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Pieter- Steph du Toit - Matching French physicality
The Springboks will look to snap the eleven-Test unbeaten run of France when the two teams battle it out on Saturday in Marseille. The Springboks enter the game with a seven match unbeaten run against the French that dates back to 2010. The Springboks last defeat to the French was…
Thomas du Toit - On SA 'A' facing Munster in Cork
The South African ‘A’ side will tackle Munster on Thursday evening in the first of their mid-week games which forms part of the Springboks End-of-Year Tour to Europe. Earlier in the week the Springbok assistant and SA ‘A’ coach, Mzwandile Stick, named a strong team with 14 capped Boks to…
Pite van Biljon - Culture in the team
The Proteas batter, Pite van Biljon, has been named as the captain of the ITEC Knights for the CSA 4-Day series that gets underway on Thursday. Van Biljon has been the teams regular captain for a number of seasons now, however, the all-rounder Aubrey Swanepoel, took charge of the team…
Jacques Nienaber - Cobus Reinach impact against France
The Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, is expecting Cobus Reinach to make an impact on Saturday when they face France in Marseille. The 32-year-old Bloemfontein-born Reinach has been named on the Springboks bench for the match, while Faf de Klerk will be starting in the number 9 jersey. Reinach plays his…
Deon Davids - Lood de Jager injury against Ireland
The seasoned lock, Lood de Jager, will be missing this weeks’ big Test against France in Marseille. On Saturday the former Cheetah, Lood de Jager, was forced to leave the field before half time with a shoulder injury during their 19-16 defeat to Ireland in Dublin. It is expected that…
Pecco Bagnaia - On being crowded the world champion
Pecco Bagnaia was crowned as the new MotoGP world champion yesterday after finishing in 9th during the Valencian Grand Prix in Spain. Ninth place finish was enough for the Italian Ducati rider to take an unassailable lead at the top of the standings to dethrone the French Yamaha rider, Fabio…
Temba Bavuma - On staying on as the white-ball captain
The Proteas white-ball captain, Temba Bavuma, is determined to stay on in the role despite South Africa's shock exit from the ICC T20 World Cup. Yesterday the Proteas, who were considered favourites earlier in the week, were eliminated through a shock 13-run defeat to the Netherlands in Adelaide. This sees…
Andy Farrell - Cheslin Kolbe
Ireland are wary of the danger Cheslin Kolbe will pose when they play against the Springboks on Saturday in Dublin. The world champions pulled off a surprise by naming the fleet-foot Kolbe at fullback for the Test and this will bring the player into the game a lot more. Kolbe…
Temba Bavuma - David Miller
There is uncertainty over the availability of David Miller for the Proteas crunch match against the Netherlands at the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Miller was withdrawn from Thursday’s 33-run defeat to Pakistan according to the Duckworth-Lewis method. Shortly before the start of the game at the Sydney Cricket…
Temba Bavuma - We let ourselves down
The Proteas captain, Temba Bavuma, is confident that his team can return to winning ways on Sunday when they face the Netherlands in Adelaide at the ICC T20 World Cup. On Thursday South Africa suffered a 33-run defeat to Pakistan according to the Duckworth-Lewis method at the Sydney Cricket Ground,…
Andy Farrell - Murray's 100th Test for Ireland
The scrumhalf, Connor Murray, will become only the eighth rugby player to reach 100 Test caps when they tackle the Springboks on Saturday in Dublin. Murray has been named in the starting XV for tomorrow's Test and he joins an illustrious list of players such as Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara,…
David Miller - Facing Pakistan in Sydney
The Proteas are in action again on Thursday at the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia and they will face Pakistan in a crunch match in Sydney. India moved back to the top of Group 2 yesterday with a 5 run win over Bangladesh according to the Duckworth-Lewis method. The…
Johnny Sexton - Number one status
The Irish have downplayed the world number one tag ahead of Saturday’s Test against the Springboks in Dublin. The Irish occupy the number one status on the official World Rugby rankings following their outstanding season which earned them an historic series win against the All Blacks in New Zealand. While…
David Miller - Dewald Brevis
The big-hitting Proteas batter, David Miller, has thrown his weight behind the teenage cricketing sensation from the Titans, Dewald Brevis. The destructive 19-year-old batter Brevis made international headlines on Monday when he smashed 13 fours and 13 sixes in an innings of 162 runs against the ITEC Knights in the…
Victor Sekekete - Returning to Europe
The Toyota Cheetahs are desperate to put up a good performance when they take to the field in Europe as of next month. The Cheetahs will be playing in the European Challenge Cup in what will be their first international competition since early 2020. The Cheetahs were en route to…
Johnny Sexton - Playing against unpredictable Damian Willemse
The Irish captain, Johnny Sexton, is expecting his Springbok counterpart, Damian Willemse, to be a handful this weekend when the two nations clash in Dublin. Willemse will start at flyhalf again this weekend and he will be in direct opposition to the Irish great, who has well over 100 international…
Dewald Brevis - Ready to answer the national call
The teenage batting sensation, Dewald Brevis, has once again raised his hand for higher honours in the sport. Yesterday the 19-year-old cricketer smashed a blistering 162 runs for the Titans in their CSA T20 Challenge game against the ITEC Knights in Potchefstroom. Brevis broke the world record for the fastest…
Evardi Boshoff - Heading back to Europe
The Toyota Cheetahs reported back for duty on Monday, following a week long break from training and the game. The Cheetahs will now shift their focus to Europe again, where they will be playing in the Challenge Cup starting next month. The Central Franchise are in a group with Section…
Aiden Markam - Confidence in the batting
The Proteas have a renewed sense of confidence at the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia after beating India by 5 wickets on Sunday, and this has also come as the batters are playing their part of the willow of late. The solid win over the team from the subcontinent…
Aidan Markram - Temba Bavuma
The Proteas continue to back their captain, Temba Bavuma, as his dry-patch with the bat continues. Yesterday the opening batter scored just 10 runs in their vital 5 wicket win over India in Perch in the ICC T20 World Cup. While South Africa managed to beat India, they did so…