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A New Zealand star has been ruled out of selection contention for the Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV’s match against the British & Irish Lions in Adelaide on 12 July. Richie Mo’unga, who had expressed his desire to play in the fixture, suffered a broken hand while playing for his Japanese club, Toshiba Brave […]

Ruan Ackermann is reportedly in advanced talks with a South African franchise following his release by Gloucester. The loose forward joined the English club along with his father, coach Johann, from the Lions in 2017, and went on to make more than 170 appearances across all competitions. Ackermann, whose lucrative move to the Yokohama Canon

Former England captain Owen Farrell will return to Saracens after spending a season in France with Racing 92, the English Premiership club has announced. The 33-year-old flyhalf, who has signed a two-year deal, previously had an 16-year spell at the London club, making his professional debut at the age of 17. In his first stint

Bath bulldozer Thomas du Toit joined the list of South Africans to win the English Premiership as the country’s foreign legion starred in Europe. English Premiership: Springbok prop Thomas du Toit crossed the whitewash to help Johann van Graan’s Bath defeat the Leicester Tigers 23-21 and secure the English Premiership title. Du Toit was reinforced

Rassie Erasmus cut the Springbok squad to 45 players on Sunday, releasing 11 players and adding one. The Bok coach made cuts after the first week of training in Johannesburg as the world champions prepare to host the Barbarians in Cape Town on 28 June before kicking off the 2025 season in July with two

Paul Roos overturned a 14-point deficit to beat Wynberg, while there were also wins for St Andrew’s and Kearsney on Saturday. Hosts Wynberg made the perfect start to their clash against Paul Roos with tries from tighthead prop Luqobo Makwedini and right wing Chad Campbell, both converted by inside centre Yaqeen Ahmed. But the visitors

Celebrate double World Cup-winning Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi’s birthday with a look back on his remarkable career. Kolisi, who turns 34 today, has been a transformative figure in South Africa, beyond rugby. Central to the Bok resurgence initiated by Rassie Erasmus in 2018, he has captained SA to glory at the 2019 World Cup, secured

The death of legendary All Blacks winger Stu Wilson has sparked reflection on a golden era of Springbok–All Blacks rivalry, and reignited debate over what rugby has lost in outlawing rucking, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane recalls the iconic 1981 series in New Zealand, where Wilson and fellow flyer Bernie Fraser tormented the

Edinburgh prop Boan Venter earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of the team’s first week of training in Johannesburg for the 2025 international season. With props Gerhard Steenekamp and Ntuthuko Mchunu amongst six players released from the initial 55-man squad due

Head coach Ivan van Rooyen is reportedly close to bolstering the Lions backline corps with a Stormers winger and former Vodacom Bulls playmaker. With Springbok flyer Edwill van der Merwe off to the Sharks, the Lions have moved swiftly to secure former Blitzboks speedster Angelo Davids, according to Rapport. The 25-year-old Davids, who has made