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Rassie Erasmus, Manie Libbok, Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese and Cobus Reinach explain what makes Siya Kolisi so special. READ: Boks not playing mind games – Rassie Admiration, respect and appreciation 🫂 Rassie Erasmus, Manie Libbok, Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese and Cobus Reinach pay tribute to Siya Kolisi ahead of his 100th Springbok cap […]

Juarno Augustus believes playing for Ulster in the URC will boost his Springbok chances. The 27-year-old No 8, who began his professional career with the Stormers and Western Province, signed a three-year deal with the Irish province after four seasons at the Northampton Saints in England. Augustus made 81 appearances for Saints, helping them lift

Louis Rees-Zammit has been named on Wales’ bench for Sunday’s match against Argentina in Cardiff. The 24-year-old wing has not played for Wales since a 2023 World Cup quarter-final loss to Argentina following an unsuccessful 18-month stint in American Football at the Kansas City Chiefs and the Jacksonville Jaguars where he failed to feature in

Junior Boks captain Riley Norton will lead the SA U19 Academy team against France U19 in Châteauroux on Saturday. The lock will captain a side featuring four more players from the Junior Boks’ World Rugby U20 Championship-winning team in the first of two matches on their European tour. They will meet their Irish counterparts next

Wallabies legend George Gregan has criticised the decision to shelve the Rugby Championship next year to make way for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. The All Blacks tour of South Africa in August and September 2026 includes four matches against local franchises and a four-Test series against the Springboks, with three in South Africa and

Which of your Bok teammates has the most potential to become a coach? What was your lowest career moment? Siya Kolisi answers 25 questions from fans ahead of his 100th Test. READ: Fleckie, Dobbo hail Siya’s influence The post Watch: Siya answers fans’ questions appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Which of your Bok teammates

New SWD Eagles coach Heyneke Meyer believes he can build a team capable of competing with South Africa’s best. The 58-year-old, who first made his name in George before going on to coach the Bulls, Springboks, Leicester Tigers, Stade Français and Houston SaberCats, has returned to where it all began – and he’s thinking big.

Japan coach Eddie Jones has no doubt Ireland can come through a “difficult little period” under Andy Farrell, but warned it may take time. Ireland started their Autumn Nations Series campaign with a dispiriting 26-13 loss to the All Blacks in Chicago last weekend, a defeat that followed the end of their two-year reign as

France may inspire poetic headlines, but the Springboks keep writing the results that matter, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says the myth of “champagne rugby” masks a reality that’s far less sparkling. “France is a team I enjoy, but their reputation of being the sport’s running rugby romantics is the most misrepresented,” he

France coach Fabien Galthié has hailed the Springboks ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster Test in Paris. Galthié, who oversaw Les Bleus’ heartbreaking 29-28 quarter-final defeat to the Boks on home soil at the 2023 World Cup, said he has enormous respect for what Erasmus’ men have accomplished. “We’re very proud of taking on this massive challenge,”