Sister Bethina, the unofficial anthem of the Springboks, blared through the speakers at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, where South Africa played their rugby rivals, the All Blacks. The iconic song, recorded by artist Mgarimbe, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The Boks won 43-28 and claimed the inaugural Greatest Rivalry series 3-1. ‘SISTER […] More
Jesse Clegg has been praised for his emotional performance, which honoured his late father, Johnny Clegg, at the Springboks match against the All Blacks in Baltimore on Saturday, 12 September. The singer performed at M&T Bank Stadium, delivering a rendition of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika that left the Boks in tears. JESSE CLEGG ‘HONOURED’ OVER ANTHEM […] More
Springbok Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has seemingly sent a message to his critics after his passionate performance, which helped the team clinch the inaugural Greatest Rivalry series title against the All Blacks in Baltimore. The flyhalf has been admonished by rugby fans on social media after a series of match-day blunders over the past few weeks. SPRINGBOK […] More
The inaugural Greatest Rivalry series is officially over, bringing an end to weeks of camaraderie and fierce competition between the All Blacks and the Springboks. WHEN WILL THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS PLAY EACH OTHER AGAIN? Despite winning the Greatest Rivalry series 3-1, the Springboks could face the All Blacks again, as soon as November, […] More
Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie has thanked South African expats who travelled to Baltimore to support the Springboks at their Greatest Rivalry series finale over the weekend. Rugby fans, many of whom supported the Boks, filled the 68 000 M&T Bank Stadium, setting a record for an audience for a rugby match. GAYTON MCKENZIE THANKS […] More
Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has threaten to ‘pack his bags’ over showboating. This comes after his team‘s 3-1 win over La Cure Waves in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Ouaddou was not happy with his team’s performance and accused some of his players of showboating. “We dropped in terms of […] More
Orlando Pirates could earn more than R20 million over the next two months as they compete for major honours in domestic and continental competitions. The Buccaneers are already in the MTN8 final, where they will face Mamelodi Sundowns on 10 October as they look to win the competition for a record fifth consecutive time. Victory […] More
Kaizer Chiefs’ opponents for the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round have officially been confirmed. Fernando da Cruz’s side will face Zambian outfit Red Arrows, with the first and second legs set to take place in October. READ | Orlando Pirates find out their next CAF Champions League opponents Received a bye Kaizer Chiefs were […] More
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus reiterated the team’s motivation in the wake of a 43-28 victory over New Zealand to claim the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry title in Baltimore. The Springboks scored six tries to four to clinch the series 3-1 in front of a USA rugby record crowd of more than 68 000 – the majority of […] More
