For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have taken over the reigns this week from Trevor and Steven, to bring you a Champions Cup SPECIAL Episode! With three South Africans lined up on the pod, hear from the Stormers’ Ruan Ackermann, the Bulls’ Nizaam Carr and the Lions’ Francke Horn. Is this year the YEAR for the South African club sides to finally go the distance in Europe? This and much more on the latest episode of For The Love Of Rugby South Africa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don’t be shocked! Trevor’s not moved clubs - he just lost his bet with Kitsie! Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane discuss where the URC’s biggest game of the weekend was won and lost and we find out how a rule change could spell trouble for tough tacklers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do Springbok players fit back into their club teams after months away? How do their team-mates react? What if they’ve been winning while you’re away? Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane talk about their challenges when it’s time to go home. Plus mixed fortunes in the URC and Trevor is not happy with Ben’s Top 50 list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does South Africa's defeat to Australia actually matter? And does it mean the Wallabies can win the World Cup? Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff take you inside the Springbok camp when the world champions lose, and they read the best of your comments. Plus the URC is back and the South African sides have started well. We speak to Ruhan Nel of the Stormers and Francke Horn of the Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does Rassie do it? Steven Kitshoff is joined by Steve Hansen and Ewen McKenzie to ask elite coaches about Rassie Erasmus and what he’s trying to achieve with the Springboks. How hard will a third World Cup in a row be? Plus, the Boks play Australia this weekend and the Wallabies could be our toughest test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane are back, to pick their Team Of The Series after Rugby's Greatest Rivalry. The Springboks ran out 3-1 winners over the four-match test series, but will that be reflected in the chosen XV? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Africa beat New Zealand for the third weekend in a row. This time in Baltimore to claim Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Double World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane break down the game, and tell you how coach Rassie Erasmus gets the best out of his players. He knows how to push their buttons, and has those buttons on speed dial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Talent only gets you so far". Steven Kitshoff and Dan Carter discuss the importance of work ethic when it comes to becoming the greatest All Blacks and Springboks players in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Malcolm “The Moose” Marx put on a masterclass as South Africa beat New Zealand to take a 2-1 lead in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Former Springboks Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane break down how the All Blacks were dismantled on Saturday, and how Ox Nché and the Springbok scrum was central to everything that happened in Soweto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rugby’s greatest player of all time picks his greatest moments from rugby’s greatest rivalry. Dan Carter is back alongside Steven Kitshoff for this special episode where the two list the top 5 games they've played in between South Africa and New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane break down the second Test match in the Greatest Rivalry series as South Africa level things up at 1-1 against New Zealand. They’ll tell you how Rassie Erasmus’s late changing of the team keeps everyone on their toes, how Eben Etzebeth is back to his best and why Malcolm Marx and Siya Kolisi made such an impact in Cape Town. Plus the flyover before kick-off that everyone is talking about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rassie Erasmus has brought back totemic captain Siya Kolisi and clutch king Handre Pollard for a huge second Test of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks at DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Francke Horn joins double World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff & Trevor Nyakane to analyse where the game could be won for South Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The GOAT Dan Carter has joined For The Love Of Rugby for The Greatest Rivalry series between South Africa and New Zealand. He sits down with fellow World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff to analyse the best fly-halves in the world right now. In this special episode, he talks Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Handre Pollard, Ruben Love, Richie Mo’unga, Beauden Barrett and more. Plus his best insights on what it takes to be the best playmaker in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff was inside Ellis Park to watch South Africa lose 33-16 to New Zealand in the first Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. In this episode he debriefs the whole game with Ross Karl from Aotearoa Rugby Pod. Were the Springboks undercooked? Why was the attack so sloppy? And can they play that badly next weekend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff is joined once again by Jordan Buhrs to discuss how the greatest rivalry came about. The 2 top teams in the world have been battling it out for the longest time, but is this series going to be bigger than the World Cup? