Sharks skipper Siya Kolisi believes the race to the Vodacom URC playoffs is the proving ground to catch the eye of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. Kolisi was speaking to RTÉ Sport at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday, after the Durbanites’ comeback win against Ulster cemented their top-four spot with two rounds remaining of the league campaign. […]
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The Lions and Stormers are on course to join the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks in the URC playoffs as the competition pauses for a week after round 16. All four South African teams were victorious, the Bulls and Sharks going unbeaten 2-2 on tour to cement their top-four spots, while the Stormers went back-to-back in
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Skipper Salmaan Moerat tips his hat to Brok Harris as Stormers boss John Dobson acknowledges the impact of the injured prop’s potential final appearance for the team. Dobson and Moerat were speaking at Cape Town Stadium after the 40-year-old Harris, set to retire at the end of this season following a 19-year professional career, was
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Under the guidance of former Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan, leaders Bath crushed Newcastle to secure the top seeding in the Premiership playoffs. Bath’s eight tries on Saturday secured a 55-19 triumph and 13th win in 15 matches, taking their points difference to an unassailable 238. “We have put ourselves in a position where
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The Pumas broke Griquas’ unbeaten run in the 2025 SA Cup, while there were key wins for the Cheetahs, Boland Kavaliers and Griffons in round 7 of the competition. Griquas won last year’s league encounter against the Pumas and were also victorious in the inaugural final, but Jimmy Stonehouse’s men exacted revenge on Friday in
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Grey College suffered their first home loss since 2017, while there were wins for Affies, Kearsney, Queen’s, Paarl Boys’ and Paul Roos on Saturday. Gimmies scored seven tries in a famous 43-31 victory against Grey Bloem, with captain and outside centre Markus Muller and winger Johan Kleynhans each scoring two tries. The teams went into
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Vodacom Bulls flank Marcell Coetzee still hopes for another Springbok opportunity to come his way. The 33-year-old has earned 31 Test caps since 2012 and only three under coach Rassie Erasmus – two in 2019 against the Wallabies in Johannesburg and Argentina in Pretoria, and one in 2022 against Wales in Bloemfontein. Coetzee has starred for
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Back-row powerhouse Jasper Wiese says he’s on track to return from injury in time for the start of the Springboks’ 2025 season. “Hopefully I’ll be ready by mid-June if everything goes well,” the World Cup-winning No 8 told Sunday news outlet Rapport. The 29-year-old suffered a neck injury that cut short his season with Japanese
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The Stormers have reportedly agreed to grant Manie Libbok a sabbatical that will see the flyhalf miss most of next season for the Cape outfit. According to Rapport, the Springbok playmaker is set to pursue a lucrative stint in Japan League One, which runs from December through May, though his destination club remains undisclosed. Iti
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Two promising schoolboy rugby players could swap biltong for sushi as Japan’s League One clubs target South Africa’s junior talent. Paarl Boys’ High twins, centre Tristan and lock Jayden Joubert, recently spent a week in Japan at the invitation of a top club, having also attracted interest from the Bulls, Lions and Stormers. “They are
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