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, […]
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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
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Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick shed light on the Springboks’ team changes on the eve of the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at Cape Town Stadium, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Stick was speaking to the media on Friday in the build-up to the clash in Cape Town, alongside skipper Siya Kolisi, who returns to
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Coach Frans Steyn has made sweeping changes to the Cheetahs forward pack for Saturday’s Currie Cup clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit. Only captain and No 8 Neels Volschenk keeps his jersey from last week’s win against the Boland Cavaliers. He is joined in the back row by blindside flank Pierre Uys and Sisonke Vumazonke,
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Jake White believes the late changes to the Springbok match 23 for Saturday’s second Test against the All Blacks will alter the team’s approach. Wing Cheslin Kolbe and flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu have been drafted into the run-on side, while Manie Libbok will serve as the back-up flyhalf off the bench. AFRICA PICKS: Springboks vs All
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The Stormers have secured several players on contract extensions ahead of the 2026-27 season. Hooker JJ Kotzé, lock Adré Smith, loose forwards Deon Fourie, Marcel Theunissen and Hacjivah Dayimani, centre Ruhan Nel, wingers Seabelo Senatla and Leolin Zas, and fullback Warrick Gelant – all Vodacom URC title winners from the 2022-23 season who have 767
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Former Test referee Nigel Owens has weighed in on Ardie Savea’s hit on Jasper Wiese at Ellis Park. The All Blacks captain escaped sanction after referee Matthew Carley reviewed his tackle on the Springbok No 8. TMO Mike Adamson brought the incident to Carley’s attention, with replays showing Savea making contact with Wiese while in
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Former Sharks coach John Plumtree expects Ethan Hooker to bring a “physical edge” to the Springboks’ game against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday. Hooker has been selected on the left wing for the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at Cape Town Stadium. The 23-year-old Sharks midfielder will wear the
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Beast Mtawarira believes Ox Nché will have a major role to play for the Springboks in Saturday’s Cape Town showdown against the All Blacks. Writing for Daily Maverick, the 2019 World Cup-winning former Bok prop said Nché was dominant in the first half of the Ellis Park Test before leaving the field in the 45th
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Bob Skinstad believes the Springboks’ defeat to the All Blacks at Ellis Park could prove to be merely a bump in the road to a hat-trick of World Cup titles. The Boks surrendered their 12-match winning streak and No 1 ranking with a 33-16 defeat last Saturday, leaving them needing to win the remaining three
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