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Rassie Erasmus dances to “Sister Bethina” during the December break.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Johan Erasmus (@rasrugby) The post Watch: Rassie feels Dezemba vibes appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Rassie Erasmus dances to “Sister Bethina” during the December break. The post Watch: Rassie feels Dezemba vibes appeared […]

Coach JP Pietersen has made two changes to the Sharks starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Bulls at Kings Park. Jordan Hendrikse starts at flyhalf with George Whitehead moving to the bench, while Hakeem Kunene replaces Aphelele Fassi, who left the field during last week’s Investec Champions Cup win against Saracens with

A New Zealand media report claims All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson had deferred selection queries to his assistants. According to The New Zealand Herald, several All Blacks players who approached Robertson for explanations over non-selection were told those discussions would need to take place with assistant coach Scott Hansen or forwards coach Jason Ryan

Former All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has questioned World Rugby’s decision to lower the tackle height for the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship. The global body confirmed this week that the tournament will be played under a reduced tackle height law, with contact required below the sternum. The move marks the most significant step yet

Maro Itoje will only return to action in the new year, with Saracens confirming the lock is still recovering from a knee injury sustained during the November internationals. Itoje has been sidelined since England’s victory over Argentina at the end of November and was initially expected to feature for Saracens before the end of the

A former Springbok flanker will continue his French adventure next season after signing a two-year deal with Pro D2 side Nevers. Thirty-four-year-old Arno Botha will head north-west from Lyon once the current Top 14 campaign concludes, bringing an end to a three-year stint with Les Loups that began in 2022. Botha arrived at Lyon after

Shilton van Wyk is not easing his way into the SVNS series – he is charging straight for the top. After back-to-back tournaments in Dubai and Cape Town to open the season, the Springbok Sevens speedster has made his ambitions unmistakably clear: he wants to play at all nine tournaments, and he wants to be

A Griquas Currie Cup winner has joined the Dragons ahead of the Welsh club’s  Vodacom URC clash against Connacht at Rodney Parade. Cebo Dlamini, who captained Griquas to their first domestic title in 55 years in September, joins the Men of Gwent with immediate effect, adding much-needed depth and power to their tighthead prop stocks.

What the experts said about the Springboks in 2025 – and highlights of their dominant season. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images The post Watch: World’s most feared rugby team appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. What the experts said about the Springboks in 2025 – and highlights of their dominant season. The post Watch: World’s most

Cricket was Boeta Chamberlain’s first love, but rugby was simply the sport that refused to let him go once it got hold of him at six years old. From the age of three, Chamberlain had a bat in his hands, switching loyalties with the seasons as he grew up – rugby in winter, cricket in