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Moana Pasifika are set to be axed from Super Rugby. Should the Cheetahs be offered their place? The Cheetahs played in Super Rugby until 2017 before being cut when the tournament was reduced from 18 to 15 teams. They then joined the Pro14 in 2017-18, but suffered a similar fate when the competition became the […]

Zain Davids and the Blitzboks are determined to break their Hong Kong duck this weekend. The 28-year-old, set for his 58th HSBC SVNS tournament, returns to the iconic stop with unfinished business as the World Championship series kicks off with a clean slate. “We are starting this Championship at the same venue and with no

Springbok prop Ox Nché has named the most difficult scrummager he has faced. Nché chose Stormers tighthead Frans Malherbe as the one who’s given him many tough days at scrum time during a lively appearance on the For the Love of Rugby SA podcast alongside fellow Springboks Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff. “It would have

Chris Smith is no longer playing second fiddle, with the Lions flyhalf now firmly in control. The former Bulls playmaker has stepped into a leading role at Ellis Park, thriving on consistent game time and becoming the heartbeat of the Lions’ attack. “I would say at the Bulls I was second fiddle,” Smith told News24.

The Lions have welcomed back two Springboks ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against Glasgow at Ellis Park. Scrumhalf Morné van den Berg and prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye both trained fully on Tuesday, putting themselves in contention for a key fixture against the table toppers. The Lions are fifth on the log after four successive wins,

Marcell Coetzee has revealed how difficult it was for his long-time roommate Ruan Nortjé to decide to leave the Vodacom Bulls. The Springbok lock, who has earned 18 Test caps since 2022, is set to join the Kubota Spears in Japan at the end of the season. The 27-year-old has only represented the Bulls in

Moana Pasifika will cease to exist at the end of the current Super Rugby season, bringing a sudden halt to one of the competition’s most ambitious projects. The franchise confirmed the decision on Wednesday, citing “financial, operational, and strategic realities” behind the move. “Despite the tireless dedication of players, staff, and supporters, it is no

Jake White has left his role as a rugby consultant for Selborne College in East London, citing a lack of support from the headmaster. The former Springbok coach was appointed late last year to help strengthen Selborne’s rugby programme. However, in a letter to the school, White confirmed he had stepped away from the project

Sharks captain André Esterhuizen is seeking “consistency in performance” from his side ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Ospreys in Swansea. The Sharks are 10th on the log with four rounds remaining – seven points behind the eighth-placed Bulls – and must win all four of their remaining matches, while hoping other results

Bok lock Eben Etzebeth continues to be a costly signing for the Sharks. The Sharks on Tuesday confirmed that the 34-year-old, who only recently returned from a 12-week suspension, suffered a hip injury in his comeback match against Connacht on 3 April and has been ruled out for two months. Etzebeth will therefore miss the Sharks’