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Rassie Erasmus says a global season will “sort out a lot of problems” for South African rugby. Momentum is finally building around long-running talks to align the international calendar, with World Rugby set to host key stakeholders in London in mid-February. Central to the discussions is the possibility of shifting the Rugby Championship into the […]

The Stormers Rugby Institute will officially reopen its doors on Monday. Netwerk24 reports that a first intake of highly-rated schoolboy players will report to the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport this weekend, ahead of their initial training session in Eikestad. They are Gert Kemp (Paul Roos Gymnasium, loose forward), Jordan Steenkamp (Paul Roos, wing), Jayden Brits

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The Blitzboks made a winning start to their Singapore Sevens campaign on Saturday. Coach Philip Snyman’s side beat Spain 21-14, with pool matches against Great Britain (10:20am SA time) and Fiji (1:46pm SA time) to come. Anton Legorburu Anso opened the scoring with a try for Spain after the Blitzboks had come close at the

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will draw on memories of a record-breaking night at Kings Park when the Stormers face the Sharks on Saturday. The flyhalf produced a scintillating all-round display for the Springboks in a 67-30 victory against Argentina last September last year – scoring 37 points via three tries, eight conversions and two penalties. 2025 Boks: Sacha

Doctors have confirmed the prognosis for Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat after he underwent toe surgery on Friday. The Bok lock suffered the injury moments after coming on in the 30-19 defeat to the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium, before being yellow-carded for his team’s repeated infringements. “It’s turf toe,” said Stormers backline and attack coach

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu says the Stormers will “give everything we’ve got” against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday before taking a break. The Stormers sit second on the Vodacom URC log behind the Glasgow Warriors, having won their opening eight games before coming unstuck against the Sharks in Cape Town last Saturday. The Stormers are next

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann was only able to finalise his team for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Lions on Friday morning. Ackermann was seen running through his 23-man squad at Loftus Versfeld shortly before the official announcement, and admitted selection decisions went right down to the wire. “It was a challenging week with

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote says much-hyped centre Markus Muller has his feet firmly on the ground. The Junior Boks assembled in Stellenbosch last Saturday and have already been put through their paces, playing warm-up fixtures against UCT and Maties. The training squad is packed with young talent, including several players fresh out of school.

With hot, humid and slippery conditions expected at Kings Park, Sharks coach JP Pietersen believes the set-piece battle could prove decisive in Saturday’s Vodacom URC derby against the Stormers. MORNÉ ESBEN reports. Pietersen has recalled several Springboks to his starting XV for the return clash, with Ox Nche, Siya Kolisi, Grant Williams and Edwill van