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SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA – SEPTEMBER 21: Manie Libbok of South Africa reacts during the the Rugby Championship 2024 match between Argentina Pumas and South Africa Springboks at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades on September 21, 2024 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. (Photo by Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images)

Lay off Libbok. Instead, do what Rassie did and get behind the player

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus didn’t let social media get in his way in selecting Manie Libbok as he produced an eye-catching display against Argentina

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth pose with the Webb Ellis Cup during the South Africa Winners Portrait shoot after the Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on October 29, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

The Boks’ real gift to South Africa is leadership

Rugby has shown us what real leaders look like – leaders who will fight for the people they represent

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
South Africa’s flanker and captain Siya Kolisi lifts the Webb Ellis Cup after South Africa won the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

South Africa celebrates as Boks win again – by one point

The All Blacks were winning the battle for both territory and possession but the Springboks drew on their reservoirs of self-belief to win 12-11

  • Scott Peter Smith
4 min read
Willie Le Roux after the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Paris, France. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Never write off All Blacks, warns Bok veteran Le Roux

The full-back said there was a long history of rivalry between the teams, but also a lot of respect

  • Des Erasmus
2 min read
Ox Nche during the Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter final match between France and South Africa at Stade de France on October 15, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Philippe Lecoeur/FEP/Icon Sport via Getty Images)

Cake-loving Nche hopes for sweet success in Rugby World Cup final

The 123kg Nche made his Test debut under Rassie Erasmus in 2018 and has gone on to make 27 appearances

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
A tough game lies ahead as South Africa take on New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Laughing through the lead-up to another Boks thriller

The only way to get through the tension before the RWC final is with memes, banter, and snacks

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 min read
Bongi Mbonambi during a South Africa training session ahead of their Rugby World Cup France 2023 Final match against New Zealand at Stade des Fauvettes on October 23, 2023 in Domont, France. (Photo by Michael Steele – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

World Rugby looking into Mbonambi’s alleged racial slur

An official investigation has been launched into Bongi Mbonambi allegedly directing a racial slur at Tom Curry of England

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read