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South Africa cancels Georgia Test after COVID-19 outbreak
The decision was anticipated after five players, head coach Jacques Nienaber, five other members of the management team and a masseuse contracted the virus this week.
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Rugby tours hang in balance as COVID wreaks havoc in South Africa
COVID-19 has hit South Africa harder than any other major rugby nation with all 13 home and away internationals planned for last year cancelled.
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Lions tour match with Bulls postponed over COVID-19
The decision about Saturday's game came after four Bulls players and an official tested positive for COVID-19.
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Coronavirus forces Springboks to delay team selection for Georgia
It is the second time the Springboks have been forced to isolate at their suburban hotel, with wing Sibusiso Nkosi and prop Vincent Koch testing positive last weekend.
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Springboks in isolation again after De Jager tests positive
A South African Rugby statement said "Lood de Jager retuned a positive outcome in scheduled testing and, because of his close contact with a number of squad members, the entire group has gone into isolation."
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Springbok's Snyman doubtful for upcoming Lions series
The hugely anticipated Test series will be staged on three consecutive Saturdays, starting in Cape Town on 24 July.
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Springboks thump Georgia to make winning return
The Springboks found a bit of rhythm in the closing stages, dominating territory and forcing the visitors to resort to stifling tactics as they concede a number of penalties in their own 22.
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World champion Springboks set to end COVID exile
The Siya Kolisi-captained Springboks last played on 2 November 2019, when they thumped England 32-12 to lift the Webb Ellis trophy a record-equalling third time.
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Lions tour not in jeopardy despite COVID-19 crisis - Nienaber
"I do not believe the tour is in jeopardy," Jacques Nienaber told reporters after naming the Springboks team to play Georgia on Friday in a warm-up match for the three-Test Lions series.
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Springbok team to take on Georgia announced
The encounter will be the Rugby World Cup champion's first international game since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in November 2019.
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Habana tells Lions to beware emotionally-driven Springboks
The Lions play Japan in a curtain raiser in Edinburgh on Saturday before heading to South Africa, with the first of three Tests at Cape Town on 24 July.
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Venues confirmed for Springboks against Georgia
Jacques Nienaber will take charge of the team for the first time at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday, 2 July, in the first Test, which will also be their first outing since the Rugby World Cup final on 2 November 2019.
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Springbok star Vermeulen sidelined for 'five to 16 weeks'
The 34-year-old forward, a pivotal figure when the Springboks won the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, hurt his ankle last weekend playing for his franchise, the Bulls.
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Springbok pair suffer burns in fire pit accident ahead of Lions tour
The Rugby World Cup-winning pair, who were named in the Springboks' squad to face Warren Gatland's Lions, were injured along with Munster team-mates CJ Stander and Mike Haley.
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Springboks name 46-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions
The 46 man squad will contest the two Tests against Georgia at the beginning of July as well as the South African ‘A’ match against the British and Irish Lions on 14 July.
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Ireland coach Farrell to join up with Lions for Springbok series
The 46-year-old Englishman will oversee Ireland's two home Tests against Japan and the United States (July 4/10) and then join up with Warren Gatland's squad at least a week ahead of the first Test (July 24) with world champions South Africa.
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South Africa back in Rugby Championship, to host Pumas
The COVID-19 pandemic meant last year's Championship was a three-cornered contest staged solely in Australia as the Springboks stayed home citing player welfare concerns.
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Springboks to play Georgia in first Test since winning World Cup
South Africa will meet Georgia on 2 or 3 July and 9 or 10, then tackle the Lions on 24 and 31 July and 7 August. Venues for both series will be announced later.
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Gatland names British & Irish Lions squad, Jones to captain side vs Springboks
Alun Wyn Jones has been handed captaincy responsibilities for the Tour.
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Gangs, gunshots 'the norm' in Springbok Kolbe's 'rough' childhood
The 5ft 7in (170cm) winger was brought up in Kraafontein, a northern suburb of Cape Town which also produced 2016 400m Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk, who just happens to be his cousin.
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'Heartbroken' Wales star North out of contention for Lions tour
Wales star George North is out of contention for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa after confirming on Wednesday he has suffered a serious knee injury.
