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The Stormers have quietly strengthened a key position with the signing of a young Cheetahs hooker who caught the eye during last year’s Currie Cup. The Cheetahs confirmed on Monday that Vernon Paulo has joined the Cape franchise, bringing an end to his stint in Bloemfontein after departing Frans Steyn’s side on February 1. Still […]

Former Springbok prop Keith Andrews has weighed in on the growing fallout from Ellis Genge’s controversial headbutt during England’s Six Nations opener. He’s called out what he believes are clear “double standards” in the way incidents are judged at Test level. The flashpoint came in the 12th minute of England’s clash against Wales at Twickenham.

Bok No 8 Jasper Wiese scored twice for the Urayasu D-Rocks as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed in Japan Rugby League One. Springbok loose forward Kwagga Smith featured from the bench in the Shizuoka Blue Revs’ 60-45 defeat to the Kobe Steelers in Hyogo. Maurice Marks ran out on the wing for the Saitama Wild

Ryan Oosthuizen says winning the SVNS title in Perth over the weekend rates among the very best of his career. The experienced forward starred in Sunday’s final at HBF Park, scoring two tries as the Blitzboks edged Fiji 21-19 to claim their second title of the 2025-26 series, following December’s Cape Town victory. “The Cape

An 11-cap Wallaby is set to join Damian de Allende’s Saitama Wild Knights in Japan later this year. The club confirmed on Monday that Australian cross-code international winger Mark Nawaqanitawase will be heading there ahead of the new domestic season. The 25-year-old has starred for the Sydney Roosters in rugby league’s NRL after spending four

Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok inspired an end-to-end try at the death for the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in this past weekend’s Japan Division 2 action. Libbok’s brilliance saw the Liners seal a narrow 16-14 away win over the Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks on Saturday. MORE: Wallabies winger joins Doogz, Lood in Japan 79 min Stuck on

A documentary episode focusing on former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been removed at the last minute from a new M-Net series, with claims that SA Rugby played a role in the decision. Shape Shifters, produced by IdeaCandy, was initially advertised as a three-part profile series and is set to launch on M-Net this

England have been dealt a blow ahead of next weekend’s Six Nations and Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland. Winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of the trip to Murrayfield and to make matters worse, now faces a potential race against time to feature again in this year’s Six Nations. The 23-year-old Exeter speedster picked

Former Ireland players claim Leinster and Ireland’s attacks have regressed since defence guru Jacques Nienaber’s arrival at Leinster. They were speaking after Ireland’s 36-14 loss to France in Paris that saw Andy Farrell’s side drop to fifth in the World Rugby rankings, their lowest position since March 2022. Right on cue. https://t.co/bT7CykbIGu pic.twitter.com/LussonYAdb — Don

Henry Arundell says studying Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe has reshaped how he sees his own game. The England winger underlined his attacking threat with a hat-trick against Wales at Twickenham, scoring three tries inside the opening 35 minutes of England’s emphatic Six Nations win. But it is what he’s learning away from the try line