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Fizzing Sharks flank Phepsi Buthelezi stepped, fended and ran over three Lions defenders at Kings Park. Phepsi Buthelezi’s outrageous step and fend yesterday with isiXhosa commentary ‍ pic.twitter.com/QE39EnRsq5 — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) March 9, 2025 The post Watch: Lions can’t down Phepsi Max appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Fizzing Sharks flank Phepsi Buthelezi stepped, […]

Antoine Dupont has provided an update on the status of his right knee after the France captain was helped off Lansdowne Road in the Six Nations win against Ireland on Saturday. Dupont suffered the injury in the first half of the 42-27 win against the defending Six Nations champions when he was caught in a

The Pumas and Griquas took an early lead in the race for four places in the Currie Cup Premier Division as the 2025 SA Cup got off to a cracking start. The Pumas, Currie Cup champions in 2023 and finalists in 2024, opened their account with a 75-7 romp over the SWD Eagles in George

Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua hope their first wins of the Super Rugby season will mark a turning point in a competition shaping as more even than in recent years. Moana coach Tana Umaga was thrilled the championship’s two newest teams both won on the same weekend for the first time, producing passionate displays in

Juarno Augustus is expected to suffer the same fate as several of his former Junior Springbok teammates, who will reportedly be ruled ineligible to represent England by World Rugby’s qualification rules. Overseas-based former Junior Boks such as Augustus, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, Hanro Liebenberg, Jacques Vermeulen, Jeremy Ward and Ernst van Rhyn – who represented

The value of the Springbok jersey has reportedly surged from R78 million to R160 million since 2019, driven by on-field success and shrewd management decisions.  Rapport credits the appointment of international brand agency Wasserman in 2023 for playing a major role in maximising the Springboks’ commercial potential. Sponsorship revenue has outpaced TV rights for the

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the World Rugby rankings assume greater importance for his team this year. In 2024, the Boks ended the year at No 1 for the sixth time since the rankings were introduced in 2003, and the fifth time in the past six years. In 2025, the rankings will really matter, with

Rassie Erasmus is redefining how to approach a World Cup cycle by emphasising the importance of the three-year buildup to the tournament for the Springboks, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane notes that Erasmus is not looking past 2025 and 2026, making it clear that every Test matters for the world champions and no

France captain Antoine Dupont could miss his side’s blockbuster clash against the Springboks in Paris on 8 November. Dupont limped off the field in the 29th minute of Les Bleus’ Six Nations match against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday after Tadhg Beirne fell on his right leg at a ruck. The Irish lock appeared to

Brothers Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka were reportedly left out of the Springboks’ first alignment camp of 2025 due to delays in receiving their South African ID cards. According to Rapport, the Sharks loose forwards, originally from the DRC, have already obtained citizenship and SA passports. However, without their physical ID cards  they could not be