The All Blacks will play France in July in the first Test at the new permanent rugby stadium in Christchurch. It comes more than 15 years after a deadly earthquake in the city forced the demolition of Lancaster Park. New Zealand welcome France on 4 July in the 12-team Nations Championship at the state-of-the-art 30,000-seat […]
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Cheetahs No 8 Gideon van der Merwe was a top performer in the opening round of the EPCR Challenge Cup. The Bloemfontein-based outfit may have opened their campaign with a 42-12 defeat to the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park, but Van der Merwe underlined his pedigree on the European stage. The 30-year-old made five turnovers, the
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Who was SA’s standout player in the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup? EPCR Challenge Cup Round 1 review & betting outlook – Shaky start for SA sides Flanker Paul de Villiers, scrumhalf Imad Khan and centre Wandisile Simelane shone in the Stormers’ 26-17 win against Bayonne at the Stade Jean-Dauger, while flyhalf Handre
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Ecstatic about the electric Stormers, Keo and Zels are still backing the Sharks and Bulls for a statement performance in the Investec Champions Cup. The post Keo & Zels: Siya to save shattered Sharks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Ecstatic about the electric Stormers, Keo and Zels are still backing the Sharks and Bulls
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Clinton Swart and Ernst van Rhyn were among the standout performers in the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup. Swart, the Pumas flyhalf on loan at the Stormers, made a dream debut in the tournament by scoring 16 points –four penalties and two conversions – to steer the Cape side to a hard-fought 26-17
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Flank Jarod Cairns says the Lions head to England “with a bit of fire in us” having confronted their Benetton defeat head-on. The Lions relinquished an 18-11 lead on Saturday to suffer a 26-18 defeat, and next face a Newcastle Red Bulls side coming off a 23-14 win at Lyon. Cairns on Monday said the
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The Blitzboks’ Cape Town Sevens triumph has come at a cost. Coach Philip Snyman is sweating over the fitness of key playmakers Selwyn Davids (groin), Ronald Brown (shoulder) and Tristan Leyds (concussion) ahead of the Singapore Sevens at the end of January. Snyman confirmed to Netwerk24 that experienced campaigners Siviwe Soyizwapi, Gino Cupido and Quewin
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The Lions have secured the services of a Springbok for the foreseeable future. The Joburg-based franchise announced on Monday that flank Ruan Venter – who made his Test debut off the bench against Portugal in Bloemfontein last year – will remain at Ellis Park up until June 2028. Venter made his senior Lions debut in
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The Stormers are set to welcome back several Springboks for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle in Gqeberha. Forwards coach Rito Hlungwani on Monday emphasised that while their Boks – Damian Willemse, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cobus Reinach, Ben-Jason Dixon and Zachary Porthen – may not have been physically present on tour, they have been embedded
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The Stormers are preparing for one of their most physically demanding fixtures of the season when they host La Rochelle in Gqeberha in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday. There is literally nothing between the two teams, with each side recording one win apiece in Cape Town – by a solitary point – in the 2023-24
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