Stormers star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is the runner-up in the vote for SA’s URC Player of the Season, according to SARugbymag.co.za readers. With the official award winner to be announced on Thursday, 5 June, an SA Rugby magazine poll asked readers who they believe deserves to be crowned South Africa’s top URC performer in the 2024-25 […]
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Former Springbok flank Schalk Burger says Leinster will have to change their player management strategy to lose their chokers tag in the Champions Cup. The Irish giants have won the tournament four times, but their last title came in the 2017-18 season. Leinster lost the last three Champions finals and suffered a shock 37-34 semi-final
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Matthieu Jalibert’s ability to orchestrate Bordeaux Begles’ star-studded backline will have a big impact on Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final in Cardiff. Jalibert made his France debut as a teenager in 2018 with expectations of a big future for the flyhalf, for club and country. Since then, he has been restricted to 22 Test starts
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The Stormers prepare for their away semi-final against Glasgow in typical Cape Town winter weather. URC QUARTER-FINALS: Stormers to tackle champs Play-off mode has been activated #iamastormer @Vodacom #URC pic.twitter.com/qwFfGWovGe — DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) May 20, 2025 The post Watch: Stormers training in ‘Scotland’ appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Stormers prepare for their
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Matt Sherratt has agreed to return as Wales interim head coach for the tour of Japan in July. Cardiff boss Sherratt took charge for Wales’ final three Six Nations matches earlier this year after Warren Gatland stepped down following a defeat against Italy. Wales ended their Six Nations campaign with a record 68-14 home loss
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UCT winger Ntokozo Makhaza says he’s “still in disbelief” after being invited to this week’s Springbok alignment camp in Cape Town. The 23-year-old was tipped off by UCT coach Robbie Fleck that Erasmus had asked for his number after the Varsity Cup final. Makhaza scored 32 points in the Ikey Tigers’ 44-21 win against Maties
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Justin Marshall and Josh Kronfeld are leading calls to shift Ardie Savea back to openside flank for the All Blacks. The 31-year-old won the 2023 World Rugby Player of the Year award after playing No 8 under then All Blacks coach Ian Foster, and was kept there by new boss Scott Robertson during the 2024
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Lyon No 8 Arno Botha says South African teams must create more depth if they are to win the Investec Champions Cup. The former Bull, who played two Tests for the Springboks in 2012 and 2013, was speaking ahead of Lyon’s EPCR Challenge Cup final against Bath in Cardiff on Friday night. While no South
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The next chapter in the budding rivalry between the Pumas and Griquas will be written in Saturday’s SA Cup final at Mbombela Stadium. The two have been fierce competitors since the 2022 Currie Cup final in Kimberley, which the Pumas won 26-19 to lift the famous trophy for the first time in their history. Griquas
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Loose forward Jeandre Rudolph is among a group of players set to leave the Cheetahs. The 31-year-old, who has made 74 appearances for the Bloemfontein-based side, told Netwerk24 that he had not signed a contract elsewhere. Other players whose Cheetahs’ deals expire at the end of June are loose forward Andisa Ntsila and props Robert
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