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There’s an extra layer of intrigue to Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash between the Bulls and Lions at Loftus Versfeld, and it comes in the form of Johan Ackermann. The Bulls coach knows Ellis Park intimately, having orchestrated one of South African rugby’s great turnarounds during his time as Lions head coach. He inherited a franchise […]

Australian pundit Matt Williams has praised Rassie Erasmus for a bold tactical move that helped the Springboks overpower Ireland in Dublin. A long-time critic of the Boks’ forward-heavy approach and famous Bomb Squad, Williams admitted Erasmus got it spot-on as the world champions smashed Ireland at the Aviva Stadium – their first win in the

Flyhalf Jurie Matthee says the Stormers are embracing the scale of Saturday’s showdown against Munster. He says the unbeaten Capetonians see the Limerick cauldron as another opportunity to underline their growing authority in this season’s Vodacom URC. The Stormers arrive in Ireland with a perfect record after five rounds – a start which has been

Eddie Jones says Japan will go nowhere on the world stage unless their players get bigger, stronger and far more committed. The Brave Blossoms are coming off a bruising European tour that saw them hammered by the Springboks and Ireland before a narrow defeat to Wales and a desperate, last-minute escape against Georgia. It capped

Irish Independent rugby writer Ruaidhri O’Connor says Jacques Nienaber’s role as Leinster senior coach has become “borderline untenable”. Nienaber, who recently extended his Leinster contract through to the end of the 2026-27 season, spoke to SuperSport ahead of last Saturday’s Test between Ireland and the Springboks in Dublin, refusing to close the door on a

The boys haven’t stopped celebrating since 10pm on Saturday night. It was great crushing Ireland, but, no, it wasn’t bigger than the Rugby World Cup final. The post Keo & Zels: Thumbs up, we’ve won it all! appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The boys haven’t stopped celebrating since 10pm on Saturday night. It was

Gregor Townsend has questioned a sense of “entitlement” among some Scotland rugby supporters. It follows another disappointing campaign that has led to fresh scrutiny of the head coach’s position. The Scots finished their Autumn Nations Series with a 56-0 thrashing of Tonga at Murrayfield on Sunday in a match where the outclassed visitors received four

Wales have named a 30-man training squad missing 13 first-choice players for Saturday’s Test against the Springboks in Cardiff. The match falls outside World Rugby’s Test window, forcing both teams to rely heavily on locally-based players. But while the Boks have the depth to absorb their losses, Wales find themselves scraping the barrel. Coach Steve

Forwards coach Daan Human says the Springboks’ match against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday is another chance for fringe players to impress. Both teams go into the clash without several leading lights as the Test falls outside World Rugby’s international window. The world champions will be without World Rugby Player of the Year Malcolm Marx,

Thirteen players from this year’s SA Schools squads have been included in a group of 53 to attend SA Rugby’s U17 Boys Elite Player Development camp. The camp will run from Saturday, 29 November to Saturday, 6 December, and be hosted at at Hoër Landbouskool Boland near Paarl. Diaan Augustyn, Lwandile Mlaba, Jacobus de Villiers,