Sports

Juarno Augustus and Rohan Janse van Rensburg are expected to extend the streak of South African representation in every Champions Cup final when Northampton Saints battle Bordeaux in Cardiff on Saturday for the premier European club rugby crown. Augustus has enjoyed a standout season for Northampton Saints, the former Stormers No 8 scoring five tries […]

The boys make a Bok rugby case for Evan Roos and pick their URC form teams. The post Keo & Zels: Rassie’s got it wrong on Roos appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The boys make a Bok rugby case for Evan Roos and pick their URC form teams. The post Keo & Zels: Rassie’s

There are a trio of South Africans on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s list of the top 10 tries of this season. Jordan Hendrikse, Deon Fourie and Henco van Wyk each crossed for a try that has been deemed worth of the official shortlist. Cast your vote HERE! Photo: Twitter/@LionsRugbyCo The post Three Saffas on

The 2026 Six Nations will kick off with a clash between France and Ireland in Paris on Thursday, 5 February. The defending champions will have three home fixtures in 2026, hosting Italy in round 3 and England in round 5. ‘Le Crunch’ serves as the final fixture of Super Saturday, on 14 March. Photo: Jean

Former CUT and Cheetahs loose forward Rayno Nel made history by becoming the first African to win the World’s Strongest Man competition. The 30-year-old, 148kg South African edged defending champion Tom Stoltman by just half a point in the two-day final to claim the title in Sacramento, California. It was the first victory by a

Apart from his love for rugby, Vodacom Bulls star Marco van Staden also has a love for knife collecting that reflects his own journey in the game. Much like the knives Marco van Staden is passionate about collecting, the Vodacom Bulls forward has been tempered by the heat of a difficult early start to his

Ireland flanker Tadhg Beirne’s steely resolve highlights Munster’s grit as the former URC champions prepare to run the playoff gauntlet on the road. “We know we’ve got to do it the hard way,” Beirne told the Irish Independent. “We’ll be away from home for all of them.” PLUMTREE: We have to be better than that

Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt hopes winger Duhan van der Merwe will be fit for their Vodacom URC quarter-final against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on 31 May. The 29-year-old South African has been sidelined since 28 March since suffering an ankle injury, but was still included in the British & Irish Lions squad named on

Franco Smith is encouraged by the return of several key players, including former Sharks loose forward Henco Venter, as Glasgow prepare for a quarter-final clash against the Stormers at Scotstoun Stadium. Disappointed by the reverse against Leinster on Saturday, Glasgow are pleased to report an injury list that is shortening along with Venter’s return from

Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss will lead a combined Australia-New Zealand XV against the British and Irish Lions in Adelaide. Kiss, who succeeds Joe Schmidt at the Wallabies next year, will have former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster as an assistant for the clash which takes place one week before Australia’s first Test against