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

Keep track of the live scoring as the Springboks open their 2026 season with a warm-up game against the Barbarians.

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 ...

South Africa rugby kickstart a mighty few months of international rugby as they host the Barbarians in Gqeberha. The Springboks host England, Wales and Scotland next month in the inaugural Nations ...

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 ...

Springboks player ratings: The Boks kicked off their 2026 season with a tune-up against the Barbarians, but what looked like a routine win turned into quite the tussle for Rassie Erasmus’ side at ...

De Klerk is not the only double World Cup-winning Springbok in the starting XV, with veteran tighthead Vincent Koch named in the front-row alongside Georgia’s Giorgi Kharaishvili and Wales hooker ...