Coach Kevin Foote says the Junior Springboks are “highly motivated” to bounce back from a sloppy U20 Rugby Championship performance against Australia when they take on New Zealand on Sunday. South Africa conceded 29 unanswered points to surrender a 17-point lead at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday before scoring a late try to go […]
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The Junior Springboks face a tough final clash with U20 Rugby Championship title-holders New Zealand after letting a 17-0 lead slip in a narrow defeat to Australia on Tuesday. A tactically astute second-half performance saw the young men from Down Under beat Kevin Foote’s charges 29-24 in their second match of the competition at Nelson
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Marco van Staden says the Vodacom Bulls are champing at the bit to pick up where they left things off on tour with a big win against Cardiff in Pretoria on Saturday. The Bulls loose forward addressed the media on Tuesday as the Pretoria outfit gear up for the URC round 17 clash at Loftus
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The boys are in awe as they reflect on the last 30 years of Bok rugby. The post Keo & Zels: Rassie and Mallett make Boks pure gold appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The boys are in awe as they reflect on the last 30 years of Bok rugby. The post Keo & Zels:
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The Cheetahs have invested in the future as they prepare for the SA Cup playoffs, signing captain Louis van der Westhuizen and scrumhalf Rewan Kruger to extensions. Both players have extended for two years, reinforcing the squad’s continuity and depth. READ:Bulls bid to sign Strauss gathers steam Van der Westhuizen, 30, joined the Cheetahs in
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The Stormers share their best wishes and memories of prop Brok Harris, who says farewell to the fans this week as he hangs up his boots after a 19-year professional career. Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images The post Watch: Brokkie, a Stormers ‘mens se mens’ appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Stormers share their best
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Head coach Joe Schmidt confirms veteran playmaker James O’Connor is firmly in the Wallabies selection frame for the British & Irish Lions series. The 34-year-old O’Connor, who joined the Crusaders this season after departing the Reds, has impressed while helping the Christchurch outfit to second place on the Super Rugby Pacific table. The 2025 Lions
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CEO Edgar Rathbone has confirmed reports of talks between the Vodacom Bulls and Josh Strauss to secure his coaching services for the 2025 Currie Cup season. Netwerk24 reports that Rathbone and the Pretoria outfit are in negotiations to lure the 38-year-old Strauss back to Loftus Versfeld. The former Scotland flanker recently impressed as part of
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Andy Farrell will be sweating over the availability of another Ireland star ahead of Thursday’s British & Irish Lions squad announcement for the upcoming tour Down Under. Head coach Farrell is set to reveal his final squad at London’s O2 Arena. The Lions series in Australia features three Tests against the Wallabies in Brisbane (19
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Northampton No 8 Juarno Augustus brushes off Garry Ringrose and Sam Prendergast, before offloading to Tommy Freeman to score against Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup. ICYMI: Trokkie barges over Bok champs into final Freeman has three, man.@TommyFreemo15 rounded off an Investec Champions Cup semi-final hat-trick in style pic.twitter.com/D2Q8hgwprZ — Northampton Saints (@SaintsRugby) May 5,
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