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Handre Pollard is among several Springboks rested for the Vodacom Bulls’ Investec Champions Cup clash against the Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday. Prop Wilco Louw, lock Ruan Nortje, flank Marco van Staden, flyhalf Pollard and utility back Canan Moodie are all unavailable due to a mandatory Springbok rest period. However, coach Johan Ackermann […]

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is back to run the show for the Stormers in Gqeberha on Saturday. His return at flyhalf is the headline selection for an Investec Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle loaded with Test-tier firepower. The 23-year-old playmaker comes straight back into the No 10 jersey and forms a familiar halfback pairing with Cobus

Captain Gregory Alldritt says La Rochelle will leave nothing on the field as they look to topple the high-flying Stormers in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash. While European sides often highlight the physical and logistical strain of a trip to SA, Alldritt has taken the opposite line. The French star says the two-time champions are

Lukhanyo Am believes his return to Japan’s League One is the reset he needs to force his way back into Rassie Erasmus’ Springbok plans ahead of the World Cup. Am, 32, was officially unveiled by the Mitsubishi Dynaboars on Monday, confirming that he could not turn down a second crack at the competition after a

Three players from South African franchises have been named in the Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week after the opening round. Stormers loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu and flank Ben-Jason Dixon as well as Vodacom Bulls winger Sebastian de Klerk were selected based on data from Oval Insights. Another South African, Glasgow winger Kyle Steyn,

Former Scotland coach Matt Williams has called the Eben Etzebeth eye-gouging incident in Cardiff “the pinnacle of the dog act table”. Writing in his latest Irish Times column, Williams did not hold back as he condemned Etzebeth’s contact with the eye of Wales flank Alex Mann, which earned the Bok lock a full red card

Former Springbok prop Robbi Kempson believes Zachary Porthen’s rare ability to pack down on both sides of the scrum could make him one of South African rugby’s most valuable long-term assets. Porthen, 21, has already impressed with his strength and mobility at tighthead, but Kempson told News24 that the Stormers youngster should be developed as

SA Rugby has standardised the age at which tackling is permitted for young players. This will see children in the U5 to U8 age groups participate exclusively in non-contact forms of the game, such as tag and touch rugby. Full contact and tackle rugby will only start in the U9 age group, following a structured

The Stormers will be without Adre Smith for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup match against La Rochelle. The lock has copped a one-match ban for stamping during the Stormers’ 26-17 victory over Bayonne in the opening round. While Smith conceded his action was reckless, he argued before a disciplinary committee that it did not warrant a red

Springbok assistant coach Jerry Flannery has praised Rassie Erasmus as a visionary leader who has created a unique environment within the world champions’ setup. Flannery, who earned 41 caps for Ireland, was speaking at the University of Galway coaching conference when he reflected on South Africa’s bruising November victory over his homeland – an 11-point