The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific dream team features just one player from the table-topping Chiefs, none from the Crusaders and more Australians than New Zealanders. Chiefs flyhalf Damian McKenzie is the lone representative from the regular season leaders, while the Crusaders, who finished second with an 11-3 record, were completely overlooked. More strikingly, Australia has […]
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Jake White praised Keagan Johannes for his impact with ball in hand while urging the Vodacom Bulls flyhalf to back himself as a goal kicker. Johannes, a scrumhalf who last played flyhalf at high school, has worn the Bulls No 10 jersey this season in the absence of the injured Johan Goosen. Last Saturday, he
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A new breakaway global league is chasing the signatures of the world’s top 300 male and female rugby players. ‘R360’ is being driven by England World Cup winner Mike Tindall (pictured), former Bath director of rugby Stuart Hooper and the lawyer behind the creation of the IPL T20 cricket tournament and the rebel LIV Golf.
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Former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has played down the penalty shootout drama in the URC quarter-final at Kings Park on Saturday. The Sharks were accused of “shameless gamesmanship” when scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse went down with cramp after slotting his second attempt of the shootout and received treatment from the hosts’ medical team As a result,
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Go behind the scenes during the Sharks’ most dramatic week of the season. The post Watch: Tension and elation at Shark Tank appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Go behind the scenes during the Sharks’ most dramatic week of the season. The post Watch: Tension and elation at Shark Tank appeared first on SA Rugby
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Rassie Erasmus weighs in on Springbok and Sharks scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse’s actions in the dramatic Vodacom URC clash against Munster at Kings Park. Erasmus took to social media after Hendrikse came under fire for his antics in the URC quarter-final last week. The playmaker sparked Irish media outrage after a penalty shootout in Durban, where
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Malcolm Marx has reportedly penned a new deal with the Kubota Spears which will see the two-time Springbok world champion continue to power the Japanese club until June 2027. The 30-year-old, who missed out on winning a second title in Japan following Sunday’s League One final defeat by Toshiba Brave Lupus, has made more than
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Veteran loose forward Dave Ewers has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 34-year-old Ewers , who joined the Stormers on a short-term deal for the 2024-25 season, called it quits on social media after making nine appearances. His final match was against Cardiff at Cape Town Stadium three weeks ago. Born
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The Vodacom Bulls and Sharks renew hostilities at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday in the 10th URC clash between the teams, with a place in the final at stake. One South African side will contest the decider next week, potentially in the Republic if defending champions Glasgow Warriors beat Irish giants Leinster in Dublin. Runners-up in
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Franco Smith says having a “true Warrior” like Henco Venter back in full stride provides defending champions Glasgow a big boost against Leinster in Saturday’s URC semi-final. The URC playoff at Aviva Stadium marks the third clash between the sides in eight weeks. Glasgow were thrashed 52-0 in April’s Investec Champions Cup loss to Leinster,
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