Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has not ruled out a possible recall for veteran lock Bakkies Botha ahead of the Rugby Championship. South Africa's first-choice lock Eben Etzebeth damaged a hip cartilage ...

British rugby website ruck.co.uk has joined the fray, having organised an online poll of the greatest starting XV of all time. It claimed more than 200,000 responses. The All Blacks dominated the ...

Bakkies Botha will make a return to the Springbok set-up if lock Eben Etzebeth is found guilty of foul play in a hearing on Monday. The 32-year-old Botha, who currently plies his trade with Top 14 ...

As he was making his way off the field after being part of his seventh Springbok victory in nine Tests against England, Bakkies Botha, pictured, knew that he had had enough. The 35-year-old Bok ...

Nothing short of amazing. That is how Bakkies Botha described the two-week ban to All Black Keven Mealamu last Friday after he had initially been given a moderate four-week suspension for head-butting ...

CAPE TOWN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - South Africa's Bakkies Botha, renowned for his fearsome physical presence in the second row, announced his international retirement on Saturday but will continue to play ...

Bakkies Botha has revealed that he and a number of his South Africa team-mates are particularly pumped up for this weekend's Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash with Australia because they know that ...

Springboks lock Bakkies Botha is determined to bounce back from the Achilles injury that has curtailed his Rugby World Cup campaign. The 76-Test veteran started the pool stage victories over Fiji and ...

Springboks Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha were both suspended after the Springboks vs. the British and Irish Lions second test at Loftus Versfeld. Schalk Burger was given an eight-week suspension for ...

THE International Rugby Board are investigating South Africa’s protest against the suspension of Bakkies Botha during Saturday’s clash against the Lions. THE International Rugby Board are ...