Connacht star Mack Hansen has been suspended for three matches as punishment for criticising the quality of officiating by referee Chris Busby in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship loss against Leinster in December. An Independent Disciplinary Panel upheld a charge of misconduct, citing Hansen’s remarks as a breach of the championship’s disciplinary rules. Connacht Rugby […]
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Antoine Dupont is set to face the Sharks in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday, and we relive the France and Toulouse star’s only outing on South African soil in 2017. We dug into the archives to find Antoine Dupont’s only appearance in South Africa It came back in 2017 at Kings Park off the
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Nick Mallett has suggested Rassie Erasmus will quit as head coach of the Springboks if he successfully guides them to an unprecedented World Cup three-peat in 2027. Former Bok boss Mallett shared his concern on the latest episode of RugbyPass’ Boks Office, while praising the two-time World Cup-winning Erasmus’ evolution as a tactician. “The worrying
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The Blitzboks have been drawn in a pool that includes reigning World Sevens Series champions Argentina, as well as hosts Australia for the third leg of the 2024-25 season. The pool draw was conducted at HBF Park on Thursday, with the three-day tournament set to take place Down Under from 24 to 26 January. The
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Keagan Johannes and Boeta Chamberlain are relishing the opportunity to steer the Vodacom Bulls to a crucial victory in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday. The Bulls face French outfit Castres at the Stade Pierre-Fabre, and with Jake White’s charges faced with the possibility of an early exit from the competition after back-to-back defeats in
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Italy will be without the services of a dynamic and exciting member of the Azzurri backline corps for the 2025 Six Nations. Louis Lynagh is set to miss the competition after his club Treviso announced that the wing had undergone surgery for a knee ligament injury. In a statement on Wednesday, Treviso said that Lynagh,
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As the Stormers and Sale Sharks gear up for an epic rematch in the Investec Champions Cup, rewind to when hot-steppers Hacjivah Dayimani and Leolin Zas shot the lights out at Cape Town Stadium. The previous #InvestecChampionsCup clash between the Stormers and Sale Sharks was a thriller in Cape Town pic.twitter.com/HYjuI7P89y — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby)
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Robert du Preez’s homecoming is one of several combustible backstories to Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash at DHL Stadium which promises fireworks when the Stormers host the Sale Sharks. The eldest of the three Du Preez brothers, 31-year-old Robert has carved out a distinguished career in England, but his rugby journey began on South African
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Edwill van der Merwe is desperate to represent the Springboks again, but the one-Test speedster knows his best chance to impress Rassie Erasmus is by starring for the Lions. One of four players to debut in the Boks’ 2024 season opener against Wales, Van der Merwe marked his appearance with a 40-metre sprint to score
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Norman Laker and Marcel Theunissen have acknowledged the threat of Springbok powerhouses Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez when the Stormers and Sale Sharks clash on Saturday. The English outfit are set to put the Stormers through the pressures of a Test match in a round 3 Champions Cup match at Cape Town Stadium, in a
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