The Springboks came within two late kicks of a perfect record across 2024. A Ciaran Frawley drop goal in the 80th minute in Durban and a shanked Manie Libbok Libbok penalty in the 79th minute...
It is a strange scenario where a defeated coach hails a 17-point loss as “one of their best performances” in recent times and the victorious coach claims he is “not very proud” of a victory where his side prevented dangerous opponents from scoring a try.
The Lions' unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt end this afternoon as they fell 24 - 6 to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.
.Wales Number 8 Taine Basham scored two tries but that was not enough to prevent the Dragons from slipping to another narrow home defeat as they lost 23-19 to the Lions.
The gifted full-back has refined his rough edges and is thriving from working with a reborn Springbok backline
Edinburgh suffered a heavy and frankly humiliating 55-21 defeat against the Lions in Johannesburg in the United Rugby Championship.
Ulster fell to a 35-22 loss to Lions in Johannesburg but could take some encouragement from a point on the road in the United Rugby Championship.
Returning midfielder Andre Esterhuizen was sin binned after just two minutes for a pressure tackle on Portugese centre Jose Lima.
South African player ratings: South Africa got back in the win column following their loss to Ireland a week ago as they downed a spirited Portugal side 64 - 21 in Bloemfontein.