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Ben Youngs says he hopes England flank Henry Pollock scores a first-half hat-trick against the Springboks at Ellis Park to rile up local fans. The 21-year-old is set to face the Boks for the first time when England open their Nations Championship campaign in Joburg next Saturday, having enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past […]

Montpellier coach Joan Caudullo says his side has to be “watertight” to stop Toulouse scrumhalf Antoine Dupont having an impact on this weekend’s French Top 14 final. Caudullo’s outfit face the record 24-time champions at the Stade de France on Saturday, with Dupont back to his influential best. The 29-year-old scored a try and set-up

The Stormers XXIII coaching team for the Currie Cup has been announced. Former UCT coach Tom Dawson-Squibb has been appointed head coach and will be assisted by Helmut Lehmann, Dewaldt Duvenage, Sentle Lehoko and Pine Pienaar. Lehmann and Duvenage both continue their roles from the U23 season, while the experienced Pienaar joins the set-up in

Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams will play under a former All Blacks coach at the Kobe Kobelco Steelers. Wayne Smith has been appointed head coach of Kobe following Dave Rennie’s departure to take charge of New Zealand. Widely regarded as one of rugby’s greatest coaches, the 69-year-old helped guide the All Blacks to back-to-back World Cup

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Vusi Moyo’s meteoric rise to the Springbok squad has come as no surprise to his former high school coach. The flyhalf starred for the Junior Boks when they won the Junior World Championship in Italy last year and was due to feature again at this year’s tournament in Georgia, which kicks off this weekend. Instead,

The Springboks and England launch their Nations Championship campaigns at Ellis Park next Saturday. Who will emerge victorious? The Boks head into the clash as back-to-back World Cup and Rugby Championship winners, and the world’s No 1-ranked team. England, meanwhile, are sixth after enduring their worst-ever Six Nations campaign. FROM THE MAG: Poms set for

Angus Bell says Springbok rugby has become the blueprint for the modern game. Bell, who has returned to Australia after a season with Ulster in the Vodacom URC, said facing South African teams every week gave him a new appreciation of why the world champions have dominated in recent years. “That’s why South African rugby

A Sharks’ Springbok will spend the 2026-27 season in Japan before returning to Durban. The announcement ends speculation over fullback Aphelele Fassi’s immediate future after reports that the Sharks were prepared to grant the 28-year-old a sabbatical to further his career overseas. “As part of Aphelele Fassi’s renewed contract with The Sharks, he will take

The Cheetahs have strengthened their long-term player pathway after securing a group of promising young talents from schools and university rugby. Hooker Myburg Jacobs joins the Bloemfontein outfit from Trio High School in Kroonstad, while wing Jade Muller and centre Winton Abrahams have earned places in the Cheetahs system after impressing for the Central University