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Africa and New Zealand are preparing for The Greatest Rivalry. In this episode, we discuss who coach Rassie should pick for the Springboks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand have disposed of another South African side, as they beat the Vodacom Bulls 50-19 in Pretoria. The All Blacks scored eight tries and look to be in fine form heading to Ellis Park. The first Test against the Springboks is on Saturday, but who will Rassie Erasmus pick? Double World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff speaks to 2019 loser Ben Youngs and our new favourite Kiwi - Ross Karl from Aotearoa Rugby Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After New Zealand beat the Sharks 54-0 in Durban, Trevor Nyakane has been busy working on his five-point plan to hand over to coach Rassie and give the Springboks the best chance of winning The Greatest Rivalry. Steven Kitshoff heaps praise on 39-year old Deon Fourie who is back in the Boks squad. What a legend.And Ma’a Nonu gives us the feeling of YES for his solo haka on Tuesday night. Trevor tells us what he’s like on the training ground, and how he’s inspiring the next generation of Sharks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Africa cling on to win 17-10 in Argentina, but captain Siya Kolisi came off injured after only 24 minutes in Buenos Aires. Double World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane give their thoughts the morning after. New Zealand started their tour of South Africa with a 38-21 win against the Stormers in Cape Town. There were 3 yellow cards, a returning (again) Deon Fourie and an incredible try by Stormers wing Seabelo Senatla. The game was close until the final stages when the All Blacks finally ran away and ended up with six tries. What do you think, Springbok fans? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560…

The All Blacks have landed in South Africa, ready to start The Greatest Rivalry series. Meanwhile, the Springboks are preparing by facing Argentina in Argentina. Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane cannot wait to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane go through the entirety of Rassie Erasmus's 44-man Springbok squad as they discuss who could be playing in each position and who could be moved around. With big-name players coming back and new caps making an impression, who will start in the upcoming Greatest Rivalry series? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Full Squad Named 01:57 Props 06:47 Hookers 09:54 Locks 12:00 Loose Forwards 15:00 Utility forwards 20:40 Scrum Halves 23:16 Fly Halves 27:28 Centres 31:12 Outside and utility backs 38:30 The Greatest Rivalry 52:08…

Steven Kitshoff is joined by Ross Karl from The Aotearoa Rugby Pod to break down the All Blacks squad announcement for the Greatest Rivalry. Rieko Ioane is back in, Ardie Savea is not involved until the test matches and there are three uncapped players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a clean sweep for South Africa in the Nations Championship, Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff give you incredible insight into how Coach Rassie is preparing his Springbok squad for The Greatest Rivalry series, and next year’s World Cup. The Boks beat Wales 43-0 on Saturday, and we’ll tell you why they take so much pride in defence. Plus our team of the week is dominated by All Blacks, and some great stories about competitive props and trying to catch a ball in Durban humidity. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The team is out and Rassie has chosen 4 new debutants for this weekend's game against Wales at the Hollywoodbets Kings Park Durban. Jaco Williams, Vusi Moyo, Ruben van Heerden and Carlü Sadie Steven Kitshoff and Kuhle Sonkosi aka Coach Kooks breakdown the strategy behind the picks and what the Springboks have to do in order to come out victorious. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Handre Pollard was man of the match on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld and Rudy Paige and Steven Kitshoff both loved to see it. Scotland were much better than England the previous week, but this was a less experienced South Africa side who got valuable experience at the highest level. Rudy and Steven pick their team of round 2, throw praise at Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu and tell you what Jesse Kriel is like off the field. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After an epic performance from South Africa against England, Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane are celebrating the strength in depth of the Springboks squad. The Boks lost Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth before the game, but still completely outclassed England at Ellis Park in Johannesburg to win 45-21. How good was Damian Willemse? Really good. But, why wasn’t he man of the match? We’ll tell you the inside story. Plus we’ll pick our team of the weekend from all six opening round matches. Plus we’ll pick our team of the weekend from all six opening round matches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Henry Pollock is in the form of his life, but can he help England win a Test match against South Africa in Ellis Park? Steven Kitshoff, Trevor Nyakane, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have nearly 400 international caps between them and now they get together to preview the huge clash between the Springboks and England. How much pressure is coach Steve Borthwick under? Why has Maro Itoje been rested? Will Fin Smith start at 10? And why does Ben keep picking on Trev? Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Follow For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveofrugbysa/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loveofrugbysa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loveofrugbysa/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rugby legends Ben Youngs, Dan Cole, Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff take on the unenviable task of picking their combined Springbok-England squad. 🚙 Get 20% off your first carVertical report - or 50% off a full bundle - using the code FORTHELOVEOFRUGBY: https://www.carvertical.com/fortheloveofrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who's the best box kicker of all time? This conversation between three double World Cup winners is one of our best yet. Faf de Klerk has returned home to South Africa, and opens up to Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane about all the reasons why. How does playing in Japan and for the Springboks actually work, and what are his goals going forward? Could he make the Boks squad and win a third World Cup nexr year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff is put on the spot by Trevor Nyakane as he picks the best Springbok side to take on England in the first game of the Nations Championship. They review the 80-point win against Barbarians and discuss whether Riley Norton is ready to start in the second row. Plus what happened to the Bulls in Dublin? They lost a fourth final in five years, but congratulations to Leinster. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Springbok season starts this Saturday against the Barbarians. South Africa will be without their Bulls stars, so it's a good chance to build even more strength in depth. The Bulls against Leinster is basically a test match in Dublin, and we’re hoping our soccer team can get a result at the FIFA World Cup.Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff give you the best insight into what Rassie Erasmus is building with the Boks, and how Handre Pollard can guide the Bulls to win the URC. Plus new tracksuits and Tony Brown’s big news. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

