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 ...

“In preparation is when the personality changes a bit,” Etzebeth explains to The Independent. “When we are out on the field training, there’s no time to be laidback. I’m a firm believer ...

Only lock Eben Etzebeth, hooker Bongi Mbonambi and prop Ox Nche have retained their spots Scotland's Dylan Richardson (left) and South Africa's lock Eben Etzebeth shake hands after the Autumn ...

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 laid back that he is virtually horizontal. It is a difficult image to ...

Jack van Poortvliet had the initial chance to kick long, but Eben Etzebeth was quick off the mark to charge down the England scrum-half. It looked as if Marcus Smith had cleaned things up for his ...

Tempers flare as Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth and England enforcer Maro Itoje go head to head during the last match between the two teams at Twickenham back in 2022. Picture: Craig Mercer/MB ...

Only lock Eben Etzebeth, loosehead prop Ox Nche and hooker Bongi Mbonambi retain their starting berths from last week’s victory over Scotland in Edinburgh. The Bok match-day 23 includes a whole ...

It was a thrill a minute. First came Sleightholme’s try, with flyhalf Smith drawing Eben Etzebeth out of the defensive line to prevent what he probably thought would be a drop-goal attempt.