Three young South African stars make Ruck.co.uk‘s list of most exciting young prospects in rugby. At No 9 is 21-year-old prop Zachary Porthen, who earned three Test caps on the Springboks’ end-of-year tour. “A front-row powerhouse with frightening upside,” writes Ruck.co.uk. “Porthen combines raw scrummaging muscle with surprising mobility, smashing carriers and hammering rucks with […]
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Boeta Chamberlain says he and Stefan Coetzee have given the Newcastle Red Bulls some valuable intel on the Lions ahead of Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash. READ: Lions ready to punch back Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images The post Watch: Newcastle tap into Saffa network appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Boeta Chamberlain says he and
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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has won the SA Players’ Player of the Year award. The 23-year-old made the Springbok No 10 jersey his own in 2025, starting eight of his 11 Tests for the world champions. He scored 37 points – including a hat-trick of tries – against Argentina at Kings Park in September to break Percy
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An All Blacks star has won New Zealand’s top rugby award for the third time in his career. Flanker Ardie Savea was on Thursday recognised as New Zealand’s standout player for 2025 after claiming the prestigious Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year award, which he also won in 2019 and 2023. Lock Fabian
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Duane Vermeulen is one of only five Springboks from the 2019 and 2023 World Cup-winning campaigns to make a combined XV which also draws from the 2011-2015 All Blacks. The Boks’ recent dominance, including back-to-back World Cup titles, has sparked inevitable comparison with the 2011-2015 All Blacks who also successfully defended their global crown. Now
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SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer has revealed that Rassie Erasmus’ eventual successor as Springbok head coach will likely come from within the current setup. Erasmus recently signed a contract extension through to the 2031 Rugby World Cup in the USA, but the national body already has a succession plan in motion for when the director
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Former All Blacks attack coach Jason Holland is rejoining the Hurricanes for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. Holland spent eight seasons in Wellington during his first stint, helping the Canes win their only Super Rugby title before taking over as head coach from 2020 to 2023. He left to join Scott Robertson’s All Blacks
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The Cheetahs will be without three key players for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash against Stade Français in Amsterdam. Coach Frans Steyn confirmed that lock and captain Victor Sekekete suffered a fractured cheekbone during the 42-12 defeat to the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park last weekend, while flyhalf Jaco van der Walt and centre Zander du
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