Demotion? Siya Kolisi has been benched as a sub for the first time since 2019 as Eben Etzebeth becomes Springbok captain ...

Those were the words of Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth ... But, for both Etzebeth and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick, the focus should equally be on the 15 players starting the Test. "On paper, ...

While the scoreline may give the impression of a fairly comfortable outing for South Africa , it was anything but as Scotland gave as good as they got.

Eben Etzebeth will lead the Springboks while Pieter-Steph du Toit will play off the bench in their end-of-year-tour match against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday. Picture: Steve Haag Sports ...

Clad in a bucket hat and a pair of flip-flops as he looks out over St Brelade’s Bay on the island of Jersey, Eben Etzebeth is so laidback that he is virtually horizontal. It is a difficult image ...

After a sighter to establish his range, Eben Etzebeth strikes. The illustrious Springboks lock has been offered a trivia question: how many of his 129 caps have come against Maro Itoje?

Record-breaking Eben Etzebeth will captain the Springboks in Sunday’s Test match against Scotland, with regular skipper Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph du Toit joining the Bomb Squad on the bench.

handing the captaincy to Eben Etzebeth and opting for a 7-1 split between forwards and backs on the bench. Scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse is the only survivor in the backline from the side that thumped ...