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James Ryan has been suspended after making a dangerous clearout at a ruck during last weekend’s loss to the Springboks in Dublin. The 29-year-old was initially yellow-carded by referee Matthew Carley but it was upgraded to a 20 minute red card, after 20 minutes of Saturday’s 24-13 defeat, for a head-high challenge on Springboks hooker […]

EPCR has reiterated that the club game remains central to rugby’s global future after hosting its annual club conference ahead of next week’s return of European competition. The two-day gathering in London brought together representatives from all 42 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup teams, as well as unions, leagues and World Rugby. Established

Shilton van Wyk says the Blitzboks must come out firing in Dubai. It will be almost four years to the day when a bright-eyed 21-year-old Van Wyk ran onto the pitch at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, representing the Springbok Sevens for the first time on the international stage. On that day, 30 November 2021,

Check out the match-day squads for this weekend’s Test and Vodacom URC matches involving South African sides. WALES vs SPRINGBOKS (Saturday, 5:10pm) WALES – 15 Blair Murray, 14 Ellis Mee, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Alex Mann, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5

Malcolm Marx’s World Rugby Player of the Year award is being celebrated in Japan. The Kubota Spears hooker became the latest Springbok to claim the sport’s top individual honour. Marx’s triumph makes it three consecutive years in which a JRLO-based player has been recognised, following fellow Bok Pieter-Steph du Toit and All Blacks loose forward

Wales have been forced into wholesale changes for Saturday’s showdown with the world champion Springboks in Cardiff, with Scarlets wing Ellis Mee thrown straight into the starting lineup. Because the Test falls outside World Rugby’s international window, Wales are without 13 first-choice players who have returned to their English and French clubs. It’s left interim

The Vodacom Bulls have named a formidable squad for the start of the 2025-26 Investec Champions Cup featuring a full compliment of Springboks and a few new signings. It’s a clear signal of intent from coach Johan Ackermann as his side set their sights on going deep into both the Vodacom URC and the Champions

Rugby fans have even more reason to take their seats during the Investec Champions Cup this season. Investec has unveiled an exciting in-stand Champions Cup competition, set to kick off at Loftus Versfeld on 6 December, where the Vodacom Bulls will take on reigning Champions Cup champions Bordeaux Bègles. Fans in the stands will get

Flashback to when Wales scrumhalf Tomos Williams tried to tackle Springbok captain Siya Kolisi in 2021. KRAPPIE: Wales will fight for everything When Tomos Williams met Siya Kolisi “Hello!” The Principality Stadium hosts another chapter of the Springboks-Wales rivalry on Saturday 16:00 Build-Up | 17:00 Kick-Off | #SSRugby pic.twitter.com/MLsJyp6UvB — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) November 26,

Schalk Burger believes James Ryan’s 20-minute red card against the Springboks may signal a growing trend of opposition teams zeroing in on Malcolm Marx at the breakdown. Speaking on The Verdict he urged the Boks to brace for more of that when the new international season rolls around. The incident, which occurred during Ireland’s bruising