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South African lock David Ribbans has been named in a formidable Toulon lineup to face Leinster in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup semi-final at the Aviva Stadium. Director of rugby Pierre Mignoni welcomes back Ribbans, who sat out last week’s Top 14 win over Bayonne due to back issue. The former Western Province forward will form […]

Junior Springboks coach Kevin Foote has kept changes to a minimum for Sunday’s U20 Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Gqeberha. The South Africans produced an impressive performance in their opening-round win over Argentina and will now look to maintain their momentum against an Australian side desperate to bounce back after defeat to New Zealand.

Leinster Rugby have suffered a major injury setback ahead of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon. Tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong lost his race to be fit for the blockbuster clash at the Aviva Stadium. Furlong limped off during Leinster’s Vodacom URC defeat to Benetton last weekend and has now officially been ruled out, with

Welsh outfit Ospreys will have to finish their Vodacom URC campaign without one of their prolific try scorers. Winger Daniel Kasende has been handed a four-match suspension following his red card against Cardiff last month. The former Griquas and Cheetahs speedster was sent off in the 18th minute of the round 16 clash after referee

Defending champions Bordeaux Bègles and Irish giants Leinster will clash in the Investec Champions Cup final, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Investec Champions Cip: Leinster vs Toulon (Saturday, 4pm, Dublin) Simon Borchardt: Bordeaux by 8 Lindiz van Zilla: Leinster by 5 Morne Esben: Leinster by 5 Dylan Johnson: Leinster by 12 Juandre Joubert: Leinster by

Chief executive Edgar Rathbone insists the Vodacom Bulls will not use a “rebuilding phase” as a crutch next season despite the departures of several key players. The Bulls are set to lose Kurt-Lee Arendse and Ruan Nortjé to Japan and Wilco Louw will be returning to the Stormers, while utility back David Kriel is also

Legendary coach Steve Hansen says New Zealand rugby must come to terms with the steady flow of players heading overseas. A number of high-profile names are set to leave at the end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, and the former All Blacks boss describes it as an unavoidable reality of the modern game.

Johann van Graan and Beno Obano are confident Bath can get the job done in Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup semi-final at defending champions Bordeaux Bègles. Bath will arrive in Bordeaux with momentum and belief after a golden spell under Van Graan. The Premiership outfit swept to a trophy treble last season, lifting the EPCR Challenge

SA Rugby has confirmed there will be no shared spoils between the Springboks and All Blacks in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. LINDIZ VAN ZILLA reports. The world’s top two-ranked teams will face each other in a four-Test series at Ellis Park in Johannesburg (22 August), Cape Town Stadium (29 August), FNB Stadium in Nasrec

Tommy O’Brien and James Ryan say Leinster are hungry to erase recent Investec Champions Cup heartbreak when they face Toulon in Saturday’s semi-final in Dublin. The Irish giants have reached the last four of Europe’s premier club competition in each of the past six seasons, but have repeatedly fallen short, including last year’s dramatic semis