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The Lions will be without two of their Springboks for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. Prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye and scrumhalf Morne van den Berg have remained with the Boks ahead of their final tour match against Wales in Cardiff. “Hopefully they get a chance to play against Wales this weekend,” […]

Two Springboks have been included in the Sharks touring group after being released by the national team. Scrumhalf Grant Williams and winger Edwill van der Merwe have linked up with Durban-based franchise, providing a timely injection of pace and experience in the backline. Coach John Plumtree has also drafted in veteran Griquas playmaker George Whitehead

Blitzboks forward Ryan Oosthuizen says every match in this season’s revamped SVNS Series will carry “the intensity of a final”. The 2025-26 SVNS season kicks off in Dubai this weekend before shifting to Cape Town Stadium on 6 and 7 December. Oosthuizen is eager to get going after last year’s frustrating experience in the UAE,

A Vodacom Bulls and Springbok backline stalwart is considering hanging up his boots. Johan Goosen, a one-time schoolboy prodigy who earned 13 Test caps between 2012 and 2016, has had an injury-ravaged career. According to Netwerk24, the Bulls’ decision to sign promising No 10 Kade Wolhuter on loan from the Lions and recall Handre Pollard

Munster are set to welcome back some South African speed and muscle as they prepare for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash against the Stormers at Thomond Park. Winger Thaakir Abrahams and lock Jean Kleyn are expected back for the much-anticipated showdown, as are four Irish internationals who were all spotted at the team’s training on Monday. Tadhg

Six Springboks have been included in a star-studded 2025 World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team – the strongest representation of any nation. Fresh off a season in which the Boks have won 11 of 13 Tests so far and defended multiple trophies, Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Ox Nche, Thomas du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and

A hard-running South African back has committed his future to the Bristol Bears, with the Premiership club confirming the re-signing of the influential player. Benhard Janse van Rensburg has become a cornerstone of the Bears backline since joining from London Irish in 2023, racking up 56 appearances and earning selection in the 2024/25 Premiership Team

Former Ireland loose forward Alan Quinlan says the Springboks “went for blood” in Dublin. The Boks won six scrum penalties – including one that led to a penalty try – as they triumphed at the Aviva Stadium for the first time since 2012. Ireland received five yellow cards – including one to lock James Ryan

Phil Vickery says the strength of the South African schoolboy rugby system is the bedrock for the long-term success of the Springboks. Speaking on the Stick To Rugby podcast, the former England and British & Irish Lions stalwart said the talent they came across in South Africa on the 2009 Lions tour was “frightening”. “It’s

A part-time academy coach in Pretoria has been accused of running an elaborate scam that allegedly conned the parents of more than 20 young rugby players out of an estimated R150,000. News24 reports that Ivan Kruger – a specialist coach who worked on a part-time basis at UXI Sport’s rugby programme based at Harlequins Club