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In SA Rugby magazine’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry special edition, SA’s four URC coaches reveal how they’re preparing to face the All Blacks next month. The return of a full-scale All Blacks tour to South Africa has the country’s URC coaches excited, even if it complicates preparations for the new season. The tourists will face the […]

A former Stormers stalwart could make his Boland debut against his old teammates when the Cavaliers host the Stormers XXIII in round 2 of the Currie Cup on Sunday. Loosehead prop Ali Vermaak, who made 92 Currie Cup appearances for Western Province, missed Boland’s opening-round win over the Bulls XV after suffering a concussion. However,

A former Sharks player and prominent member of the Durban outfit’s leadership ranks has been appointed CEO of English Premiership giants Saracens. Eduard Coetzee will join the London club ahead of the 2026-27 season after a career that has combined executive management with more than 300 professional appearances as a prop in South Africa and

Griquas coach Pieter Bergh is seeking a more disciplined performance from his side in Saturday’s Currie Cup clash against the Bulls XV in Kimberley. In last weekend’s opening round, the defending champions suffered a last-minute 25-19 defeat against the Stormers XXIII in Cape Town, while the Bulls went down 24-10 to the Boland Cavaliers in

Showing quick hands and takedown skills, two-time World Cup winner Vincent Koch grapples during pre-season training at the Sharks. WATCH: Bulls speedster back in business Another pre-season session. Another moment you’ll want to watch until the end.#SharksRugby #URC pic.twitter.com/oYmhYX3NS4 — The Sharks (@SharksRugby) July 23, 2026 Photo: Steve Haag/Gallo Images The post Watch: Bok ‘chokes

Tom Dawson-Squibb can feel his Stormers XXIII side are in the Currie Cup to win it, with stand-in skipper Stefan Ungerer relishing his role for Sunday’s trip to the Winelands. A first-round win over Griquas last week has quickly changed the mood in the camp after Western Province – now rebranded as the Stormers XXIII

Kiwi rugby correspondent Liam Napier has revealed those expected to feature in Dave Rennie’s 44-man New Zealand squad for the highly anticipated tour to South Africa.  Head coach Rennie is set to announce his final group for the eight-match Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series on Monday, adding 10 players to the 34 already selected for the

Clayton Blommetjies will celebrate his 150th appearance for the Cheetahs when the hosts tackle the Sharks XV in Friday’s Currie Cup clash at Free State Stadium. The veteran fullback reaches the milestone in a side showing several changes from the team that edged the Lions 29-27 at Ellis Park last week. Faf de Klerk retains

Rassie Erasmus retained Herschel Jantjies in his Springbok squad but released Embrose Papier. Was it the right call? Papier, who was named South Africa’s Vodacom URC Player of the Season after a standout campaign for the Bulls, made his first Test appearance in eight years when he started against Scotland at Loftus. He scored a

The Stormers XXIII will reintegrate their star Junior Springboks next week, as Tom Dawson-Squibb looks to playmakers Dominic Malgas and Kian Davis to seize their chance on Sunday. The club is set to be boosted by 10 returning Junior Boks following their title defence at the Junior World Championship in Georgia, including flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed