Elrigh Louw says the Vodacom Bulls regard Saturday’s north-south derby against the Stormers as a chance to reset their season. Coach Johan Ackermann’s men head to Cape Town on the back of a five-match losing streak across competitions – a sequence that prompted a shake-up in the coaching ranks last week. Assistants Andries Bekker and […]
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Ten Springbok fixtures have been confirmed for a blockbuster 2026 season. ENGLAND Nations Championship 4 July, Ellis Park, Johannesburg Last meeting (2024): England 20 Springboks 29 SCOTLAND Nations Championship 11 July, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Last meeting (2024): Scotland 15 Springboks 32 WALES Nations Championship 18 July, Kings Park, Durban Last meeting (2025): Wales 0 Springboks
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The Sharks and Stormers will make a winning start to 2026, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Dragons vs Scarlets (Thursday, 5pm, Newport) Dylan Johnson: Scarlets by 9 Lindiz van Zilla: Draw Simon Borchardt: Scarlets by 5 Morne Esben: Scarlets by 12 Juandre Joubert: Scarlets by 5 Ospreys vs Cardiff (Thursday, 7:30pm, Swansea) Simon Borchardt: Cardiff by
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Coach JP Pietersen says the Sharks need to back up their recent success in Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Lions at Kings Park. After a poor start to the season, the Durban-based side has claimed back-to-back home wins under Pietersen – beating Saracens in the Investec Champions Cup and the Bulls in the Vodacom
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Check out the match-day squads for this weekend’s Vodacom URC matches involving South African sides. SHARKS vs LIONS (Saturday, 3:30pm) SHARKS – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Andre Esterhuizen (c), 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Manu Tshituka, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Siya Kolisi,
Stormers No 8 Evan Roos says he’s not viewing Saturday’s massive north-south derby against the Bulls in Cape Town as a Bok trial. Roos has been in eye-catching form this season and has more times than not, been a big part of the Stormers’ forward dominance in the Vodacom URC and Investec Champions Cup. But
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Coach JP Pietersen has made three changes to the Sharks starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Lions at Kings Park. Springbok loosehead prop Ox Nche has recovered from knee and ankle injuries suffered against Japan at Wembley in early November, while fullback Aphelele Fassi returns after being sidelined with a concussion. They replace
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SA Rugby will launch a national coaching forum aimed at strengthening communication and collaboration between the Springbok coaching staff and coaches at franchise and provincial levels. The move was confirmed on Wednesday by SA Rugby president Mark Alexander, who said the forum would formalise and expand the interaction that already exists between national and domestic
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Ulster have been dealt a massive setback ahead of Friday night’s Vodacom URC derby against Munster, with Juarno Augustus ruled out of the clash. The loose forward suffered what Ulster have described as a “significant” ankle ligament injury during last weekend’s 29-24 win over Connacht in Galway. Augustus was forced off midway through the second
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He’s a student of rugby and knows how to scrum opposing teams into submission, but Springbok prop Ox Nche’s knowledge of cricket terms leaves a lot to be desired. WATCH: Best prop moments of 2025 Ox Nche trying to explain cricket terms might be the funniest video you watch today The magic of the #BetwaySA20
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