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Two Springboks have been selected for an Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Dream XV as part of the tournaments’ 30th anniversary celebrations. They are lock Bakkies Botha, who played an important part in all of Toulon’s three consecutive Champions Cup victories (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15) and winger Bryan Habana, who featured in the […]

Jesse Kriel, Johan Ackermann and Frans Ludeke provide unique insight into a Japan Rugby League that’s stronger than most think, writes SIMON BORCHARDT in SA Rugby magazine. Six seasons in Japan have boosted Jesse Kriel’s bank balance, but it’s also shaped him into the player and person he is today. The Springbok centre had his

Johnny Sexton has urged Leinster and Munster supporters to back whoever is selected at 10 for Ireland. The intense debate over whether Leinster’s Sam Prendergast or Munster’s Jack Crowley should be the first-choice flyhalf at Test level has been split along Irish provincial lines. Former Ireland No 10 Sexton, who will become a full-time assistant

A New Zealand star has been ruled out of selection contention for the Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV’s match against the British & Irish Lions in Adelaide on 12 July. Richie Mo’unga, who had expressed his desire to play in the fixture, suffered a broken hand while playing for his Japanese club, Toshiba Brave

Ruan Ackermann is reportedly in advanced talks with a South African franchise following his release by Gloucester. The loose forward joined the English club along with his father, coach Johann, from the Lions in 2017, and went on to make more than 170 appearances across all competitions. Ackermann, whose lucrative move to the Yokohama Canon

Former England captain Owen Farrell will return to Saracens after spending a season in France with Racing 92, the English Premiership club has announced. The 33-year-old flyhalf, who has signed a two-year deal, previously had an 16-year spell at the London club, making his professional debut at the age of 17. In his first stint

Bath bulldozer Thomas du Toit joined the list of South Africans to win the English Premiership as the country’s foreign legion starred in Europe. English Premiership: Springbok prop Thomas du Toit crossed the whitewash to help Johann van Graan’s Bath defeat the Leicester Tigers 23-21 and secure the English Premiership title. Du Toit was reinforced

Rassie Erasmus cut the Springbok squad to 45 players on Sunday, releasing 11 players and adding one. The Bok coach made cuts after the first week of training in Johannesburg as the world champions prepare to host the Barbarians in Cape Town on 28 June before kicking off the 2025 season in July with two

Paul Roos overturned a 14-point deficit to beat Wynberg, while there were also wins for St Andrew’s and Kearsney on Saturday. Hosts Wynberg made the perfect start to their clash against Paul Roos with tries from tighthead prop Luqobo Makwedini and right wing Chad Campbell, both converted by inside centre Yaqeen Ahmed. But the visitors

Celebrate double World Cup-winning Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi’s birthday with a look back on his remarkable career. Kolisi, who turns 34 today, has been a transformative figure in South Africa, beyond rugby. Central to the Bok resurgence initiated by Rassie Erasmus in 2018, he has captained SA to glory at the 2019 World Cup, secured