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CLICK HERE to read the 140-page Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry bumper edition of SA Rugby magazine (print edition on sale Friday, 24 July). What’s in the mag: Why it matters: For more than a century, no fixture has tested, inspired and defined the Springboks quite like the All Blacks. 1996 tour revisited: The All Blacks came […]

James O’Connor has revealed that a move to the Sharks was on the cards before family circumstances convinced him to stay in Australia. The 64-Test Wallaby, who spent last season with the Leicester Tigers, had been linked with a switch to Durban, with reports suggesting Sharks coach JP Pietersen was keen to acquire the services

The Stormers XXIII have made a captaincy change and reshuffled their playmaking roles for Sunday’s Cape derby in Wellington as they chase back-to-back Currie Cup victories. Stefan Ungerer will captain the side against the Boland Kavaliers, with just one change to the starting XV for the clash at Boland Stadium. Flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis has been

Rugby’s long-running concussion lawsuit has hit another major obstacle, with the claimants facing fresh legal pressure and a change in representation. The legal action, launched in 2020 against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union, involves hundreds of former players alleging neurological damage caused by repeated head impacts during their careers.

Argentina flyhalf Tomás Albornoz has become the first player charged under World Rugby’s new Match Official Abuse Sanction Process. The misconduct charge follows the Pumas’ 31-24 defeat to England, where tensions boiled over after the final whistle. The drama unfolded after referee Angus Gardner, following consultation with the TMO, overturned what appeared to be a

Take a unique look behind the scenes of the Springboks’ 43-0 smashing of Wales in the Nations Championship at Kings Park, Durban. OPINION: Roos needs an All Blacks Hail Mary Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images The post Watch: Behind the posts – Boks vs Wales appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Take a unique look behind

Rassie Erasmus shared a video thanking the Springbok “old guard” from Paul Roos to Siya Kolisi. MORE: ‘Is this the end for captain Kolisi?’ So use to the old “guard” giving out !!! It really feel like its changing! This is just a thank you to you all pic.twitter.com/qaDzGRlWBy — Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) July 22,

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has yet to decide whether discarded Springbok scrumhalf Embrose Papier will face the All Blacks. The Bulls host the tourists at Loftus Versfeld on 15 August, marking the teams’ first meeting in 50 years. With nine Bulls players included in Rassie Erasmus’ latest 43-man Springbok squad, Ackermann acknowledged that assembling

New Wallabies coach Les Kiss has wasted little time putting his stamp on the national side, retaining Harry Wilson as captain. Reds centre Isaac Henry gets his first Test call-up. Kiss named a 34-man squad on Thursday for back-to-back Tests against Japan, with Henry the only uncapped player included after Len Ikitau was ruled out

Following his latest Springbok snub, Evan Roos must use the Stormers’ Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry clash at Cape Town Stadium to change Rassie Erasmus’ mind, writes DEVIN HERMANUS. Roos has been left out of Erasmus’ 43-man squad building towards the Argentina Test on 8 August and next month’s four-Test series with New Zealand, sent back to