Stormers scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer is keen to reunite with Cobus Reinach next season while preparing for a showdown with Vodacom Bulls No 9 Embrose Papier on Saturday. Ungerer and Reinach last shared a squad at the Sharks from 2013 to 2016. With Herschel Jantjies and Paul de Wet departing, Reinach’s arrival from Montpellier will bolster […]
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Ben Loader’s new English Premiership club has been confirmed. The 26-year-old Stormers wing will join Gloucester for the 2025-26 season. Loader arrived in Cape Town ahead of the 2023-24 season after his club, London Irish, went into administration. Since then, he has earned 17 Vodacom URC caps for the Stormers and made six appearances in
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Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith has signed a young, 2.03-metre lock from the Free State to a two-year extension. Olujare Oguntibeju was born in Bloemfontein—where Smith forged his own rugby legacy. The 22-year-old has taken a winding journey to this point: born in South Africa to Nigerian parents, he spent part of his childhood in
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Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan will leave New Zealand at the end of the Super Rugby season to take the reins at Irish club Munster. McMillan has been in charge of the Chiefs since 2021, guiding the Hamilton-based side to three Super Rugby finals in four seasons. Keo & Zels: Why URC trumps Super Rugby “The decision
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Rassie Erasmus arrived at Monday’s Varsity Cup game between the NWU Eagles and Maties in a helicopter. ALSO WATCH: Rassie, Siya experience res life Rassie Erasmus arriving to the #VarsityCup match between NWU Eagles and Maties in a helicopter is 𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔 pic.twitter.com/ax0uJLyfsR — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) February 26, 2025 Photo: Varsity Cup The post Watch:
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Dual code teenage star Riley Norton will lead an overhauled Junior Boks lineup against Georgia U20s in Tbilisi on Friday. The 19-yeal-old product of Paul Roos Gymnasium, who represented South Africa in both rugby and cricket at school, has been named to captain the SA U20s in their final tour fixture, scheduled to kick off
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A breakdown of SA Rugby’s contributions to Players of National Interest (PONI) has revealed the Springbok players receive a match fee of almost R120,000. The SA Rugby Industry Collective Agreement has provided an explanation of minimum wages for Springbok, franchise, provincial and sevens players, detailing in each case what portion of the salary is covered
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NWU flyhalf MJ Mostert invited Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi into his koshuis room, but forgot to hide the brandy! ALSO WATCH: Rassie savours Potch reception When Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus walk into your res but you forget to hide your brandy pic.twitter.com/p7Bu7KNZVe — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) February 26, 2025 The post Watch: Rassie,
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Sharks utility back Jordan Hendrikse expects his former side to try “run us off our feet” in Joburg on Saturday. John Plumtree’s team will face the Lions twice over the next two weeks – at Ellis Park and then Kings Park – in derbies that could have a significant impact on both the Vodacom URC
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The defensive masterclass that laid the foundation for South Africa’s victory over England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. The All Blacks, Wallabies, France and Ireland can all lay claim to being the game’s top attacking force at some point during the professional era, but no team comes close to matching the appetite for
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