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Bordeaux Bègles defend their Investec Champions Cup title while Montpellier win the EPCR Challenge Cup final, according to the SA Rugby magazine team. ECPR Challenge Cup Montpellier vs Ulster (Friday, 9pm SA time) Juandre Joubert: Montpellier by 4 Dylan Johnson: Montpellier by 7 Lindiz van Zilla: Montpellier by 11 Morne Esben: Ulster by 3 Simon Borchardt: […]

Former Wallabies star Kurtley Beale insists he still has “fire in the belly” as he prepares to climb into third place on Super Rugby’s all-time appearance list. The 37-year-old has been named on the bench for the Western Force ahead of Saturday’s must-win clash against the Fijian Drua in Perth. Should he take the field,

Defending champions Bordeaux Bègles have made it clear they are chasing more than just another Investec Champions Cup title. Now, Leinster stand between the French giants and a place among European rugby’s elite dynasties. Saturday’s final in Bilbao pits the reigning champions against a Leinster side desperate to end a painful run of near-misses after

Leinster’s long wait for a fifth Investec Champions Cup title looks set to continue against a Bordeaux Bègles side playing the best rugby in Europe, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says Leinster remain one of Europe’s elite clubs, but Bordeaux arrive at the final with greater form, more attacking firepower and the most

Former Springbok prop Heinke van der Merwe believes the Lions are more than capable of rattling mighty Leinster in next weekend’s Vodacom URC quarter-final showdown in Dublin. And van der Merwe should know. The former loosehead represented both franchises during his career and was part of the legendary Leinster side that won back-to-back Heineken Cup

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote praised his side’s willingness to stay on task after their 97-0 hammering of Chile on Thursday. The U20 world champions scored 15 tries in the U20 International Series encounter at Rondebosch Boys’ High in Cape Town. “I am happy [with the result], but for me it was more about the

The Junior Boks ran in 15 tries as they crushed Chile in their U20 International Series encounter in Cape Town on Thursday. South Africa won 97-0 at Rondebosch Boys’ High after leading 52-0 at half-time. The Junior Boks started superbly and Chile did well to repel multiple attacks in the opening minutes. But just when

Watch the U20 International Series match between the Junior Springboks and Chile U20 at Rondebosch Boys’ High in Cape Town. The post WATCH LIVE: Junior Springboks vs Chile U20 appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Watch the U20 International Series match between the Junior Springboks and Chile U20 at Rondebosch Boys’ High in Cape Town.

Ulster have made a shock call by omitting an in-form South African for the EPCR Challenge Cup final against Montpellier in Bilbao on Friday night. Right wing Werner Kok has been dropped from the match 23 altogether. Kok makes way for Ireland wing Robert Baloucoune, who makes his first start for Ulster following an injury

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says “everyone received a fair start” at this year’s alignment camps ahead of the 2026 international season. The Boks wrapped up their second and final in-person alignment camp in Cape Town on Thursday, with more than 60 players involved across the two gatherings. The camps featured strategy sessions with the coaching