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Bordeaux thumper Rohan Janse van Rensburg joined the club of South African Champions Cup winners in Cardiff on Saturday as the country’s foreign legion impressed across Europe and Japan. Champions Cup: Former Sharks centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg played off the bench at the Principality Stadium as Bordeaux beat the Northampton Saints 28-20 to clinch […]

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says they are trying to keep Springbok Test tickets as affordable as possible. Tickets for this year’s Bok home Tests recently went on sale, with most priced between R850 and R3,000. Those costing between R250 and R350 were quickly snapped up. “Rugby Test matches in South Africa remain among the

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer says the Club World Cup will force South African teams to take the Investec Champions Cup seriously. EPCR chairman Dominic McKay confirmed on Saturday that the inaugural edition of the Club World Cup would launch in 2028 with support from all unions and both hemispheres. The 16-team tournament will take place

The Barbarians have reached out to a Springbok flyhalf about the possibility of playing against the world champions in Cape Town on 28 June. According to Rapport, Curwin Bosch’s performances for French Pro D2 club Brive have impressed the invitational team and he could be asked to join the likes of former All Blacks captain

Paarl Boys’ overturned a 21-9 deficit to defeat Paul Roos at Brug Street Stadium, while Rondebosch hammered Boland Landbou and Westville edged DHS on Saturday. Paul Roos scored two tries, the second from No 8 Tiaan Basson under the posts, to lead 14-6 after 14 minutes in the big game of the weekend. The visitors

Bath’s 37-12 rout of Lyon in the Challenge Cup final has thrust Johann van Graan into the spotlight, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane highlights Van Graan’s journey from a teenage analyst at the Bulls to a title-winning head coach at Bath, crediting Meyer’s mentorship. The victory in Cardiff, sealed despite a controversial yellow

While Cash van Rooyen’s future as head coach is uncertain, the Lions are reportedly primed to feast with a new sponsor. According to Rapport, Lions fans will have clarity on the head coaching role next week following a stocktake of a 2024-25 season that ended with the Pride eight points outside the playoffs in 11th

On 25 May 1995, the Springboks began their home World Cup campaign with victory against the Wallabies at Newlands. The Boks, making their first World Cup appearance having missed the first two tournaments in 1987 and 1991, needed to beat the world champions in the opening match to take the “high road” to the final.

The Pumas dethroned Griquas with a convincing win in the SA Cup final at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. The hosts led 19-7 at the break and went on to claim a deserved 39-14 victory. The Pumas became the second team – after Griquas in the inaugural competition last year – to finish the campaign

Winger Damian Penaud scored two tries as Bordeaux came back to beat Northampton Saints in the 2024-25 Champions Cup final at the Principality Stadium. Flanker Alex Coles crossed in the third minute to give Northampton a 7-0 lead in the Cardiff final, but Bordeaux responded with Penaud crossing twice to level the scores at 20-20