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Six Junior Springbok world champions have been named in the Vodacom Bulls XV for Saturday’s Currie Cup clash against the Lions at the University of Johannesburg. Hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele, flanks Kebotile Maake and Heinrich Theron, No 8 Thomas Beling, scrumhalf Hendre Schoeman and fullback Aka Boqwana all come to the aid of an injury-hit Bulls […]

Junior Springbok Gilermo Mentoe will get his first taste of senior rugby as he starts for the Lions against the embattled Vodacom Bulls XV at UJ Stadium on Saturday. New signing and former Junior Bok Asad Moos gets his first start for the Joburg-based side in only his second appearance since switching from the Stormers.

Junior Boks prop Phiwayinkosi ‘Rambo’ Kubheka is eager to learn from All Blacks great Ma’a Nonu after returning to the Sharks. Kubheka is one of the young players set to benefit from Nonu’s stay in Durban as part of a high-performance mentorship programme aimed at developing the club’s next generation. Rather than focusing on the

One half of a blockbuster sibling pairing for the All Blacks and Moana Pasifika has taken up a coaching position on the touchlines in New Zealand. Former All Blacks wing Julian Savea has been appointed head coach of Mahurangi Rugby Club, with the 35-year-old set to take charge of the North Harbour premier side after

Never-before-seen footage and highlights from all the matches on the All Blacks’ 1996 tour of South Africa. The post Watch: All Blacked Out – 1996 tour of SA appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Never-before-seen footage and highlights from all the matches on the All Blacks’ 1996 tour of South Africa. The post Watch: All Blacked

Kieran Read and Justin Marshall say the physicality and experience of loose forward Ethan Blackadder is what the All Blacks need to dominate the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. Blackadder earned a recall to the national team as part of Dave Rennie’s 44-man squad to the Republic for an eight-match tour, after finishing the Super Rugby

A Springbok front-rower has decided to call time on his professional playing career. The Vodacom Bulls confirmed on Friday that prop Lizo Gqoboka has announced his retirement, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable career that saw him rise from humble beginnings to represent the Springboks and become a mainstay in Pretoria. The 36-year-old loosehead,

Doug Howlett’s late try at Jade Stadium in 2004 snatched victory from the Springboks as the All Blacks and South Africa gear up for the epic Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. ALL BLACKS: ‘We want to shut Bok fans up’ There’s been no shortage of nail-biters against the Springboks …just like 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 Doug Howlett last-minute winner

Springbok great Naas Botha hopes Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry is just the beginning of a return to the traditional international tours that once defined the sport. The All Blacks are set to face the Stormers, Sharks and Vodacom Bulls before the first Test against the Springboks at Ellis Park Test on 22 August. The tourists then

Paarl Boys’ High have put all the pressure on their cross-town rivals ahead of Saturday’s famous Interschools derby. On Saturday, an estimated 25,000 supporters will pack Faure Street Stadium as Boishaai and Paarl Gimnasium renew one of the fiercest rivalries in schoolboy rugby, with the first XV clash at 4pm once again the main event.