Lock Eben Etzebeth will join Victor Matfield as the most capped Springbok if he plays off the bench on Saturday after being named in the matchday 23 to face Argentina in the Rugby Championship.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Eben Etzebeth is a doubt for South Africa's crunch Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand at the weekend due to injury, putting more pressure on the Springboks ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 28 (Reuters) - South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been passed fit to face New Zealand in a Rugby Championship showdown in Johannesburg on Saturday, but will start from the bench ...

The unusual steps taken by Rassie Erasmus to get Springbok talisman Eben Etzebeth into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Test against the All Blacks is all about the Boks going for the jugular ...

South Africa have replaced Marco van Staden on the bench with fit-again veteran lock Eben Etzebeth for a Rugby Championship match against New Zealand on Saturday, SA Rugby said. Etzebeth ...

Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election Etzebeth had started the Springboks’ previous 22 ...

Eben Etzebeth may have many nicknames in rugby, but on Tuesday ahead of the All-Blacks test in Johannesburg, he may have added “Lazarus” to those. After not being named in the Bok team to face ...

Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth is still in the running to face the All Blacks, despite him missing out on selection to the match 23 named on Tuesday by coach Rassie Erasmus. Picture: Morgan ...

In the next two Bok matches – if selected to play against the Pumas in Argentina and then a week after that against the same opposition at Mbombela Stadium – lock Eben Etzebeth will equal and ...