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A former Springbok flyhalf is in line to become the Bulls’ new kicking coach. According to Rapport, Vlok Cilliers is the frontrunner to join Johan Ackermann’s coaching staff. The 58-year-old recently returned to South Africa after his stint as France’s kicking coach came to an early end. While Cilliers is still finalising his severance package […]

EG Jansen players fought with Menlopark old boys during a 1st XV match on Saturday. The old boys were reportedly behind the posts when words were exchanged. EG Jansen players then jumped over the barrier and began fighting the old boys. Parents from both schools then also got involved.   View this post on Instagram

Two integral Springbok coaches have reportedly been left at home as the squad makes their way to Buenos Aires for next Saturday’s one-off clash against Argentina. According to Rapport, Springbok attack guru Tony Brown and Mobi-Unit coach Duane Vermeulen have remained in South Africa with a group of players at the national team’s base in Johannesburg.

Junior Boks prop Kai Pratt is still waiting for his B-sample to be tested after returning an adverse analytical finding for an anabolic steroid. The 18-year-old failed a doping test on 10 April during the Sanzaar U20 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha. Pratt, who is contracted to the Sharks and attended a Springbok alignment camp earlier

The All Blacks’ tour matches against South Africa’s four URC teams are unlikely to be sold out. New Zealand kick off the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour against the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on Friday night before facing the Sharks at Kings Park (11 August), Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld (15 August) and Lions at

Coach Rassie Erasmus has addressed the speculation around Siya Kolisi’s readiness to lead the Springboks in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. Kolisi is set to make his return from a hamstring injury against Argentina in Buenos Aires next Saturday after missing the entire Nations Championship campaign.  The two-time World Cup winner was among five fit-again

Rassie Erasmus has revealed that veteran Springbok prop Frans Malherbe could make a return to action early next year. The double World Cup winner is recovering from a chronic back and neck injury, compounded by a hip issue, and has not played since the Stormers’ Vodacom URC clash against the Scarlets in March 2025. His

The powerful André Esterhuizen is one of several versatile Springboks currently training to pack down at the back of the scrum for the world champions. The 32-year-old Esterhuizen, who has starred at centre and flanker, is among a host of fit-again players named in the 26-man Bok squad for Saturday’s Test against Argentina in Buenos

Stormers XXIII coach Tom Dawson-Squibb is prepared to release up to three players for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry opener at Cape Town Stadium on Friday night. John Dobson’s Stormers will host the All Blacks in the first match of the blockbuster eight-game tour, which also includes clashes between New Zealand and the Sharks, Vodacom Bulls

Coach Phiwe Nomlomo was left frustrated by another poor start as the Vodacom Bulls XV fell to their third consecutive defeat in the Currie Cup. The Bulls went down 42-19 to the Lions at UJ Stadium on Saturday, with Nomlomo acknowledging his side kept making life difficult for themselves. “We have to be better at