A host of international players return to action this weekend as the Vodacom URC moves into round three. There are first league outings of the season for a number of British and Irish Lions and Springboks. For their Friday night trip to the Scarlets, the unbeaten Stormers welcome back two men who played key roles […]
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Leinster head coach Leo Cullen on welcoming back five British & Irish Lions and what he expects from John Plumtree’s Sharks in Dublin. READ: Lions return as Leinster hunt first win “We need to put in the performance in front of our own home fans and get a proper result.” Leo Cullen talks returning British
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Neethling Fouché has opened up about his seven-month-old son Pelser’s remarkable recovery after being diagnosed with a severe form of infantile epilepsy. Last month, the Stormers and Springbok prop turned to Instagram to ask his followers to pray for a miracle after doctors said Pelser wasn’t responding to treatment and faced a bleak prognosis. “As
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Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann says Handré Pollard will only feature in Saturday’s URC clash with Ulster before returning to South Africa. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. The Springbok flyhalf has been named to start in Belfast in what will be his first Bulls appearance since 2019, providing a timely boost for a side looking to make
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The Stormers continued their winning start to the Vodacom URC season with a bonus-point victory against the Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday night. The Cape franchise came into this match on the back of two home wins, and were boosted by the inclusion of Springbok backs Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Damian Willemse. But it was their
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With injured prop Frans Malherbe out indefinitely, which Bok tighthead do you think will win the most Test caps in 2025? Which tighthead will get the most caps in 2025? Asenathi Ntlabakanye Wilco Louw Thomas du Toit Neethling Fouche Vincent Koch ResultsVote Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images The post Poll: Who anchors Bok scrum in
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Vincent Tshituka makes his Test debut and Jesse Kriel captains the Springboks for the first time in a capped international against Italy in Pretoria on Saturday. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced match-day squad for the series opener at Loftus Versfeld, featuring 13 players who beat the Barbarians 54-7 in Cape Town. With regular
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The South African contenders face daunting assignments in the 2025 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup following Tuesday’s official draw. In the Champions Cup, the Vodacom Bulls, Stormers, and Sharks have all landed in heavyweight pools. The Bulls have arguably the toughest path, drawn in Pool 4 alongside reigning European champions Bordeaux, English contenders
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Gurthro Steenkamp has parted ways with La Rochelle after four seasons at the French club. The 2007 World Cup-winning Springbok prop joined La Rochelle in 2021 to lend his scrummaging expertise to the senior squad under head coach Ronan O’Gara, as well as to the youth structures. The Top 14 club confirmed his departure in
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It would be a rugby travesty if Willie le Roux were to go down in history as the most underappreciated Springbok Test centurion, writes SIMON BORCHARDT. The veteran fullback is set to join this exclusive club, either against Italy or Georgia in July, or Australia in August. Le Roux has copped more than his fair
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