Morné van den Berg will start Saturday’s Test against the All Blacks from the bench, but he has already done his homework on the opposite number he might have to shut down. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. Cam Roigard, New Zealand’s electric scrumhalf, is firmly on the radar of the man they call ‘Krappie’. “He’s […]
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Schalk Burger says the Springboks have to rediscover their attacking edge or fix their defence ahead of the third Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium on Saturday. The Boks levelled the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series with a 33-26 victory in Cape Town after losing the opener 33-16 at Ellis Park, but New Zealand
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is playing the refereeing game better than anyone, according to former All Blacks captain Kieran Read. Erasmus and New Zealand counterpart Dave Rennie have traded verbal blows through the media over officiating during the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, particularly around the scrum following the Boks’ 33-26 victory in Cape Town. Rennie
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John Dobson wants the Stormers to honour the legacy of the Western Cape next season as the club gears up to kick off its 2026-27 Vodacom URC campaign on foreign turf, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. The Stormers will face Connacht in Galway in round one on 25 September, followed by a clash against Edinburgh six days
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Several factors contributed to the decision to take the fourth Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry to the USA, writes MIKE GREENAWAY in SA Rugby magazine. The Springboks and All Blacks have played each other in some curious situations over the past 125 years, but among the quirkiest will be the fourth Test of the Greatest
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Frans Steyn says the Cheetahs need to front up physically when they host the Pumas in Sunday’s Currie Cup semi-final at Free State Stadium. DYLAN JOHNSON reports. The Cheetahs finished the league stage in second place but were beaten 52-26 by the Pumas in Nelspruit last weekend, a result Steyn described bluntly. “I think we
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Former Wales and British & Irish Lions flyhalf Dan Biggar believes Siya Kolisi’s influence goes far beyond what the Springbok captain produces with ball in hand. Kolisi returned from injury in the Boks’ 33-26 victory over the All Blacks in Cape Town last Saturday, having missed the opening Test with a hamstring problem. Biggar was
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Nick Mallett says Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu answered his critics by producing a performance more reminiscent of Handré Pollard in the Springboks’ victory over the All Blacks in Cape Town. Feinberg-Mngomezulu was initially dropped to the bench for the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, with Pollard named at flyhalf, but a calf injury suffered
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An emotional Ruhan Nel hopes an evolving game plan and familiar faces can help the Stormers bring the Vodacom URC trophy back to Cape Town next season, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. The 2021-22 URC winner was named club captain on Tuesday for the 2026-27 campaign, after leading the charge most of last season in the absence
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The Vodacom Bulls have tied down Springbok hooker Johan Grobbelaar with a long-term contract. Grobbelaar, who joined the Bulls in 2017, was due to come off contract next year but has now committed his future to the Pretoria-based club for another four seasons until 2030. He has become a key figure for the Bulls and
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