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Boland Kavaliers coach Hawies Fourie says the Vodacom Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Lions should not be guaranteed their places in the Vodacom URC. Fourie was in charge of the Cheetahs when they were kicked out of the then Pro14, with SA’s four Super Rugby franchises joining an expanded, rebranded URC in 2021. “We have a […]

The Springboks kicked off their second alignment camp in Cape Town on Thursday, while welcoming Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad. The national cricket team’s management joined the morning sessions in a shadowing capacity as they prepare for the World Test Championship final against Australia in London. Also in attendance were the entire SA Rugby elite

Bath lock Quinn Roux and Lyon No 8 Arno Botha lead their sides’ forward assault in Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup final. Both will start in Cardiff, with props Francois van Wyk and Thomas du Toit set to come off the Bath bench. Coach Johann van Graan has made four changes to the starting lineup that

Vodacom Bulls flank Nama Xaba says he’ll be ready if opportunity calls during the Vodacom URC playoffs. The 27-year-old made just his third URC appearance of the season last week (and first since October) against Dragons at Loftus, winning the Man of the Match award. However Xaba, who joined the Bulls from the Stormers in

The 2025-26 URC schedule has been released and there’s one game you’ve drawn a thick red line around the date – which one is it? Currie Cup provincial rivalries spiced up Super Rugby for 25 years and since 2022 those heated SA derbies have pushed attendance records in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Lions and

Sam Cane is one of three Test centurions named by the Barbarians to face the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium in June. The All Blacks’ 2023 Rugby World Cup captain, Cane is joined by Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray as the first players confirmed to represent the Baa Baas when the famous invitational team

Former high-performance director David Nucifora has slammed the Irish Rugby Football Union for scrapping its men’s sevens programme. The IRFU cited financial challenges and said the men’s sevens programme did not contribute as a development pathway for the men’s fifteens game as it does for women’s rugby. Nucifora worked at the IRFU from 2014 to

Celebrate world champion Springbok Bismarck du Plessis’ 41st birthday with a look back on his illustrious career. For much of his Bok career, the abrasive and athletic hooker’s first-team opportunities were limited by the presence of captain and hooker John Smit, yet he still racked up 79 Test caps and won multiple titles. Du Plessis

Bath coach Johann van Graan urges his team to “keep it simple” in Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup final against Lyon in Cardiff. Bath previously won the second-tier European cup tournament in 2007-08 and reached the final in 2002-03, 2006-07 and 2013-14. “A special moment for the club, the first European final that we as

Northampton flanker Henry Pollock says he “can’t wait” for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final against Bordeaux Begles in Cardiff. When Pollock scored a barnstorming double against Stade Francais in the Champions Cup pool stage in January he was not close being involved in England’s upcoming Six Nations squad. Five months later he has made his