SA Rugby has revealed the details about the Springboks' upcoming trophy tour set to hit the biggest cities in South Africa.
The world champion Springbok rugby team will embark on a four-day Trophy Tour to major regional population centres from Thursday, SA Rugby announced on Sunday.
SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus admits the Springbok coaches are taking a different approach to announcing their team for this weekend's crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final showdown with France.
SA Rugby President Mark Alexander led the tributes to former Junior Springbok coach Eric Sauls, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer.
Global sportswear giants Nike are facing a Competitions Commission complaint over its refusal to give the green light to several independent retail outlets in South Africa to sell Springbok jerseys.
Laurian Johannes-Haupt has been formally recruited by SA Rugby to join the team as assistant coach, leading up to the WXV tournament in October.