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MARK KEOHANE argues that without Rassie Erasmus’ intervention, Cheslin Kolbe could have been playing for France instead of being celebrated as one of SA rugby’s greatest players.  Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane suggests that Kolbe was initially overlooked by national selectors due to outdated perceptions about his size, despite excelling for Western Province and the Stormers. […]

A Welsh supporter kept his promise to run a mile for each point Wales lost by in this year’s Six Nations. “Wales’ results haven’t been the best lately and I’ve lacked the motivation to run as well, so why not combine these two and share some pain,” Bristol-based Rhodri Williams said in an Instagram video

Cheetahs utility forward Friedle Olivier says he couldn’t turn down an offer from a Japanese club. The 32-year-old, who joined the Cheetahs in 2022 from Russian club Enisei-STM, will leave Bloemfontein on Thursday. His last appearance for the Cheetahs was against Lyon in the Challenge Cup in January, as he then suffered a calf injury.

Captain Ezekiel Ngobeni scored a hat-trick as unbeaten Varsity Cup leaders Maties overhauled UCT, while Tuks downed the NWU Eagles to climb into second place. In round five action on Monday night, the much-anticipated Cape derby went down to the wire in Stellenbosch, Ngobeni’s three tries keeping the hosts in the contest before Maties winger

Jacques Nienaber and Luke McGrath said Leinster are relishing the opportunity to lock horns with a world-class Vodacom Bulls outfit in Pretoria on Saturday.   Leinster, though, will have to overcome history when they return to Loftus this week. The table-topping Irish giants have struggled in the Republic, winning just once in seven matches in the

Forever Green & Forever Gold, the boys revelled in a night of glorious Bok celebration. The post Keo & Zels: Gold rush for our brilliant Boks! appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Forever Green & Forever Gold, the boys revelled in a night of glorious Bok celebration. The post Keo & Zels: Gold rush for

Deon Fourie says he hopes to remain in the Springbok set-up this year after the 38-year-old world champion’s “surprise” invitation to the first alignment camp of 2025. The utility forward, who last played for the Boks in the 2023 World Cup final, was among 56 locally-based players called up by Rassie Erasmus for the two-day

The Lions’ playoff push has been bolstered by the return of two Springboks named in the 28-man squad set for a three-match European tour. The Pride have a decisive two-week Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour, at Cardiff and Glasgow, before a Challenge Cup round of 16 clash at Edinburgh on 4 April. The Lions squad

Deon Fourie has underlined the importance of the Stormers’ Vodacom URC clash against Scarlets on Saturday, as Dawie Snyman confirms a triple-player boost for the Cape outfit. The Stormers on Tuesday depart the Mother City for a two-match tour of Wales and Northern Ireland, starting at Parc y Scarlets before a clash against Ulster in

One extremely delighted 29-year-old, Mpho Clive Motsamai (Mahikeng, NW) is now the proud owner of a custom Monster Energy Ford Raptor. “If you ask me how happy I am from a scale of 1 – 10, I’d say I’m at 100 right now,” said an elated Mr. Motsamai. After entering the nationwide competition by purchasing