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Tickets for the Springboks’ three home Test matches in July are set to go on sale. The Boks take on Italy in a two-Test series in Pretoria and Gqeberha, before meeting Georgia in Mbombela. Tickets will be available exclusively from Ticketmaster from Friday, 16 May. Details of an additional home match against the Barbarians will […]

Stormers stalwart Deon Fourie has signed a one-year contract extension. Having recently suffered a leg injury in the Vodacom URC victory against Connacht, the 38-year-old World Cup winner will return to full fitness before the start of next season. Director of rugby John Dobson said the attitude and determination that Fourie has met his latest

Keep track of who is playing in the Wildeklawer rugby festival at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley. Wednesday Marlow 25 Welkom Gim 22 Nico Malan vs Glenwood (2pm) Diamantveld v Waterkloof (3.30pm) Affies vs Paul Roos (7pm) Thursday EG Jansen vs Drostdy HTS (8am) Boland Landbou vs Framesby (9.30am) DHS vs Stellenberg (11am) Monument vs Outeniqua

Shilton van Wyk says consistency is key for the Blitzboks in the season-ending SVNS World Championship this weekend. South Africa finished fourth on the Sevens Series standings after a campaign that saw them win their home tournament in Cape Town, reach the final in Vancouver and finish fourth in Perth but disappoint in Dubai, Hong

Junior Boks captain Riley Norton expects a big battle upfront against Argentina in the opening round of the U20 Rugby Championship. The clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha will kick off at 4.10pm following the opening match between New Zealand and Australia at 2pm. This is the second edition of the tournament,

As the Boks prepare for a blockbuster 2025 season, who are you picking to start at flyhalf in the biggest Tests of the year? Pick your Bok 10! Handre Pollard Manie Libbok Willie le Roux Damian Willemse Jordan Hendrikse Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Johan Goosen ResultsVote Photo: Gordon Arons/Gallo Images The post Poll: Pick your Bok 10!

Former Springbok captain Corné Krige says Cameron Hanekom’s versatility and all-round skill set make him an invaluable member of any loose trio. Hanekom has emerged as a serious contender to claim a place in South Africa’s vaunted back row, receiving plaudits for his work rate and versatility in making game-changing contributions in both attack and

Veteran Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale makes his comeback from a long-term injury for the Western Force against the Blues on Friday. The 36-year-old has been recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, an injury he suffered in June while on club duty for Randwick, just days after being named in the Wallabies squad. Beale played the

Les Kiss said it would be “the honour of a lifetime” to lead Australia in their home 2027 World Cup after being unveiled as Joe Schmidt’s successor as Wallabies head coach. A former Ireland assistant under Schmidt, Queensland Reds coach Kiss will step into Australia’s top coaching post in 2026. “This is a country that

Zelt Marais is ineligible to hold any position in South African rugby after being handed a ten-year suspension for misconduct. On the eve of the Western Province RFU elections to fill vacancies on the executive committee,  former WP president Marais has been banned from holding office until 2034 following the ruling of an independent appeal