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Wynand Claassen has not given up his battle to preserve Newlands Rugby Stadium as a heritage site. The former Springbok captain is preparing a fresh approach to the National Heritage Council in a renewed bid to halt the demolition of the iconic Cape Town ground. Claassen’s “Save Newlands” campaign suffered a setback in 2023 when

Captain Antoine Dupont says free-scoring Six Nations champions France need to prioritise their tryline defence when they play Italy on Sunday. Although France have romped to convincing victories over Ireland and Wales in their first two tournament matches, they have conceded two tries in each when defending close to their own line. “There are many

England prop Ellis Genge says Saturday’s crushing 42-21 defeat by Ireland at Twickenham had exposed “scar tissue”. Steve Borthwick’s men started the tournament with a 48-7 rout of Wales. But hopes of a Grand Slam were dashed by last week’s 31-20 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield that ended a 12-game winning streak. And England’s prospects

James Slipper scored a try in his 200th Super Rugby match as the ACT Brumbies hammered the Crusaders in Christchurch on Sunday. In-form loose forward Charlie Cale scored two of the visitors’ eight tries in a 50-24 victory – their first in Christchurch since 2000, ending a losing streak of 12 games. The Canberra-based side

A former Canada Test player will qualify to play for the Springboks later this year. Sharks scrumhalf Ross Braude, who earned 14 Test caps for Canada, becomes eligible for South Africa again in September under World Rugby’s Regulation 8, which allows a player to switch countries after a stand-down period of 36 months, provided they

The Sharks have struck early in the JP Pietersen era, signing a promising Junior Bok who’s already caught Rassie Erasmus’ attention. According to Rapport, Pietersen has secured the services of highly rated Junior Boks hooker Esethu Mnebelele, fighting off strong interest from both the Vodacom Bulls and the Stormers to land one of the country’s

A French star has been ruled out of Sunday’s Six Nations match against Italy in Lille. Flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert, who started Les Bleus’ first two games of the tournament, said on social media that “a slight discomfort in my calf forced me to withdraw” fr0m the match.He is expected to be back for the clash

A consortium of more than 10 Free State businessmen has pulled the Cheetahs back from the brink of financial collapse. According to Rapport, before the group’s intervention, the Free State Rugby Union was battling severe financial strain, with debts running into millions. At one stage, the union had to borrow money simply to meet salary

A double World Cup-winning Springbok could spurn lucrative offers from abroad to return to South Africa. According to Rapport, veteran scrumhalf Faf de Klerk is considering continuing his career at the Cheetahs when his contract with Japanese club the Yokohama Canon Eagles expires in June. The 34-year-old has been strongly linked with French Top 14