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Selborne College headmaster Andrew Dewar says legal options are being considered after Jake White’s explosive letter. The former Springbok coach recently stepped away from his role as a rugby consultant at the East London school, along with director of rugby Derek Page, citing a lack of support and interference in rugby matters. In his letter […]

Super Rugby Pacific is staring down a major reset. With Moana Pasifika set to fold at the end of the 2026 season, officials are scrambling to revive a competition battling what insiders describe as a “plummeting appeal”. According to reports, a radical overhaul is on the table, including an expanded 18-match season, a double round-robin

Handré Pollard has opened up on the demands of a near year-round rugby calendar. Many Springboks play virtually all 12 months of the year, with South Africa the only country competing in both hemispheres. Those players participate in their European domestic league and EPCR cup competitions, and then also in the Rugby Championship, which will

Moana Pasifika are set to be axed from Super Rugby. Should the Cheetahs be offered their place? The Cheetahs played in Super Rugby until 2017 before being cut when the tournament was reduced from 18 to 15 teams. They then joined the Pro14 in 2017-18, but suffered a similar fate when the competition became the

Zain Davids and the Blitzboks are determined to break their Hong Kong duck this weekend. The 28-year-old, set for his 58th HSBC SVNS tournament, returns to the iconic stop with unfinished business as the World Championship series kicks off with a clean slate. “We are starting this Championship at the same venue and with no

Springbok prop Ox Nché has named the most difficult scrummager he has faced. Nché chose Stormers tighthead Frans Malherbe as the one who’s given him many tough days at scrum time during a lively appearance on the For the Love of Rugby SA podcast alongside fellow Springboks Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff. “It would have

Chris Smith is no longer playing second fiddle, with the Lions flyhalf now firmly in control. The former Bulls playmaker has stepped into a leading role at Ellis Park, thriving on consistent game time and becoming the heartbeat of the Lions’ attack. “I would say at the Bulls I was second fiddle,” Smith told News24.

The Lions have welcomed back two Springboks ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against Glasgow at Ellis Park. Scrumhalf Morné van den Berg and prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye both trained fully on Tuesday, putting themselves in contention for a key fixture against the table toppers. The Lions are fifth on the log after four successive wins,

Marcell Coetzee has revealed how difficult it was for his long-time roommate Ruan Nortjé to decide to leave the Vodacom Bulls. The Springbok lock, who has earned 18 Test caps since 2022, is set to join the Kubota Spears in Japan at the end of the season. The 27-year-old has only represented the Bulls in

Moana Pasifika will cease to exist at the end of the current Super Rugby season, bringing a sudden halt to one of the competition’s most ambitious projects. The franchise confirmed the decision on Wednesday, citing “financial, operational, and strategic realities” behind the move. “Despite the tireless dedication of players, staff, and supporters, it is no