The Junior Springboks are not getting carried away by their emphatic victory over arch-rivals Australia in their World Rugby Under 20 Championship opener in Italy. The South Africans’ rugby was just as hot as the searing Calvisano heat, serving up 11 tries in a 73 – 17 rout of the Junior Wallabies. But even despite […]
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A first-half brace from winger Siya Ndlozi underlined a commanding performance in Calvisano as the Junior Springboks streaked to victory in their World Rugby U20 Championship opener against Australia. Hot hands and fast feet characterised a blistering South African performance in the searing Italian heat, as the Junior Boks put Australia to the sword, scoring
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A cheeky Rassie Erasmus has taken credit for Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok’s 100% success rate from the kicking tee against the Barbarians in Cape Town. Libbok’s goal-kicking inconsistencies have been regularly highlighted, yet the Stormers playmaker nailed all five of his conversions in a 54-7 Bok win at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, after replacing
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The Bok pack will be missing some tall timber against Italy and Georgia. Jean Kleyn has been ruled out of South Africa’s three Tests in July after sustaining an unspecified injury against the Barbarians on Saturday. Kleyn, who started the match with lock partner Lood de Jager, will return to Irish club Munster to recover
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Robbie Deans believes the Springboks’ record dismantling of the Barbarians in Cape Town makes them favourites to snap the All Blacks’ historic run in Auckland this year. Speaking after his Baa Baas side were outclassed 54-7 in wet conditions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, Deans had high praise for Rassie Erasmus’ charges, and has
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Springbok dynamo Cheslin Kolbe was named Man of the Match after he bamboozled the Barbarians at Cape Town Stadium. Kolbe was electric, showing exactly why he was on the shortlist for 2024 World Rugby Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/lNHWo3RT5b — B (@hq_5_1_1) June 28, 2025 Relive all the action from the Boks’ first match of
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Transformation, transparency and a focus on performance defined the Springboks’ opening week of the 2025 international season, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says Saturday’s non-cap fixture against the Barbarians in Cape Town had all the intensity of a Test match — from Bok selections and preparation to the quality of the opposition. The
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Kurt-Lee Arendse has shed light on his plans after returning to Pretoria from a stint in Japan. The Springbok wing made just four appearances in last season’s Vodacom URC before joining the Mitsubishi Dynaboars on a sabbatical deal following his Test commitments with the Springboks in November. The Bulls had hoped Arendse would return to
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With Makazole Mapimpi and Ethan Hooker on Springbok duty, the Sharks are a bit light on wing stocks and have signed a promising prospect from the Western Cape. After attending NFL trials through the International Player Pathway program that famously lured Christian Wade and Louis Rees-Zammit to the US, Ekeji failed to secure a contract
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