It was never surprising, and it never gets old.

TALKING POINT: Reaction to Bok innovation shows Dolores was right

With one game to go before the start of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and the start of the real buildup to their massive clash with New Zealand in Auckland, this week will be decision time for the Springboks and their coach Rassie Erasmus.



BOK WRAP: Satisfied, but decision time looms for Rassie

You could easily have called it Springbok innovation day as the world champions pulled out a full box of tricks from the opening whistle en route to their 45-0 series-clinching victory over Italy at a raucous, seething Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday.

Innovation to the fore as 14-man Boks whitewash Italy

Willie le Roux will play his landmark 100th game for his country when the Springboks play the second test against Italy on Saturday, but it hasn’t always been plain sailing for the fullback.

Stick’s memory of the flak makes Willie’s achievement more special

If Italy wanted to motivate the Springboks for Saturday’s second test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, it appears the maul try they scored after halftime in Pretoria last week might have been the perfect way to do it.

That maul try stung us, admit the Boks

Italy have been boosted for the second test against the Springboks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium by the return from injury of the experienced flanker Sebastian Negri.

Former KZN schoolboy Negri returns to boost Italy

The South African Rugby Union (SARU), SuperSport and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), announced on Thursday an agreement between the two broadcast media houses, for the SABC to broadcast the upcoming second Castle Lager Inbound Series test match between South Africa (Springboks) and Italy (The Azzurri).

SARU, SuperSport and SABC join hands to broadcast Bok test against Italy

Italy have selected Giacomo Da Re at flyhalf and three debutants on the bench against South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday, naming a side missing several regulars as coach Gonzalo Quesada looks to widen his talent pool at Loftus Versfeld.

Italy test new combinations against South Africa in Pretoria

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