South Africa kept their unbeaten start to The Rugby Championship rolling as they closed out a remarkable comeback to down the All Blacks 31 - 27 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
Canan Moodie's electric try may have been chalked off on a technicality but it was symptomatic of a newfound freedom and lifted a nation
With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.
Retaining the Rugby World Cup is fiendishly tough. Are South Africa's experienced group up to the task?
Schools rugby is South Africa is revered around the game and many argue it has the best system in the world for future professionals
South Africa's 2007 World Cup winning coach Jake White has called on the Springboks to stop selecting foreign-based players.
A year out from the 2021 Lions series versus South Africa, 2005 skipper and four-time tourist Brian O'Driscoll has chosen his XV to beat the Springboks.
Four All Black greats have featured heavily in a respected magazine's list of the greatest test rugby players of the past 25 years.
Both the Stormers and the Bulls have kept changes to a minimum ahead of their massive South African derby in Cape Town this weekend.
History suggests that, of all the New Zealand cities, the Springboks perform best in the capital, whether it was at the good old Athletic Park or, since 2002, at Westpac Stadium.