South Africa’s two representatives in the EPCR Challenge Cup kick off their campaigns this weekend. The in-form Lions host Benetton at Ellis Park on Saturday, with the Cheetahs heading to England for a daunting opener against the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Sunday. The Lions have momentum after their Vodacom URC victory over the […]
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Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett says financial penalties need to be looked at as a way of deterring players from ill-discipline. This follows Bok enforcer Eben Etzebeth being sent off in the final minutes of South Africa’s 73-0 demolition of Wales in Cardiff after making contact with the eye area of Alex Mann. While the
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The Stormers will take on French side Bayonne in their Investec Champions Cup opener on Friday night without a key Springbok. Defence coach Norman Laker confirmed that prop forwards Zach Porthen and and Ntuthuko Mchunu, along with versatile forward Ben-Jason Dixon have joined the Stormers squad in France. However, team management resisted the temptation to add
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Eddie Jones has shrugged off Eben Etzebeth’s red card for an apparent eye-gouge as “quite a minor incident” in the context of the Springboks’ 73-0 demolition of Wales. In fact, Jones feels the real story is the crisis unfolding in Welsh rugby. The Japan head coach used his Rugby Unity podcast to offer a starkly
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The match mascot pulled a cheeky stunt before the Dubai Sevens final. “That is cheeky!” Before the SVNS final between Australia and New Zealand, the mascot whipped out a Springboks jersey while running off the field The tournament heads to Cape Town this weekend #SSRugby | #HSBCSVNS pic.twitter.com/bkKeZmJhwF — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) December 1, 2025
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The Blitzboks will look to bounce back from a fifth-placed finish in Dubai at this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens. But the hosts are going to have to do it the hard way after being drawn in Pool A alongside Dubai champions New Zealand, as well as Fiji and Great Britain. South Africa’s three pool games
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SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has paid glowing tribute to the Springboks after a landmark 2025 season. It’s been a season that delivered silverware, history and another reminder of the team’s power to unite South Africans everywhere. MORE: 50-cap Cobus hails ‘unreal season’ The Boks returned home on Monday after completing a perfect five-from-five November
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Thomas du Toit marked his return to the English Premiership with a vital try for Bath as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed across Europe. French Top 14 Former Western Province hooker Ru-Hann Greyling packed down for Montauban in their 54-28 defeat to Toulon at the Stade Mayol. Fullback Joe Jonas featured for Stade Francais as
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The Investec Champions Cup returns with a blockbuster opening weekend for the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks. Johan Ackermann’s men host defending champions Bordeaux Bègles, while John Plumtree’s Sharks travel to six-time winners Toulouse. The competition kicks off on Friday night with a match between Bayonne and the Stormers at Stade Jean-Dauger. The focus then shifts
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Deon Fourie says the Stormers are embracing the challenge of another European adventure. The Cape side opens its 2025-26 Investec Champions Cup campaign away to Bayonne on Friday (10pm SA time) in a clash that will set the tone for their bid to reach the playoffs, having failed to do so last season. The Stormers’
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