Sports

Two-time major-winner Retief Goosen is one of five new inductees to the World Golf Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday. He will be enshrined with Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson, Dennis Walters and the late Peggy Kirk Bell as the Class of 2019, and he joins fellow South Africans Gary Player, …

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he was forced to substitute star duo Faf de Klerk and Willie le Roux during Saturday’s 32-30 defeat to the All Blacks in Pretoria. The Boks threw away a 30-13 lead after 59 minutes and many pundits felt a rash of substitutions had disrupted the …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has helped explain why his side’s rivalry with the Springboks has always been a special one. The two southern hemisphere giants meet once more at Loftus on Saturday, where New Zealand will be looking to ger revenge after they were stunned by the Boks in …

Former Springbok captain Victor Matfield believes Saturday’s clash against the All Blacks at Loftus is set to be a season-defining encounter. Although the All Blacks have already wrapped up the Rugby Championship title, there is still plenty for the Boks to play for in the final round of action this …

The Springboks remain fifth on the official World Rugby rankings following their 23-12 win over the Wallabies in Port Elizabeth. South Africa gained a fraction over six-tenths of a rating point for the win and remain in fifth place, while Australia stay seventh, still 2.74 points better off than France. …

Under-fire Wallabies coach Michael Cheika was not happy with referee Jerome Garces following his sides loss to the Springboks on Saturday. Cheika watched on as his side fell to a 23-12 defeat to the Boks in Port Elizabeth, but he was clearly annoyed with some of the calls that Garces made throughout the contest. …

Europe produced a barnstorming Ryder Cup comeback on Friday as they swept the foursomes in devastating style to take an overnight 5-3 lead and leave the United States dazed and bewildered after they had won the fourballs 3-1. It was the first time Europe had won all four foursomes matches …

Wing Cheslin Kolbe and No 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe will make their run-on debuts for the Springboks against the Wallabies at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, when the two teams meet in the penultimate round of the Rugby Championship. The inclusion of Kolbe on the right wing and Notshe …

The Barbarians will be coached by Springbok coach and South Africa’s Director of Rugby when they take on Argentina for the Killik Cup at Twickenham on 1 December 2018. SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, will take charge of the Barbarians for the first time when the famous club …

The Springboks upset 36-34 win over the world champion All Blacks was rated “awesome” but “lucky” by the South Africans as they tempered celebrations in Wellington on Saturday. South Africa’s first win in New Zealand since 2009 left the home side to chalk up their first Rugby Championship loss in …