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Argentina international Tomás Lavanini has reportedly reopened talks to join the Stormers after previously rejecting two offers from the Cape club. Director of rugby John Dobson is desperate to strengthen his lock stocks ahead of next season due to the imminent departures of Salmaan Moerat and Ruben van Heerden. Reports have suggested that the Stormers […]

Tom Dawson-Squibb is understood to being lined up for an assistant coaching gig with the Stormers in the Currie Cup. According to Rapport, Stormers boss John Dobson has backed Currie Cup coach Hanyani Shimange in securing the services of the former UCT Tigers coach and Proteas performance specialist. Dawson-Squibb would replace outgoing assistant Brendan Venter,

Maties are looking at life beyond current head coach Kabamba Floors, and a former Bulls coach is said to be next in line. Chris Rossouw – who had recently been axed as Bulls backline coach – appears to be the frontrunner to replace Floors in Stellenbosch when his contract expires on 31 July. The university

The likes of Jacques Nienaber and Thomas du Toit highlight the Republic’s influential presence in the Investec Champions Cup playoffs this week, writes MARK KEOHANE. A two-time World Cup winner with the Springboks, Nienaber will experience the European cup final for the second time with Leinster after helping the Irish giants beat Toulon in Dublin

Cobus Reinach will reportedly be fit for the Springboks’ Nations Championship opener against England in July. There were initial fears that Reinach could spend up to three months on the sidelines after damaging his knee during the Stormers’ Vodacom URC victory over the Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town. HANSEN: Springboks will get beaten But according

South African back-row bruiser Juarno Augustus crashed over for the opening try in a Man of the Match display to help Ulster clinch a spot in the EPCR Challenge Cup final. The former Stormers star and Premiership champion burst over the whitewash on 27 minutes to break the deadlock against Exeter at the Affidea Stadium

Jacques Nienaber will experience the Investec Champions Cup final for the second time with Leinster after helping the Irish giants beat Toulon in Dublin on Saturday. A two-time World Cup winner with South Africa, Nienaber joined the club as senior coach in November 2023, and now has an opportunity to add to his Vodacom URC

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has named a formidable 28-man squad for a two-match tour to Ireland as the Pride chase a maiden Vodacom URC playoff berth. Skipper and No 8 Francke Horn is one of 18 forwards set to board the plane to the Irish capital on Saturday night, along with Springboks Asenathi Ntlabakanye

Maro Itoje has backed the British & Irish Lions to explore new destinations, but says tradition must remain the foundation of what makes the touring side special. Reports have emerged that the Lions are considering changes to their long-standing 12-year rotation model, which cycles tours between the three southern hemisphere nations. France, Japan and the

Super Rugby outfit Moana Pasifika took a leaf out of Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks’ playbook, and it worked a treat – check it out! The hosts launched an open-field lineout off a quick tap inside the Blues’ 22, driving hooker Millennium Sanerivi over for the opener at North Harbour Stadium on Saturday. The move