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Head coach Kevin Foote has named former SA U18 star and No 8 Thando Biyela as Junior Springboks skipper against the Georgia U20s this weekend. With one opposed training session already under their belts in Tbilisi, the Junior Boks will switch to game mode when they face their Georgian counterparts on Sunday (4pm). The teams […]

Jake White makes five personnel changes and two positional switches to the Vodacom Bulls starting XV to face the Lions in Saturday’s rescheduled Vodacom URC round 9 clash at Loftus. Up front, loosehead prop Gerhard Steenekamp joins fellow Springboks Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw in the front row as the Bulls look to bounce back

Former Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton teams up with Springbok star Damian Willemse for a coaching clinic at Cape Town Stadium during the Vodacom URC Origin Round. Ardagh ambassadors Damian Willemse and Jonny Sexton spent some time connecting with the stars of tomorrow from Somerset West Primary, Somerset West Methodist Primary and the Vusa Academy at

Coach Ivan van Rooyen has made one change to the starting XV as the Lions prepare to hunt the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Bulls will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing defeat to the Sharks at home in round 11, while the Lions are fired up by the prospect

Simon Easterby insists his unbeaten Ireland team won’t be complacent when they face a Wales side on Saturday desperate to snap a record 14-match losing streak. The interim head coach knows Wales well, having spent 11 seasons at Llanelli and then the Scarlets as an abrasive flanker and captain who also won 65 caps for

Former Springbok Andre Snyman is in recovery following surgery in the US to remove a growth after being diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. Snyman, 50, had a tumour inside his ear canal, affecting his brain and balance. A GoFundMe page was set up in December to assist him and his family, covering medical and the

A veteran Stormers prop says it’s time for him to “pass the baton” to the youngsters at the end of the season. Brok Harris, who will turn 40 on Saturday, has finally decided to end his 19-year career. Harris represented Western Province and the Stormers from 2006 to 2014 before a seven-year stint with the

The Lions won’t lack confidence at Loftus on Saturday, but they don’t have the forward pack to go the distance and overpower the Vodacom Bulls, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the Lions must shed their reputation as South African rugby’s perennial “bridesmaids” when it comes to the Vodacom URC. Winning in

Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson has signed a contract extension with Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds until 2029. The 25-year-old loose forward had a breakout season in 2024, bursting into the Australia team and being named captain, leading the side in seven of their last eight Tests. “I want to give the best years of

England and Scotland head into Saturday’s Calcutta Cup encounter at Twickenham knowing the outcome could determine the fate of their respective Six Nations campaigns. Both sides have won one and lost one of their opening two fixtures, with England looking to prove a dramatic 26-25 defeat of France last time out that ended a run