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Stormers forwards coach Rito Hlungwani has shed light on the decision to relieve Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of the captaincy. Lock JD Schickerling will lead the side against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. “One of the reasons was to free Sacha up a bit. It definitely takes away a bit of the pressure on Sacha,” […]

The Junior Springboks scored five tries in another convincing win against Georgia in Tbilisi on Friday. SA U20 triumphed 35-5 in cold and wet conditions, having led 21-0 at the break. The tourists won the first game 35-0 last Sunday, The tough conditions made handling difficult, while the South Africans were also guilty of conceding

Promotion and relegation from the top-flight Premiership is to be scrapped from next season. A “criteria-based expansion and demotion model” will take its place following an “overwhelming” vote on Friday in favour of a new set-up by the council of England’s RFU. The Premiership will look to expand from 10 teams to 12 teams by

Stormers coach John Dobson has opted to change captain and install a new front row for the Vodacom URC clash against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. Springbok star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was handed the Stormers captaincy against the Leicester Tigers in mid-January in an Investec Champions Cup match and had been entrusted with the

Batho Hlekani starts at blindside flank in one of two changes to the Lions pack for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Stormers at Ellis Park. The former Junior Boks star replaces Ruan Venter, who suffered a concussion against the Sharks last week, while Springbok Asenathi Ntlabakanye also misses out with RF Schoeman starting at

Johan Ackermann has clarified his selection of Morné Smith ahead of Wilco Louw for Saturday’s derby against the Sharks at Loftus. Louw only recently returned from a Springbok-mandated rest period and Ackermann believes now is the right time to give Smith a proper shot. “Wilco, Handré (Pollard) and Kurt-Lee (Arendse) all just returned from their

World Rugby has come out strongly amid ongoing talk of de-powering or removing scrums altogether to make the game more attractive for fans. Ahead of World Rugby’s key summit in London, chairman Brett Robinson told reporters the issue of changing scrum laws “weren’t on the table to be discussed”. The French Rugby Federation and the

The Investec Champions Cup will return to an October start next season. EPCR on Friday confirmed key dates for the 2026-27 season, with the finals weekend set to take place on Friday, 21 May and Saturday, 22 May in the French sporting capital of Lyon. The pool draws will take place on Wednesday, 1 July,

The Vodacom Bulls welcome back a key Springbok for Saturday’s URC match against the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld. Canan Moodie, who featured in last week’s warm-up game against Boland after recovering from a concussion suffered against the Stormers in early January, will start in midfield alongside Harold Vorster. They will be up against Springbok André Esterhuizen

Bob Skinstad has hit back at Eddie Jones after the former England coach compared Henry Pollock to him and questioned their ability to handle the 80-minute “grind”. Jones made the remarks on the Rugby Unity podcast in the wake of England’s 42-21 Six Nations defeat to Ireland at Twickenham. “Pollock to me is like, if