The Blitzboks went down to Ireland to end a disappointing weekend in the Spanish capital for South Africa on the final day of the Sevens Grand Finale on Sunday. Tries from Zac Ward and Harry McNulty, plus a Hugo Lennox conversion, powered the Irish into a 12-point half-time lead at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium before […]
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Follow the live action as the Blitzboks face Australia in the 5th-place semi-final on Day 3 of the Madrid Sevens tournament. Tweets by SVNSSeries The post LIVE: Madrid Sevens appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Follow the live action as the Blitzboks face Australia in the 5th-place semi-final on the final day of
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Despite not playing for nine months, two-time Springbok world champion Malcolm Marx is reportedly set to return to action against Wales on 22 June. The hulking hooker has been sidelined since injuring his knee during last year’s Rugby World Cup, but according to Sunday newspaper Rapport he is expected to start for the world champions
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Rondebosch Boys High and SACS claimed the spoils in their Western Cape southern suburbs derby clashes on Saturday, while EG Jansen and Waterkloof played to an eight-try draw. In the third southern suburbs derby day of 2024, Rondebosch flexed their muscles by beating Bishops College 31-16 at the Piley Rees field. The two teams went
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Jason Jenkins, the Sharks’ latest Springbok signing, is sidelined for up to 12 weeks with a knee injury. The towering lock, who joins the reigning Challenge Cup champions from Leinster next season, sustained the injury during last week’s Champions Cup final in London. Jenkins was one of several new recruits announced by the Sharks in
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Curwin Bosch and Sikhumbuzo Notshe are reportedly set to leave the Sharks, with the Springbok duo falling down the pecking order at the Durban outfit. According to Sunday newspaper Rapport, the 26-year-old Bosch has signed with French Pro D2 club Brive and will join them next season. His departure follows the announcement that Lions flyhalf
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Springbok prop Thomas du Toit has been an “excellent” signing for Bath, helping Johann van Graan’s team progress to a first Premiership final in nearly a decade. This is according to Bath teammate and fellow Springbok Louis Schreuder, who has been based in England for the last four years. Du Toit added to Bath’s large
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It will take a world-class squad and some fine back-up players for a team from the Republic to win the Champions Cup, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane highlights that Toulouse and Leinster, the 2023-24 Champions Cup finalists, are the strongest teams in the EPCR competition due to their abundance of internationals and strategic
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Bath reached the Premiership final with a tense win against Sale Sharks that was marred by Jonny Hill’s alleged clash with a fan after the final whistle on Saturday. Johann van Graan’s team will face Northampton in their first Premiership final for nine years despite a stirring fightback from Sale at the Recreation Ground. Sale’s
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The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers advanced the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs for the third consecutive season while the Lions narrowly missed out, having won one less match than Ospreys. Dobson: It’s game on! Bulls host Benetton, Stormers hit the road The post Highlights: Bulls, Stormers through to quarters appeared first on SA Rugby
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