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One of rugby’s most feared enforcers, Springbok legend Bakkies Botha reckons the breakdown contest has changed considerably from back in his heyday. Botha believes rugby’s traditional enforcer has had to evolve with the modern game, suggesting today’s forwards must tread a far finer disciplinary line than in his era. The former lock, renowned as one […]

Former All Blacks flyhalf Lima Sopoaga has sent a stern warning to the Springboks that incumbent No 10 Ruben Love could play a decisive role in their four-Test showdown. Sopoaga believes Love has all the qualities to cement himself as New Zealand’s long-term pivot, saying the young playmaker is thriving under Dave Rennie. ICYMI: Three

A former New Zealand assistant coach has been appointed head coach of the Fijian Drua, tasked with reviving the Super Rugby outfit after a poor 2026 campaign. Ex-All Blacks and Scotland assistant Brad Mooar, currently assistant coach with the Crusaders, has signed a two-year deal to replace Glen Jackson who opted against extending his contract.

New Zealand journalist Gregor Paul argues that the All Blacks squad for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series is built to beat the world champion Springboks now, and later. Head coach Dave Rennie on Monday named three uncapped players in a 44-man squad for the eight-match tour of South Africa. Writing for the New Zealand Herald,

Tom Dawson-Squibb expects several key players to return from injury as the Stormers XXIII look to respond to their bruising 41-3 Currie Cup defeat to Boland. The Cape side were outplayed in Wellington, but Dawson-Squibb believes reinforcements on the injury front could provide a timely lift ahead of their next assignment against the Sharks XV

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie fronts the media after naming his 44-man squad for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. The post Watch: Rennie on squad for SA tour appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. All Blacks coach Dave Rennie fronts the media after naming his 44-man squad for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. The post

Thurlow Marsh lauded the Boland Cavaliers’ fast start and defence after they blew away the Stormers XXIII on Sunday, but boss Hawies Fourie warns of a desperate Pumas up next. The Cavaliers won 41-3 at Boland Stadium, keeping Fourie’s men unbeaten after two rounds of the Currie Cup and handing the Stormers their first defeat

Dave Rennie has named three uncapped players in a 44-man All Blacks squad for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour of South Africa. All 34 players who completed an unbeaten Nations Championship campaign against Ireland, Italy and France have been retained, with 10 more players added for the demanding seven-week tour. Among the reinforcements are experienced

Winger Jayden Bantom ran in a hat-trick of tries as the Boland Cavaliers crushed Cape rivals the Stormers XXIII in Wellington on Sunday. Boland remain unbeaten after two rounds of the Currie Cup following a convincing six-try, 41-3 win, while the Stormers suffered a first defeat of the campaign. The Cavaliers made a lively start,

Lukhanyo Am believes there are few occasions in world rugby that compare to facing the All Blacks as the Springboks prepare for the inaugural four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. The two old foes will meet four times in August and September, with the series kicking off at Ellis Park on 22 August before Tests in