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After watching the All Blacks sweep aside three South African URC clubs, the Lions decided it was time to fight fire with fire. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. For 26 days, the All Blacks had swept through South Africa as conquering heroes, winning hearts and minds with flamboyance on the field and warmth off it. […]

Follow the live action as the Lions take on New Zealand in the fifth tour match of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour at Ellis Park.  The post LIVE: Lions vs All Blacks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Follow the live action as the Lions face the All Blacks at Ellis Park. #RugbysGreatestRivalry The

Veteran and long-term absentee Bongi Mbonambi, like utility forward Jan-Hendrik Wessels, remains a part of Rassie Erasmus’ Springbok hooker pool and future plans. Mbonambi last played for South Africa against Argentina in the 2025 Rugby Championship, and the 35-year-old missed the majority of the 2025-26 season for the Sharks due to injury. The 39-year-old Deon

Keeping quiet for the haka had nothing to do with the Springboks’ loss to the All Blacks at Ellis Park, according to Rassie Erasmus. South African crowds have traditionally drowned out the All Blacks’ pre-match challenge with chants of “Olé, Olé, Olé”, but the first Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series was different. After

Former Junior Boks flyhalf Ian van der Merwe will make his debut for the Vodacom Bulls XV against the Sharks XV at Kings Park on Friday night. The Bulls head into the final round of the Currie Cup league stage rooted to the bottom of the log, having lost all six of their matches. Van

Rassie Erasmus has revealed whether in-doubt Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will feature in the second Test against the All Blacks in Cape Town. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. Speaking to the media at the team’s base in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Erasmus said, “He’s good to go”, adding that it took the pressure off recent captain

Former prop and Lions assistant coach Julian Redelinghuys on whether the “red mist” cost the Springboks dearly in the first Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series.  Trailing midway through the second half of last week’s 33-16 defeat at Ellis Park, South Africa won three successive 5m scrum penalties that had the All Blacks pinned

The Stormers XXIII have a key player back for their Currie Cup semi-finals push, yet assistant coach Pine Pienaar warns of making a mistake overlooking the Lions on Friday. The fifth-placed Stormers kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 50-26 victory over the winless Vodacom Bulls XV in Pretoria last week. The race for

Former Springbok forwards Schalk Burger and Hanyani Shimange believe the game-changing 55th-minute scrum in the first Test at Ellis Park should have been reset. After opting three times to scrum from penalties, Bok replacement loosehead prop Gerhard Steenekamp was penalised by referee Matthew Carley for walking around the scrum. From there, momentum swung sharply and

All Blacks legend and GOAT Dan Carter backs Springbok playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to reach his full potential as a world-class flyhalf. Feinberg-Mngomezulu has already shown enough to suggest he has the talent, but Carter believes the next step is developing the consistency required to make the No 10 jersey his own.  The 24-year-old will play off