Heyneke Meyer cancelled the final session at the training camp currently underway in Cape Town to give the players a break before this weekend’s penultimate round of Super Rugby.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer reiterated that the national team will keep the interests of the Super Rugby franchises firmly in mind when it comes to player management.
South African national selectors have named two squads of 44 players each for the Springboks’ first two training camps of the season, in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer paid tribute to Gurthrö Steenkamp after the veteran prop announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect.
The South African Rugby Union confirmed its interest in bidding for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, following the announcement of the tender process by World Rugby.
The Springbok medical team and their counterparts from Western Province will work together to ensure Jean de Villiers has every opportunity to feature in the Rugby World Cup.
One of Nizaam Carr, Marcell Coetzee, Willie le Roux, Handré Pollard or Duane Vermeulen will claim the coveted annual award for the first time in their careers.
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has undergone successful surgery on the left knee he injured in the final Test of the season, last Saturday against Wales in Cardiff.
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will require surgery on his injured left knee and will be in a race against time to be fit for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Francois Hougaard’s spectacular score in South Africa’s win over New Zealand in The Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association Try of the Year 2014.
South Africa suffered a big blow when Springbok captain Jean de Villiers was injured during their 12-6 defeat to Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
All Blacks second row Brodie Retallick has been named the World Rugby Player of the Year 2014 by an independent panel, the fourth New Zealander to win the prestigious award.
