedented third successive Rugby World Cup title than the new Nations Championship next year. The world ...

MBOMBELA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa outmuscled and overwhelmed Georgia 55-10 on Saturday in its last match before its Rugby Championship title defense. South Africa gave its three starting ...

Du Toit’s closet competitor was All Blacks star man Ardie Savea, who garnered 52% of the Readers’ votes. Scott Robertson’s men produced mixed performances and results this year, but the world-class ...