The Springboks avenged that defeat by beating the Pumas 26-12 in their final World Cup warmup in Buenos Aires a week later and now want to rebound from their 20-18 semi-final loss to New Zealand at Twickenham last weekend. You don’t have to be mad to be a World Cup rugby coach, but South Africa’s Heyneke Meyer believes it definitely helps. “I had to get the guys up after last week, we only had one training session”. We have given our hearts and souls to the Boks for Read more [...]

South Africa won the third place playoff at the Rugby World Cup for a second time with victory over Argentina. The Springboks, who were also third in 1999, controlled the tie at London’s Olympic Arena to end their bruising campaign on a high note. JP Pietersen and Eben Etzebeth both crossed over and Handre Pollard added 14 points for Heyneke Meyer’s side while Juan Pablo Orlandi touched down at the death for the Puma’s to save some face. But it was too little far too late as the Boks Read more [...]