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Alex Coles will lean on a conversation with Siya Kolisi as he prepares to step into Maro Itoje’s boots for England against the world champion Springboks on Saturday. Steve Borthwick’s men lock horns with the Boks in their Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park, and Coles believes their work behind the scenes is about to […]

Cameron Hanekom will earn only his second Springbok cap on Saturday, and this video from the Vodacom URC highlights the threat posed to England by the Bulls star forward. WATCH: Rassie fends off England ‘pushover’ talk 2nd cap loading for Cameron Hanekom #BKTURC #URC | #RSAvENG pic.twitter.com/7WanXQCp0t — BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) July

Cameron Hanekom will earn only his second Springbok cap on Saturday, and this video from the Vodacom URC highlights the threat posed to England by the Bulls star forward. WATCH: Rassie fends off England ‘pushover’ talk 2nd cap loading for Cameron Hanekom #BKTURC #URC | #RSAvENG pic.twitter.com/7WanXQCp0t — BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) July

France’s starting XV to face New Zealand on Saturday sees a formidable attacking threat return to the fold in a lineup stacked with Bordeaux Bègles players. Coach Fabien Galthie has recalled record try-scorer Damian Penaud for their Nations Championship clash in Christchurch. Players from French champions Toulouse and fellow finalists Montpellier were not available for

Louis Rees-Zammit has returned to the wing for Wales’ opening Nations Championship clash against Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday. While the 25-year-old started at fullback throughout the Six Nations, coach Steve Tandy has opted to give Blair Murray the No 15 jersey on this occasion. Rees-Zammit is one of several English Premiership-based players

Jake White says the Springboks will make Saturday’s Test as difficult as possible for England, but is concerned about the age profile of Rassie Erasmus’ starting XV. Writing for RugbyPass, White points out that 10 players over 30 feature in the run-on lineup for South Africa’s Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park.  The former Bok

Springbok fullback Aphelele Fassi’s new club has been confirmed. The Sharks star is set to join the Toshiba Brave Lupus on a season-long sabbatical. The 28-year-old will head to Japan after completing his Springbok commitments later this year before returning to Durban in July 2027 as part of his recently renewed contract with the Sharks.

In this latest episode of Rassie on Alles, Rassie Erasmus, Deon Davids and Mzwandile Stick note the risk of the Boks being arrogant against England at Ellis Park on Saturday. KEO & ZELS: Boks vs England is always a bloody war! The first Test of 2026 is here, and for the #Springboks, facing England at

Former England captain Mike Tindall has revealed he once disliked an ex-Springbok so much that he threatened to leave Bath if the club signed him. Tindall admitted his feelings towards centre Robbie Fleck during his playing days were shaped by a series of brutal battles, particularly the infamous 2002 Test in which England hammered South

Junior Springbok centre Markus Muller believes the exposure he and several teammates gained with the senior national set-up has raised the standard of their entire squad. The 18-year-old is among a group of Junior Boks who trained with the Springboks and featured for South Africa A against Zimbabwe recently. He says bringing that experience back