Willie Le Roux
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Dream turns to reality for Mapimpi and South Africa
- International
- November 4, 2019, 01:00
South Africa 32 England 12 Entering the last 15 minutes of South Africa’s third final, it seemed the Boks were set to complete a third World Cup triu(...)

Springboks' power game looks like too much for Wales to handle
- International
- October 26, 2019, 07:00
Rugby World Cup semi-final: Wales v South Africa Kick-off: 9am Irish time, Sunday. Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama. How to follow: T(...)

Japan’s thrilling odyssey snuffed out by harsh South African reality
- International
- October 20, 2019, 14:07
Tokyo may run rich in fantasy but South African rugby has always been about hard realities. In the end, the quarter-final weekend finished on a predic(...)

Power prevails as Springboks crush Japan’s World Cup dreams
- International
- October 20, 2019, 13:53
Japan 3 South Africa 26 After all the shocks and surprises, typhoons and earthquakes, The Rugby World Cup has its heavyweight semi-finals. South Afri(...)

Brooding Springboks destroy Italy as Kolbe steals the show
- International
- October 4, 2019, 13:32
South Africa 49 Italy 3 The escalator up the hill to The Ecopa stadium was stranger than usual. Something felt different from last Sunday’s ambush. (...)

Rugby World Cup: All Blacks recast their game to devastating effect
- International
- September 23, 2019, 06:00
New Zealand 23 South Africa 13 The significance of Ireland’s victory over Scotland on Sunday was heightened by the extraordinary spectacle the day be(...)

New Zealand hit the ground running with win over South Africa
- International
- September 21, 2019, 12:45
New Zealand 23 South Africa 13 Rumours of the champions impending demise may have proved premature. South Africa’s reinvention and rejuvenation unde(...)

Rugby World Cup: Johann van Graan praises ‘man of integrity’ Felix Jones
- International
- September 20, 2019, 01:00
With Australian Stephen Larkham, Irish manager Niall O’Donovan and South African defence coach JP Ferriera, Johann van Graan’s Munster team could be p(...)

Pool B: Resurgent Springboks look like serious challengers
- International
- August 4, 2019, 05:00
South Africa Who are they Not too long ago, South African rugby was in the doldrums. The once mighty Springboks were beaten by Italy at the end of 2(...)

Rugby Championship 2019: Preview, squads, fixtures
- Rugby
- July 16, 2019, 14:34
With the Rugby Championship being seen as little more than a World Cup warmup for the southern hemisphere’s top four nations the abridged tournament c(...)