Stories about the South African rugby team
Return of experienced quintet including prop Steven Kitshoff and number eight Jasper Wiese a boost for South Africa while RG Snyman also likely to be fit for Johannesburg clash against New Zealand
Rugby Championship: Head coach will be hoping outhalf Noah Lolesio can build on decent display against Springboks’ B-team
South Africa make 10 changes to their side for the second Rugby Championship Test against Australia in Perth
Showing the influence of new attack coach Tony Brown, South Africa produced sensational rugby against outclassed Australia while Felipe Contepomi’s brilliant Pumas shocked New Zealand
Joe Schmidt must somehow rebuild his young squad’s shattered confidence as they brace themselves for the second Test against South Africa this weekend at Perth's Optus Stadium
New trial laws in the Rugby Championship could make the sport more entertaining
Australia have made a bright start to coach Joe Schmidt’s reign but will learn more about their standing in two Tests against the Springboks
Who can make up for Dan Sheehan’s lost impact? Do Ireland need to adapt their possession-based attack? Where are the props?
Ireland’s victory over Springboks in Durban after a long season was fitting reward for an authentic coach
South Africa v Ireland: In their reimagining of the game, it’s very doubtful that this is what World Rugby have in mind
Ireland stalwart James Ryan salutes the impact of Ireland’s last-gasp victory over world champions South Africa courtesy of a magical moment from Ciarán Frawley
A confidence to back themselves was evident as the game counted down to Frawley’s kick
Hero Ciarán Frawley talks about the ‘ugliest drop goal’ of his life
Leinster outhalf strikes with the last kick of the game to level the Test series in Durban
Inspired by his grandfather, the South African flanker says he’s living his dream - and aims to add a series win over Ireland to his two Rugby World Cup medals
The outhalf has plenty of room for improvement but has already shown enough qualities to mitigate the loss of Johnny Sexton
All forms of kicking against South Africa needs to be precise, and it needs to be well thought out
Ireland used to be a team renowned for their wide attacking threat - South Africa took that mantle last weekend
Ireland and South Africa's second Test may show further evidence that Springboks are getting better and rugby is still not as safe as it should be
Garry Ringrose, James Ryan, Conor Murray and Rónan Kelleher all come into the starting XV for the second Test
Team that will line out in Durban will be the most experienced starting line-up in Springbok history
Conor Murray says there are ‘plenty of positives’ from the first Test, and they are not walking around ‘with our heads down’
‘It’s fine margins,so they have to be very clear. It’s a big Test match so you’d rather have one replay too many than two too little’
Possible ACL injury sustained by Dan Sheehan, Craig Casey concussed, while Andrew Porter, Bundee Aki and James Lowe in treatment room
Rory Best was irked during ‘heavyweight bout’ between Ireland and South Africa as none of the marginal calls seemed to go our way
Ireland stay in the game; tuning into Lowe frequency; first-quarter panic costly; Ireland suffer on marginal call; making the kicks count
Ireland and South Africa clash saw lots of mistakes, but that did not take away from exciting nature of the match in Loftus Versfeld
Errors prove costly for Ireland as they fail to overturn early deficit despite second half comeback in Pretoria
Saturday’s game will be the biggest test of the 23-year-old lock’s young international career
Pretoria ground’s status as a graveyard for Ireland’s ambitions has remained largely intact since that infamous 1998 game
All you need to know ahead of the first Test of Ireland’s two-match tour of South Africa
Leinster youngster has largely played at centre this season but has the potential skillset to deputise for Hugo Keenan
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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