Bulls and Springbok lock Bakkies Botha has been banned for four weeks after recklessly charging into a ruck during a Super 14 match last…
Bulls and Springbok lock Bakkies Botha has been banned for four weeks after recklessly charging into a ruck during a Super 14 match last…
South Africa's chief enforcer Bakkies Botha has insisted that what goes on during a game of rugby was neither "violence" nor anything to do…
The All Blacks' belief that South Africa will kick the leather off the ball in their Tri-Nations rugby Test on Saturday appears well founded…
In an ominous sign for the winless Wallabies, South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has promised the Springboks will go for the jugular on…
[caption id="attachment_20806" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="British Lions\' Mike Phillips, right, clears the ball as South Africa\'s Bakkies Botha, left, looks on during their international rugby…
There has been a lot of controversy over the legality of the way Bakkies Botha cleans out opponents at the ruck and maul. The…
The Springboks' response to Bakkies Botha's two week ban by wearing armbands was surprising, but arrogant wasn't the first thought that came to mind.…
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A weekend protest by players resulted in the South Africa Rugby Union being charged on Monday for alleged breaches of the International Rugby Board…
South Africa's rugby team has been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and fined for protesting Bakkies Botha's suspension by wearing armbands…
South Africa's rugby team has been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and fined for protesting Bakkies Botha's suspension by wearing armbands…
South Africa's rugby team has been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and fined for protesting Bakkies Botha's suspension by wearing armbands…
Springboks playing in the third and final Test won 28-9 by the British and Irish Lions on Saturday wore armbands in protest at the…
Springboks playing in the third and final Test won 28-9 by the British and Irish Lions on Saturday wore armbands in protest at the…
Springboks playing in the third and final Test won 28-9 by the British and Irish Lions on Saturday wore armbands in protest at the…
South African lock Bakkies Botha should not have been banned for an alleged dangerous charge in the second Test, according to the British and…
Anyone doubting the physicality of modern-day rugby union must only look at the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa as witness to…
[caption id="attachment_20594" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="South Africa\'s Schalk Burger, center, is sin-binned during their international rugby union match against the British Lions at Loftus Versfeld…
The Springboks are to appeal the two-week ban lock Bakkies Botha received for a dangerous charge on Adam Jones in the second Test on…
Springbok enforcer Schalk Burger has been banned for eight weeks for eye-gouging British and Irish Lions winger Luke Fitzgerald in his country's dramatic second…
Schalk Burger has recovered from a calf injury to be selected in South Africa's starting line-up for the second Test against the British and…
Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha, the driving force behind the South African World Cup-winning pack, have brushed off suggestions they will be dominated by…
[caption id="attachment_9220" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="South Africa's Frans Steyn chases the ball forward into attack during the Tri Nations Test match between the Australian Wallabies…
[caption id="attachment_20541" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="South Africa\'s Schalk Burger walks into the field for his 50th match ahead of the international rugby union match against…
[caption id="attachment_20541" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="South Africa\'s Schalk Burger walks into the field for his 50th match ahead of the international rugby union match against…
[caption id="attachment_20541" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="South Africa\'s Schalk Burger walks into the field for his 50th match ahead of the international rugby union match against…
After another season of exciting rugby, and also some games that featured the Australian teams, the magnificent Bulls have reclaimed the Super Rugby title…
Despite the loss, the Chiefs can walk away from Loftus Versfeld with their heads held high. They have created their own history, and their…
After scaling a mountain to reach the Super 14 rugby final, the Chiefs will draw breath before assaulting a steep Pretoria summit. The first…
Bulls and Springbok lock Bakkies Botha has been banned for four weeks after recklessly charging into a ruck during a Super 14 match last…
2010
Now now, Peter de Villiers may say some downright stupid things, but lets fact it, they guy is the coach of one of the b…(more)