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Schalk Brits questions Rassie Erasmus’ call to omit Handré Pollard from the Springbok 23 for Saturday, while backing Manie Libbok to take his shot at 10 against England. Pollard misses the Boks’ Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park after a poor Vodacom URC final for the Bulls, while Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is out injured, leaving Libbok […]

Manie Libbok would like it known that he’s fit, refreshed and ready for anything England may throw his way on Saturday. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. The Springbok flyhalf insists he arrived back in SA from his club in Japan a more complete player, sharper in mind, broader in skill set and quietly confident in the

The Sharks and Cheetahs’ pool opponents in next season’s EPCR Challenge Cup have been confirmed. The 2026-27  tournament will once again have 18 clubs – eight from the Vodacom URC, six from the Top 14, two from the English Premiership and two invited clubs (Cheetahs and Georgia’s Black Lion) – competing in three pools of six. Frans Steyn’s

The Stormers, Lions and Vodacom Bulls will all cross swords with heavyweight French opposition in the pool stage of the 2026-27 Investec Champions Cup. South Africa’s three representatives in rugby’s premier club competition, which kicks off on the weekend of 16-18 October, learned their fate during the draw in Dublin on Wednesday. The Lions, set

New Stormers XXIII head coach Tom Dawson-Squibb on Currie Cup preparations and his coaching team. MORE: Ex-UCT coach takes charge of Stormers XXIII Plenty of energy as we start a new era. DHL Stormers XXIII Head Coach Tom Dawson-Squibb gives us the low-down on the new coaching team. #inittogether #XXIII pic.twitter.com/lkzTeo7ltq — DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS)

Ox Nché draws inspiration from the legendary Os du Randt as the front-row powerhouse steels himself to power the Springbok scrum against England on Saturday. Former England No 8 Nick Easter on Planet Rugby argued that containing Nché at scrum time is non-negotiable for England in the blockbuster Nations Championship clash at Ellis Park.  Du Randt

Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks’ midfield maul tactic was in response to the death of the lineout maul. The Boks’ move, borrowed from the Paul Roos Gymnasium U14B team and first unveiled against Italy last year, quickly became one of the most talked-about innovations in world rugby. While it produced immediate success, Erasmus insists it

Skills and kicking coach Kevin Sinfield says England have left nothing to chance in preparing for Saturday’s Nations Championship Test against the Springboks at Ellis Park. The historic Johannesburg venue sits nearly 6,000ft above sea level, and England have not won there since 1972. But having arrived in South Africa 10 days before kick-off, Sinfield

When Anton Segner was 10 years old, growing up in Germany, he made an extraordinary decision – he was going to become an All Black. Fourteen years later, that childhood dream became reality when Dave Rennie named the Blues loose forward in his first All Blacks squad. Segner will become the first German-born player to

Former No 8 Nick Easter believes England can upset the Springboks on Saturday, but only if they neutralise Ox Nché at scrum time and put pressure on flyhalf Manie Libbok. Libbok gets the nod at 10 ahead of the experienced Handré Pollard as the Boks launch their Nations Championship campaign at Ellis Park. Nché starts