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Rob du Preez and JJ van der Mescht got on the scoresheet as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed in the Top 14 and English Premiership. French Top 14 Carlu Sadie and Tiaan Jacobs scrummed down for Bordeaux Begles in their 27-12 win against Perpignan at the Stade Aime Giral, while Tristan Tedder started at flyhalf […]

Scott Robertson has addressed the surprise omission of young scrumhalf Dylan Pledger from both the All Blacks and All Blacks XV squads for next month’s European tours. Pledger, one of the standouts of this year’s NPC campaign, had been widely tipped for higher honours following a breakout season for Otago, but was left out of

Springbok attack coach Tony Brown says the world champions are building a more complete, all-round game under Rassie Erasmus. Speaking on New Zealand rugby show The Breakdown, the former All Blacks playmaker said the Boks’ focus ahead of their end-of-year tour is on consistency, adaptability and collective improvement after an extensive year of rotation and

Saracens’ teenage sensation has been called up to train with the England squad ahead of the November internationals. Steve Borthwick has named a 36-man squad that’ll go into a three-day camp and has invited Noah Caluori to train with the squad “as part of a development agreement with Saracens.” The tall, 19-year-old winger earned the

The Lions attracted less than 2,000 fans – including travelling Scarlets supporters – for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match at Ellis Park. The Lions came into the clash, which kicked off at 1:45pm, having suffered three tour defeats to start the season. But Cash van Rooyen’s side would still have expected more support as they looked

The Sharks suffered a third loss in the Vodacom URC, while the Bulls, Lions and Stormers all won in round four. Despite loading up on Springboks for their clash against Ulster at Kings Park, the SHARKS struggled to find cohesion and paid the price – going down 34-26. Discipline and defensive lapses again proved costly

Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen bounced off Ulster hooker Rob Herring on his way to the tryline at Kings Park. There’s no stopping Andre five metres out @Vodacom #URC pic.twitter.com/a5znKzcfVG — The Sharks (@SharksRugby) October 19, 2025 The post Watch: Andre the Giant on the rampage appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen

Leinster coach Leo Cullen is at a loss to explain his team’s poor start to the new Vodacom URC season. Following the defending champions’ humbling 31-14 defeat to bitter rivals Munster at Croke Park on Saturday, Cullen admitted he is “not sure exactly what the solution is”. After being outmuscled by both the Stormers and

Former England flank Lewis Moody made his first public appearance since revealing his motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis. The 47-year-old on Saturday returned to Welford Road, where he became a Leicester Tigers legend, to watch his old club edge Bath 22-20. Moody was greeted by thunderous applause from 17,000 supporters as he stepped onto the

England teenager Noah Caluori is the talk of the rugby world after a five-star performance in the English Premiership on Saturday. Photo: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images The post Watch: England superstar leaves all in his wake appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. England teenager Noah Caluori is the talk of the rugby world after a five-star