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Stedman Gans says the Vodacom Bulls must stick together to recapture their form against Stade Francais in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld. The Bulls, on the back of five consecutive defeats across all competitions, are aiming to secure a spot in the Challenge Cup with a convincing victory this week. For Gans, […]

Luke Pearce has weighed in on former colleague Chris Busby’s decision to quit professional refereeing following criticism by Ireland and Connacht winger Mack Hansen. Busby’s final match was the clash between Bath and Clermont in the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday. The Irishman reportedly cited personal reasons as the main factor behind his decision, but

John Dobson believes Cobus Reinach still has the gas to spark a Stormers backline, as the promising Jonathan Roche continues to make waves in midfield. The Stormers on Tuesday announced the signing of veteran scrumhalf Reinach from next season. His acquisition comes as Herschel Jantjies departs for Bayonne at the end of the season and

Zain Davids will earn his 50th tournament cap in Australia next week, after the 27-year-old was named in the Blitzboks squad for the third leg of the 2024-25 season. Head coach Philip Snyman – himself a member of an illustrious group of players with 50 or more series tournaments – named the durable forward in

All the squads, and talking points, for the 2025 Six Nations, which kicks off on 31 January. ENGLAND Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje (c), George Martin, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Bevan

A key New Zealand loose forward will undergo belated knee surgery on Friday. Wallace Sititi suffered the injury during the All Blacks’ 2024 end-of-year tour and is set to miss at least part of the Super Rugby Pacific season for the Chiefs. “I guess the fact that he’s got to have surgery gives you an

Phepsi Buthelezi admits the Sharks will “have our work cut out for us” against Bordeaux on Sunday. The Sharks go into their final Investec Champions Cup pool fixture on the back of a 20-8 home defeat to Toulouse. The best John Plumtree’s team can hope for now is to stay fourth in the six-team pool,

Bok fans flagged down Rassie Erasmus in traffic to grab a quick selfie in exchange for giving the Bok coach directions.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SA Rugby magazine (@sarugbymag) Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Getty Image The post Watch: Rassie stops traffic appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Bok fans

Ireland veteran Tadhg Beirne has labelled the latest law changes as “ridiculous”, accusing those responsible for giving scrumhalves too much protection and targeting the scrum for extinction. Last week’s EPCR matches featured the application of law changes that included protecting the attacking scrumhalf from defenders at the breakdown and maul. READ: ‘Tough love’ musters Lions

There were some brilliant tries scored in round 3 of the Investec Champions Cup, watch the video and vote for your favourite! Who scored the best try? Sione Tuipulotu Blair Kinghorn Joe McCarthy Dillyn Leyds Joe Cokanasiga ResultsVote The post Poll: Did Leyds score the best Champions Cup try? appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.