High School Rugby in South Africa is like nowhere else in the world. Crowds of 25,000, live TV coverage and a scramble for tickets. It’s also the schools that produce the Boks and 56 have come from Paul Roos Gimnasium in Stellenbosch - more than any other in the country. Steven Kitshoff is one of their many famous old boys. He went back to his old school to find out exactly why the school system is key to the global domination of the South African national team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we welcome a South African legend, an inspiration and a trailblazer for the women’s game. She’s the most capped female Springbok after only taking up the sport at University and now helps the next generation of future stars. Cindy Booi talks leadership, pressure and why winning a World Cup is the aim for South Africa’s women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane give their tips on how to survive your first Springbox training camp as they give the lowdown on the latest players to be called up to the senior squad. This week, we’ll get to know more about coping with those first day nerves and life back in the classroom. We’ll also hear why Steven thinks Trevor’s sock superstition needs a refresh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane go head to head in the Ultimate Sprinboks Quiz. Answering questions on history, legends and themselves. Ft special guest Bongi Mbonambi: Who will prevail as the ultimate Sprinboks champion? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the story of one of the most iconic Rugby World Cup wins of all time. South Africa were not favourites going into the 2019 tournament, but turned everything around on their way to a famous win over England in the final. In this episode, Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff recall the opening game against New Zealand, the origins of the Bomb Squad and Trevor's injury that allowed him to go home and spend time with his newborn baby. Plus the incredible scenes of what it meant to Springbok fans back home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trevor Nyakane is back with Steven Kitshoff to answer your questions. Our double World Cup winners discuss if the Stormers will win the URC, and how Jacques Nienaber will be preparing Leinster for the Investec Champions Cup final. Plus the special bond between forwards that backs just won't understand, and they begin to consider who might lead the Boks at the 2031 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deon Fourie played 77 minutes in a World Cup final, when nobody gave him a chance of being there. His story is remarkable, so it's time for him to sit down with Steven Kitshoff in Cape Town to go through it. Trevor Nyakane is sick, but he's a warrior, so he's dialling in from Durban where he's spent the week in bed. Stormers fans - you'll love this one as well. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our best episode. Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi joins Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff for a deep dive on how he sets the standard within the South African pack, leading from the front and proving the doubters wrong every step of the way. Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby-south-africa/id1888296557 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pGqZKr38xsWk9IXlzjWZ1?si=8251ead164fa4560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is your guide to one of the most dominant weapons in the history of sport - the Springbok scrum. Ox Nché, Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane are together in Durban to break down how the South African pack works, how much they study their opposition, and what it feels like to be in the middle of an international scrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Double-World Cup winning Springboks tell you the best speeches they've ever heard in a South African rugby team room. Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff are answering your questions. Do they remember the first time they met Rassie? What happened to Trevor when he missed a flight to Argentina? And would you rather fight one RG Snyman or five Handre Pollards? Plus the top 5 stadiums in the world, the best All Blacks they've ever played against and the hardest hit they've ever taken. And why Faf de Klerk takes longer to get changed than any other player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa, Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff take you inside South Africa's 2023 Rugby World Cup Triumph. From Siya Kolisi's miracle injury return, to a devastating dressing down from Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks certainly won their record fourth World Cup the hard way. With tales that have never been aired before, this is the story of one of the most iconic rugby triumphs in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole dial up their new friends in Cape Town to launch a new South African version of For The Love Of Rugby, Double Rugby World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane are now part of the team, and this channel is just for them. If you're a Springbok fan, you can expect new episodes every Tuesday. There'll be deep dives into working with Rassie, winning World Cups, playing with Siya Kolisi and whatever else props chat about in between meals. For The Love Of Rugby South Africa. In this episode, Steven and Trevor tell you how a Springbok alignment camp works, how Rassie and his coaches will have watched the Six Nations. Plus the best props they ever faced, battles with injuries and why everyone loves the Ox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Double Rugby World Cup winning Springboks Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff love rugby. Their new podcast will tell you what it's like to play for Rassie Erasmus, play with Siya Kolisi and how the Bokke beat every other country in the world. South African fan? You're in the right place. Get stuck into the comments, and get ready for deep dives on Rassie tactics and Bok scrum dominance. Amabhokobhoko! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices