Coach Ivan van Rooyen has made three changes to the Lions starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Scarlets at Ellis Park. Nico Steyn starts at scrumhalf in place of Springbok Morne van den Berg, who came off early in the first half against Benetton last week with a hamstring strain. Darrien Landsberg […]
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Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok is ready to make his mark in Japan. ALSO WATCH: Manie unveiled by Japanese club Welcome to Japan! Fresh off his first press conference with @liners_players Manie Libbok is ready to make his mark on the Japanese rugby scene. Big things coming in League One! Stay tuned for more exciting team
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Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant will make his first appearance of the season for the Stormers against Zebre Parma on Saturday. There are four changes to the starting line-up for the Vodacom URC clash, which kicks off at 8:45pm at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma. With Gelant at fullback, Damian Willemse shifts to inside centre
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Kees Lensing has started a new career away from professional rugby. The former Namibia prop recently graduated from the state training academy for the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife in the USA. Lensing’s wife, Claire Suni, announced the news on LinkedIn, sharing her pride in her husband for making a bold career pivot after
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Former Springbok front-rowers Ollie le Roux and James Dalton squared off in a charity boxing match in Bloemfontein on Thursday night. And the winner was … The post Watch: Ollie vs Bullet boxing bout appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Former Springbok front-rowers Ollie le Roux and James Dalton squared off in a charity boxing
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Twenty-year-old lock Arno van der Merwe will make his first start for the Cheetahs in Friday evening’s match against Georgia’s Black Lion in Bloemfontein. The hosts have gone with a largely settled match 23 for the fixture that will serve as key preparation for the upcoming EPCR Challenge Cup. It also carries a little extra
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the Rugby Championship should be played at the same time as the Six Nations. Sanzaar on Thursday ended speculation about the Rugby Championship’s future, confirming the tournament will be staged in 2027, 2028 and 2029. And for the first time, a full Rugby Championship will be played in a World
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A second Springbok retail store has opened at the popular Canal Walk shopping centre, featuring the new range of off-field team branded clothing. National team stars Babalwa Latsha, Cobus Reinach, Cheslin Kolbe, Frans Malherbe, Lood de Jager, and Selvyn Davids, as well as the premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, were on hand for
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The Sharks and Bulls face a defining weekend in the Vodacom URC, with both heavyweight squads needing emphatic performances to back up their reputations, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the two teams’ limp defeats last week – the Sharks in Dublin against Leinster and the Bulls in Belfast against Ulster –
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Boks versus All Blacks is rugby’s greatest rivalry and 2026 is set to showcase the world’s two best teams on a blockbuster tour that has got Keo and Zels clinking their Castles. The post Keo & Zels: The All Blacks are coming! appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Boks versus All Blacks is rugby’s greatest
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