South Africa opened its 2026 rugby campaign with an 80-31 win over the Barbarians as Edwill van der Merwe starred in Gqeberha.

The Springboks kicked off their season in style with an emphatic 12-try victory over the Barbarians in Gqeberha. Despite a couple of yellow cards and a few areas to tidy up, the world champions ...

Exhibition rugby was celebrated at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday as the Springboks and Barbarians played with a smile, not a care in the world and without the pressure and ...

The Barbarians also lost skipper TJ Perenara to a yellow card for a high tackle in the build-up. With the Boks starting to go through the gears, another card followed for Miracle Fai’ilagi for a ...

Franco Mostert will undergo scans after suffering an injury in the Springboks' 80-31 win over the Barbarians, while debutant Riley Norton impressed in Gqeberha.

The try machine kicks 18 points as South Africa beat the Barbarians 80-31 in an exhibition match in Gqeberha. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Africa put a frightening 80 points past the Barbarians on the 20th June, 12 tries, 80-31 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Following an entertaining 80-31 defeat to the Springboks, here is how we rated Scott Robertson's Barbarians.

The Springboks kicked off their 2026 international campaign with a high scoring 80-31 win over the Barbarians at a receptive Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

It was an entertaining encounter between the Boks and the BaaBaas, but the hosts will know their defence wasn't up to scratch in the match.

Surprisingly, Cheslin Kolbe, who has been kicking in Japan for his club team, the Tokyo Sungoliath, made the conversion. However, upon turning from the make, he hit the camera and cut his eye open. He ...