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It’s outrageous that Butch James didn’t make the cut, but Eben Etzebeth, Schalk Burger and Willem Alberts feature among the top 10 in this compilation of eye-watering rugby collisions. Photo: Twitter/@Springboks The post Smash fest: 50 monster collisions appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. It’s outrageous that Butch James didn’t make the cut, but Eben […]

The UCT Ikeys delivered a devastating first-half performance to thrash Wits in Cape Town, while Tuks blunted CUT in Bloemfontein. UCT 73-17 Wits Ikey’s captain Keagan Blanckenberg dotted down first to put the hosts on the board and they were relentless, capitalising on a yellow card to Tirhani Masondo to run in six first-half tries

South African winger Kyle Steyn is one of four players called up by Scotland coach Gregor Townsend ahead of their final Six Nations match against France in Paris on Saturday. The 31-year-old missed the start of the tournament due to a knee injury and will continue his recovery with the squad this week. Steyn is

Celebrate double world champion Springbok Handre Pollard’s birthday with a look back on his illustrious career. The flyhalf, who turns 31 today, has scored 772 points in 80 Tests. Pollard was the top point-scorer at the 2019 World Cup in Japan with 69, including 22 in the famous win against England in the final. While

The Sharks have invested in experience to mentor the rising stars in the squad, extending the contract of a two-time world champion until 2027. Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi has penned a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Durbanites until June of the next Rugby World Cup year. The 34-year-old speedster remains a

Wales will tackle England on Saturday in their final Test of the 2025 Six Nations without another key player in the back three. Tom Rogers fractured his thumb during the 35-29 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield last week, and is ruled out for this week’s clash in the Welsh capital. Fellow winger Josh Adams has

Head coach John Plumtree has fortified the Sharks’ tight five for the foreseeable future by securing the services of two of South Africa’s rising scrummagers. Hooker Ethan Bester and loosehead prop Phatu Ganyane have put pen to paper on contract extensions that will keep them at Kings Park until June 2028 and 2027, respectively. A

France’s demolition of Ireland has restored sanity to World Rugby’s pecking order.   The post Keo & Zels: Ireland humiliated, world order restored appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. France’s demolition of Ireland has restored sanity to World Rugby’s pecking order. The post Keo & Zels: Ireland humiliated, world order restored appeared first on SA

Veteran prop Tadhg Furlong is one of three key players set to return for Ireland’s final Six Nations game against Italy on Saturday. Furlong, along with winger Mack Hansen and centre Garry Ringrose, is available and could feature in the pivotal clash for the Irish in Rome. Simon Easterby’s men still have an outside chance

No Irish player will appear before the Six Nations disciplinary committee despite France demanding that two do so for the ruck clean out that has sidelined star Antoine Dupont. The French rugby federation said Monday it had been notified that citings by team officials, after Saturday’s 42-27 win in Dublin, would not go before the