Ireland have shifted their focus firmly onto the world champion Springboks after dismantling Australia in Dublin. Loose forward Jack Conan says Andy Farrell’s team are embracing what many believe will be the Test of the season. South Africa arrive at the Aviva Stadium in formidable form. Since retaining the Webb Ellis Cup in 2023, the […]
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Two front rowers will join the Springboks in Ireland on Sunday. Hooker Bongi Mbonambi was one of the players named on coach Rassie Erasmus’ standby list for the tour, while prop Ntuthuko Mchunu earned the last of his three Test caps against Portugal in Bloemfontein last year. “This is a longer tour than usual, and
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Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett believes Franco Mostert should never have been shown a straight red card in South Africa’s win over Italy in Turin. He’s now calling on World Rugby to urgently revisit the rules that allow an on-field referee to issue a permanent red card with no bunker review. Mostert was sent off
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A Griquas Currie Cup winner is set to play in the English Premiership for the Sale Sharks. According to Rapport, the Kimberley-based union has agreed to loan out winger Gurshwin Wehr for a four-month stint in Manchester. The 27-year-old, who also has Blitzboks pedigree, was one of the standout performers in the 2025 Currie Cup
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RG Snyman says it would be an honour to earn his 50th Test cap for the Springboks against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The towering lock, now a key figure at Leinster, is expected to reach the milestone at home of Irish rugby. With the bulk of Andy Farrell’s squad drawn from Snyman’s
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JJ van der Mescht believes his move to Northampton could put him on the Springbok radar, and he’s using Juarno Augustus as the blueprint. The former Junior Boks lock has rediscovered his momentum since joining the English Premiership club from Stade Francais, where his size, presence and raw power have already drawn comparisons to Wallabies
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is set to bring a highly-rated Junior Bok into the squad ahead of Saturday’s Test against Ireland in Dublin. Erasmus hinted on Friday that he may need to summon a hooker and tighthead prop to reinforce the touring group, and while Bongi Mbonambi was initially understood to be on standby, Rapport‘s
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Centre Nicolas Depoortere scored twice as France beat Fiji in in Bordeaux on Saturday. Les Bleus won 34-21 to bounce back from last weekend’s loss to the Springboks. France had led 21-0 after 20 minutes with youngster Depoortere opening the scoring before Julien Marchand and Charles Ollivon extended France’s lead. Thomas Ramos converted all three
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Ireland delivered a statement performance ahead of their showdown with the world champion Springboks, sweeping aside Australia in Dublin on Saturday. Mack Hansen was the star of the night, scoring a first-half hat-trick inside 30 minutes as Ireland recorded an impressive 46-19 victory – their biggest-ever win over the Wallabies. The Australia-born fullback, starting in
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Rassie Erasmus has transformed Andre Esterhuizen from a “nearly man” at inside centre into Test rugby’s first true hybrid forward-back, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane says Esterhuizen’s evolution from squad backup to strategic weapon is a triumph of Erasmus’s eye for detail. “When Erasmus first picked Esterhuizen in 2018, it wasn’t
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