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Ryan Oosthuizen says winning the SVNS title in Perth over the weekend rates among the very best of his career. The experienced forward starred in Sunday’s final at HBF Park, scoring two tries as the Blitzboks edged Fiji 21-19 to claim their second title of the 2025-26 series, following December’s Cape Town victory. “The Cape […]

An 11-cap Wallaby is set to join Damian de Allende’s Saitama Wild Knights in Japan later this year. The club confirmed on Monday that Australian cross-code international winger Mark Nawaqanitawase will be heading there ahead of the new domestic season. The 25-year-old has starred for the Sydney Roosters in rugby league’s NRL after spending four

Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok inspired an end-to-end try at the death for the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in this past weekend’s Japan Division 2 action. Libbok’s brilliance saw the Liners seal a narrow 16-14 away win over the Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks on Saturday. MORE: Wallabies winger joins Doogz, Lood in Japan 79 min Stuck on

A documentary episode focusing on former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been removed at the last minute from a new M-Net series, with claims that SA Rugby played a role in the decision. Shape Shifters, produced by IdeaCandy, was initially advertised as a three-part profile series and is set to launch on M-Net this

England have been dealt a blow ahead of next weekend’s Six Nations and Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland. Winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of the trip to Murrayfield and to make matters worse, now faces a potential race against time to feature again in this year’s Six Nations. The 23-year-old Exeter speedster picked

Former Ireland players claim Leinster and Ireland’s attacks have regressed since defence guru Jacques Nienaber’s arrival at Leinster. They were speaking after Ireland’s 36-14 loss to France in Paris that saw Andy Farrell’s side drop to fifth in the World Rugby rankings, their lowest position since March 2022. Right on cue. https://t.co/bT7CykbIGu pic.twitter.com/LussonYAdb — Don

Henry Arundell says studying Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe has reshaped how he sees his own game. The England winger underlined his attacking threat with a hat-trick against Wales at Twickenham, scoring three tries inside the opening 35 minutes of England’s emphatic Six Nations win. But it is what he’s learning away from the try line

Coach Philip Snyman praised the Blitzboks for their effort and belief as they claimed the Perth Sevens title on Sunday. The 21-19 win over Fiji in the final at HBF Park was a convincing rebound after last weekend’s fourth place in Singapore and kept the Blitzboks’ SVNS title dreams alive, as they will travel to

Bok No 8 Jasper Wiese saw red for a headbutt against Italy last year, yet England prop Ellis Genge escaped with only a penalty for a similar incident on Saturday. The latter occurred in the 13th minute of the Six Nations clash at Twickenham, when Wales flank Alex Mann got under Genge’s skin and the

The Blitzboks claimed their second title of this season’s SVNS series after a tense victory over arch-rivals Fiji in the Perth final. South Africa backed up their win in Cape Town in December with a 21-19 win over the islanders to set right the wrongs from Singapore last week. The performance was especially satisfying after