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Former All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has questioned World Rugby’s decision to lower the tackle height for the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship. The global body confirmed this week that the tournament will be played under a reduced tackle height law, with contact required below the sternum. The move marks the most significant step yet […]

Maro Itoje will only return to action in the new year, with Saracens confirming the lock is still recovering from a knee injury sustained during the November internationals. Itoje has been sidelined since England’s victory over Argentina at the end of November and was initially expected to feature for Saracens before the end of the

A former Springbok flanker will continue his French adventure next season after signing a two-year deal with Pro D2 side Nevers. Thirty-four-year-old Arno Botha will head north-west from Lyon once the current Top 14 campaign concludes, bringing an end to a three-year stint with Les Loups that began in 2022. Botha arrived at Lyon after

Shilton van Wyk is not easing his way into the SVNS series – he is charging straight for the top. After back-to-back tournaments in Dubai and Cape Town to open the season, the Springbok Sevens speedster has made his ambitions unmistakably clear: he wants to play at all nine tournaments, and he wants to be

A Griquas Currie Cup winner has joined the Dragons ahead of the Welsh club’s  Vodacom URC clash against Connacht at Rodney Parade. Cebo Dlamini, who captained Griquas to their first domestic title in 55 years in September, joins the Men of Gwent with immediate effect, adding much-needed depth and power to their tighthead prop stocks.

What the experts said about the Springboks in 2025 – and highlights of their dominant season. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images The post Watch: World’s most feared rugby team appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. What the experts said about the Springboks in 2025 – and highlights of their dominant season. The post Watch: World’s most

Cricket was Boeta Chamberlain’s first love, but rugby was simply the sport that refused to let him go once it got hold of him at six years old. From the age of three, Chamberlain had a bat in his hands, switching loyalties with the seasons as he grew up – rugby in winter, cricket in

Fresh off a fortnight of Investec Champions Cup action, the Boks and Bok hopefuls will clash in two brutal SA derbies. The post Keo & Zels: Delightful derbies double as Bok trials appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Fresh off a fortnight of Investec Champions Cup action, the Boks and Bok hopefuls will clash in

Ireland lock James Ryan has revealed what he had to do in “tackle school” after being banned for a dangerous cleanout on Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx. Ryan was initially yellow-carded in the 20th minute of the Dublin Test, before the the sanction was upgraded to red following a foul play review. The Boks went on

Stormers flyer Dylan Maart is looking to emulate Kurt-Lee Arendse’s path to the green and gold. MORNÉ ESBEN reports. Maart’s Stormers journey may have begun as a loan deal from Currie Cup champions Griquas, but the electric winger is quickly making himself difficult to ignore. He scored a try on his Stormers debut against Munster