South Africa change three for Samoa

Pretoria Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named his team to play Samoa in the final of a four-nation tournament at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Meyer's team shows three changes all of them in the pack from the side which beat Scotland ...

Bangalore, June 19: 'Thinking big' is the mantra these days-be it the move by a tiny Samoan airline that plans to introduce an 'XL' class for its most 'weighed' passengers. Interestingly, the airline had introduced a similar policy last year where ...

The challenge facing the Springboks this weekend in the final of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Loftus Versfeld will be a lot tougher than the bruising encounter they survived in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Springbok winger Bryan Habana, one of ...

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will be given until Friday to prove his fitness, ahead of the clash with Samoa on Saturday. De Villiers has been unable to train this week, ahead of the encounter in Pretoria as a result of a sternum injury. The ...

The Springboks leadership depth will be put to the test for the first time since Heyneke Meyer took charge of the team when they play Samoa in the final of a four-team series at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. With captain Jean de Villiers likely to ...

12:01pm BST PRETORIA, June 19 (Reuters) - South Africa named the following team for their rugby test against Samoa in Pretoria on Saturday: 15-Willie le Roux, 14-Bryan Habana, 13-JJ Engelbrecht, 12-Jean de Villiers (captain) or Jan Serfontein, ...

IF THE Springboks thought they were battered, bruised and tested in a rugby sense more than they had bargained for in their last meeting against Samoa, they had better brace themselves for an even bigger assault on Saturday. This bone-chilling ...

Rachel Maddow reports on the quiet dignity of Congressman Eni Faleomavaega, of American Samoa, who ignored the ridiculous mispronunciation of his name in an introduction by Rep. Kerry Bentivolio but made sure Bentivolio and everyone in the room was ...

The South Seas' most famous hotel is unbowed by Cyclone Evan, writes Robyn Yousef Evan had Aggie on her knees. But, that grand lady of the South Pacific is on her way back and will soon dance again on Apia's waterfront. Samoa's iconic hotel, Aggie ...