Bayley Kuenzle says the Force are excited to have veteran Kurtley Beale back from injury, which is good news for the Wallabies ahead of the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. Beale, sidelined since June 2024 after rupturing his Achilles tendon in club rugby, could feature as early as next week when the fifth-placed […]
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Celebrate former Springbok flyhalf Jannie de Beer’s birthday with a look back on his illustrious career. De Beer, who turned 54 on Tuesday, earned 13 Test caps from 1997 to 1999, but will always be remembered for the role he played in one in particular. The Free Stater famously booted the Boks past England in
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Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has taken his game to another level in this season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship. And his motivation is not what you think. It’s easy to believe that a rugby dream begins on the field. Or that it’s only in those boyhood moments of running with a ball, beating players, or
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Attack coach Nigel Carolan says Glasgow Warriors expect the Vodacom Bulls to come out “snorting” when the teams clash on Friday in a replay of last season’s URC final. The Bulls face Glasgow at Scotstoun Stadium in round 16 of the 2024-25 URC. The Herd were victorious last season in the corresponding fixture at Loftus,
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Former Test referee Nigel Owens says he would have sent off Racing 92 scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec for his theatrics against Perpignan in a French Top 14 match. Racing were trailing 28-17 with 10 minutes to go when Le Garrec was bumped by Perpignan prop Bruce Devaux at a breakdown. The scrumhalf reeled backwards, clutching
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Saudi Arabia’s sports minister says his country, Qatar and the UAE would stage “the most successful event in the history of rugby” if awarded the right to host the 2035 World Cup. With World Rugby reportedly looking to bring the tournament back to Europe in 2035 (the 2027 and 2031 events are scheduled to take
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The Cheetahs welcome back a key loose forward for their SA Cup match against the Valke in Bloemfontein on Saturday. No 8 Jeandre Rudolph has recovered from a knee injury against the Pumas in Nelspruit that ruled him out of his side’s next three matches against Eastern Province, the Griffons and SWD Eagles. The Cheetahs
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KZN schools dominated the final day of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, while there were big wins for Rondebosch and Affies at KES. Glenwood left Kearsney unbeaten after a five-try, 33-12 win against Dale. The Green Machine drew with Monument and beat Milnerton in their other matches. DHS made it three wins from three with
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Bath boss Johann van Graan says the English club are working diligently at the “science” behind the forwards-heavy bench ploy first made famous by the Springboks. Speaking with Planet Rugby following Bath’s narrow win against Exeter on Saturday, Van Graan outlined the Premiership front-runners’ calculated use of the 6-2/7-1 bench split – the brainchild of
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Fullback Aphelele Fassi fields questions about his teammates and the toughest defenders he’s faced in a Sharks challenge to see who can brave an ice bath the longest. WATCH: Tshitukas outsmart Bok playmakers Photo: Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images The post Watch: Fassi fights the cold in Shark Tank appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Fullback
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