Two Springboks are poised to celebrate a career milestone against England at Ellis Park on Saturday. Double World Cup winners Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse will become the latest Boks to earn their 50 Test caps having both made their debuts in 2018. ALSO: New Bok jersey for All Blacks series The Nations Championship clash will […]
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Two Lions players and two highly-rated Pretoria schoolboys are set to further their careers in France. According to Rapport, lock Ruben Schoeman and flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela have signed with third division French club Narbonne ahead of the 2026-27 season. Schoeman spent six seasons and made over 100 appearances for the Lions. The 30-year-old’s departure is
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The Springboks’ Nations Championship opener against England could be played in front of a relatively small crowd at Ellis Park on Saturday. According to Rapport, only about 21,000 tickets had been sold by Wednesday, leaving plenty of seats available at the 62,000-capacity venue. Tickets were still on sale through Ticketmaster on Thursday, with prices ranging
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Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote praised his side’s clinical start to the Junior World Championship, but insists there is still plenty of work to do. The defending champions ran in 16 tries to demolish Uruguay 104-7 in Tbilisi on Saturday, having led 50-0 at half-time. Winger Jordan Steenkamp and flank Risima Khosa both bagged hat-tricks.
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Former England centre Jeremy Guscott believes rugby fans have been robbed of seeing “the best player in the world” at Ellis Park on Saturday. Guscott said he was looking forward to the Nations Championship clash between the Springboks and England, but was disappointed Bok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu would not be involved. “It’s really a shame, not
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Sharks coach JP Pietersen believes Vusi Moyo has the temperament to thrive at Test level. The 20-year-old flyhalf was preparing for the Junior World Championship earlier this month, but now finds himself in Rassie Erasmus’ squad for the Nations Championship Tests against England, Scotland and Wales after impressing in the Springboks’ win over the Barbarians.
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The Springboks are set to wear a special jersey during the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks in August and September. According to Rapport, SA Rugby and kit manufacturer Nike are keeping the design under wraps in a bid to prevent counterfeiters from copying the jersey before its official launch. SPECIAL REPORT:
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Toulouse held on to beat Montpellier for a record-equalling fourth-straight French Top 14 rugby title in a final interrupted by a thunderstorm. Toulouse triumphed 28-20 at the Stade de France after leading 25-6 at half-time. Hooker Peato Mauvaka scored twice in a dominant first half to set the 25-time champions on their way before the
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Rassie Erasmus’ first Springbok team of the Nations Championship may appear predictable, but history suggests another surprise could be coming, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane says the Test at Ellis Park is about more than one result, with Erasmus balancing the need to beat England against preparing the Springboks for the
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The Junior Springboks made a massive statement at the start of their Junior World Championship title defence, thrashing Uruguay in Tbilisi. South Africa ran in 16 tries in a 104-7 win over the newly-promoted Uruguayans, having led 50-0 lead at half-time. It was one-way traffic from the opening whistle as the Junior Boks asserted their
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