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Siya Kolisi is excited for Cameron Hanekom to get a crack at the All Blacks on Saturday, as the Springbok skipper defends Rassie Erasmus’ constant player rotations, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Amid all the talk around Kolisi’s return from injury, Pieter-Steph du Toit’s 100th Bok cap and late team changes, the selection of Hanekom on the […]

Mike Vowles praised the performance from the Sharks XV in a 53-22 victory over the Vodacom Bulls XV on Friday to give the Durbanites a shot at a Currie Cup semi-final spot. Sharks flanker Tino Mavesere scored four tries on the night at Kings Park, with skipper Ross Braude and hooker Jacques Marais also crossing

Tino Mavesere scored four tries at Kings Park on Friday night, as the Sharks XV banked a bonus-point win over the winless Vodacom Bulls XV to keep their Currie Cup semi-final hopes alive. The Durban hosts went into the match as outsiders in the race for a top-four finish, but the five points from a

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea says he “knows what’s coming” against the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday. New Zealand head into the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series with a 1-0 lead after claiming a 33-16 victory at Ellis Park. However, Savea expects a fierce response from the world champions. AFRICA PICKS:

The Lions completely outplayed the Stormers XXIII at Ellis Park on Friday to remain in Currie Cup contention. The Joburg-based side ran in five tries to secure a 36-12 bonus-point win over an error-ridden Stormers side. It moved the Lions up to third on the log, three points ahead of the Pumas and four ahead

Siya Kolisi and Ardie Savea may be fierce competitors on the field, but rugby is off limits when the Springbok and All Blacks captains spend time together away from it. The two loose forwards will lead their countries into the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. But

The Springboks won’t be distracted by talk coming out of the All Blacks camp and will focus on the “reality” of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series for the world champions, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. So says Bok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick, who fronted the media ahead of Saturday’s showdown at Cape Town Stadium between Rassie Erasmus’

Schalk Burger and Jean de Villiers believe the high-risk rush defence system still works for the Springboks. The former Boks were responding to ex-Sharks coach and former All Blacks assistant John Plumtree, who questioned whether the Boks’ aggressive defensive system needed adjusting after their 33-16 defeat at Ellis Park. AFRICA PICKS: Springboks vs All Blacks

Captain Siya Kolisi says experience will count for nothing unless the Springboks turn the lessons from their Ellis Park defeat into action against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday. The Boks trail 1-0 in the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series after losing 33-16 last weekend. The Boks have been in similar positions before,

Having fought back from injury again, Siya Kolisi has addressed his mindset and readiness to lead the Springboks into Saturday’s clash against the All Blacks, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Kolisi was addressing reporters on Friday, in the lead-up to the Cape Town Stadium duel as the world champions look to level the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry