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# Springboks

Last week
14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Mapimpi hat-trick helps 10-try Springboks crush Portugal
'I don’t think he gets fazed by much, balls of steel' - Ryan hails Frawley
Andy Farrell has cause to be a happy man after titanic tussle with Boks
What a magical day in Durban said about South African rugby
How POC and Ireland tweaked a Munster play to slice the Boks apart
Ireland added a clever new layer to their goal-line drop-out play.
Doris: 'I’m thinking, ‘What the hell are you doing, kicking the ball away?'
This month
July 2024
Farrell hails 'the guts, the bravery' of his victorious Ireland team
'The strike was probably the ugliest drop goal I've ever hit in my life'
Frawley's stunning drop goals send Ireland to special win in Durban
The replacement out-half smashed over two long-range drop goals to win it for Ireland.
'It put new life into my career to go to Leinster. I was blessed'
Heinke van der Merwe won two Heineken Cups with the Irish province in 2011 and 2012.
Crowley: 'You don’t ever tap out, no matter what way you're performing'
'If we lose against Ireland, we're still the world champions. That won't change'
How a meeting on Wednesday put fire in Ireland's bellies
'Peter's not happy, but he does the right thing for the team' - Farrell
Andy Farrell announces Ireland's starting 15 ahead of second Test against South Africa
POM has to settle for bench role as Farrell backs Ryan's physical edge
Caelan Doris will look to nail his interactions with referee Karl Dickson.
Doris captains Ireland as O'Mahony drops to the bench
'We thought that Caelan handled himself incredibly well'
Murray and Kelleher set to start for Ireland in second Boks Test
'Everyone trained' - Ireland say they have a clean bill of health
Boks hooker Bongi calls for 'fair contest' in scrum against Ireland
Ireland showed they can cut the Boks but they've got to be sharper
Ireland’s attack was a mixed bag in the first Test but Andy Farrell’s men showed some class.
'I don't know if it's dangerous. It's one individual who said that' - Rassie
Rassie names completely unchanged Boks 23 for second Irish clash
Farrell needs big Ireland energy as Boks hit the seaside in uMhlanga
'Factually: off his feet, turnover made. So try can't be scored' - Peyper
'It's the thing you dream of, it all happened very quick' - Osborne
What it's like to go to a match at the Springboks' fortress Loftus Versfeld
Braais, beers, brandies, and a magnificent rendition of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.
'We want to finish on a high' - Ireland hit the road for Durban
Changes likely to be forced on Ireland for second Test
Rassie: Ireland are 'definitely not gonna run away' in second Test
'South Africa deserved to win. First half, I thought we was off' - Farrell
Springboks have too much for Ireland in bruising first Test at Loftus
Andy Farrell’s men will feel they made too many errors to edge the South Africans.
Ireland sights set on wrecking the Springboks' homecoming
'One of the hotel staff started speaking Afrikaans to me' - van der Flier
'It came as a surprise' - Springboks wary of Osborne's big left boot
'It’s hilarious' - Farrell welcomes Rassie's hype-building efforts
'He's got presence. He’s confident in his own ability' - Farrell on Osborne
Farrell makes big, exciting Osborne call that comes with risk
The 22-year-old Naas man has made just two professional starts at fullback.
Jamie Osborne to make Ireland rugby debut against South Africa