The Stormers will go into Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup showdown against La Rochelle in Gqeberha without one of their most influential Springboks. MORNÉ ESBEN reports. While the Cape side has welcomed several Boks back into the fold, utility back Damian Willemse is unavailable due to a hamstring niggle. The good news, however, is that the […]
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The Lions have the confirmed the contract extension of a third Springbok. Scrumhalf Morne van den Berg, who has six Test caps, will remain in Joburg until at least June 2028. Flanker Ruan Venter and fullback Quan Horn have signed similar deals. Since his senior debut in 2017, Van den Berg has made 117 appearances
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England and British & Irish Lions legend Jeremy Guscott says the Springboks are beatable and not as overpowering as some past world champions. While the Boks ended 2025 ranked No 1 for a third straight year – defending their Castle Rugby Championship title and completing an unbeaten end-of-year tour – Guscott believes Rassie Erasmus’ team
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The match-day squads for this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup matches involving South African sides. INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP STORMERS vs LA ROCHELLE (SATURDAY, 3PM) STORMERS – 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason
Handre Pollard is among several Springboks rested for the Vodacom Bulls’ Investec Champions Cup clash against the Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday. Prop Wilco Louw, lock Ruan Nortje, flank Marco van Staden, flyhalf Pollard and utility back Canan Moodie are all unavailable due to a mandatory Springbok rest period. However, coach Johan Ackermann
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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is back to run the show for the Stormers in Gqeberha on Saturday. His return at flyhalf is the headline selection for an Investec Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle loaded with Test-tier firepower. The 23-year-old playmaker comes straight back into the No 10 jersey and forms a familiar halfback pairing with Cobus
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Captain Gregory Alldritt says La Rochelle will leave nothing on the field as they look to topple the high-flying Stormers in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash. While European sides often highlight the physical and logistical strain of a trip to SA, Alldritt has taken the opposite line. The French star says the two-time champions are
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Lukhanyo Am believes his return to Japan’s League One is the reset he needs to force his way back into Rassie Erasmus’ Springbok plans ahead of the World Cup. Am, 32, was officially unveiled by the Mitsubishi Dynaboars on Monday, confirming that he could not turn down a second crack at the competition after a
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Three players from South African franchises have been named in the Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week after the opening round. Stormers loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu and flank Ben-Jason Dixon as well as Vodacom Bulls winger Sebastian de Klerk were selected based on data from Oval Insights. Another South African, Glasgow winger Kyle Steyn,
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Former Scotland coach Matt Williams has called the Eben Etzebeth eye-gouging incident in Cardiff “the pinnacle of the dog act table”. Writing in his latest Irish Times column, Williams did not hold back as he condemned Etzebeth’s contact with the eye of Wales flank Alex Mann, which earned the Bok lock a full red card
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