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The Blitzboks saw off a fierce challenge from Argentina to set up a cup final against Australia at the SVNS World Championship in Valladolid on Sunday. South Africa fought back from 7-5 down at half-time to win 19-7. The Blitzboks will play Australia, who scored late to pip Fiji 21-14, in the final at 4:26pm […]

Ivan van Rooyen admitted the Lions were taught a harsh lesson by Leinster after their 59-10 defeat in Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final in Dublin. The defending champions ran riot at the Aviva Stadium, punishing a series of Lions errors to end the Johannesburg side’s playoff campaign in emphatic fashion. “Leinster were really clinical and they

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote says it will be a challenge to finalise the 30-man squad for the Junior World Championship. The tournament in Georgia starts in just under a month’s time, with South Africa looking to defend the title they won in Italy last year. The Junior Boks rounded off the U20 International Series

The Sharks have continued their off-field rebuild with the appointment of Affies’ head of rugby to a key post. According to Rapport, Ruan Jacobs will be the Sharks’ new talent recruiter. The 37-year-old replaces former England fullback Michael Horak, who has overseen talent identification for the Sharks for several years. The appointment is the latest

The Vodacom URC semi-finals in Edinburgh and Dublin will both take place on Saturday. The first clash between the top-ranked Glasgow Warriors and Vodacom Bulls at Murrayfield will kick off at 3:30pm SA time. It is the first meeting of the teams in the URC knockout stage since the Scottish side claimed a famous victory

The Wallabies look set to take on the international season without one of their first-choice scrumhalves. Jake Gordon is likely to miss the entire Test season after suffering a suspected achilles tendon injury in a Super Rugby Pacific clash on Saturday. The Wallabies scrumhalf went down late in the first half of the NSW Waratahs’

Benhard Janse van Rensburg’s decision to pursue international rugby with England has nothing to do with bitterness towards South Africa, according to his father, Gerhard. The Bristol Bears centre was recently included in an England training squad ahead of the upcoming Nations Championship and could make his Test debut against Fiji on 11 July. Speaking

Asenathi Ntlabakanye is unlikely to appeal his 18-month doping suspension. According to Rapport, the Lions and Springbok prop has little appetite to challenge the ruling that will keep him sidelined until November 2027. Ntlabakanye was suspended after testing positive for the prohibited substance anastrozole, while dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) was declared on a medication form as part

Another veteran Springbok could follow Siya Kolisi and Cheslin Kolbe in returning to the Stormers. Kolisi and Kolbe will rejoin the Cape club at the end of the season from the Sharks and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath respectively. According to Rapport, double World Cup-winning centre Damian de Allende could also make his way back to the

Ruan Venter’s knee injury has scuppered Rassie Erasmus’ plans to use him at No 4 lock for the Springboks. According to Rapport, the Bok coach had earmarked the Lions utility forward for a role in the Nations Championship matches against England, Scotland and Wales in July. The 23-year-old flank had increasingly featured in the Lions’