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Morné van den Berg will miss the Vodacom URC playoffs and the majority of the Test season after undergoing bicep surgery on Wednesday. The Lions are in Dublin preparing for a first-ever URC quarter-final, against Leinster next Saturday. “Unfortunately it looks like he will be out four to six months,” said Lions coach Ivan van […]

Sharks-bound Thomas du Toit has made it clear there will be no thoughts of the Springboks or his return to Durban, until Bath’s Premiership campaign is finished. The powerful prop says he’s determined to savour every remaining moment with Bath as the English club pushes for domestic silverware in the closing weeks of the season.

Bordeaux Bègles defend their Investec Champions Cup title while Montpellier win the EPCR Challenge Cup final, according to the SA Rugby magazine team. ECPR Challenge Cup Montpellier vs Ulster (Friday, 9pm SA time) Juandre Joubert: Montpellier by 4 Dylan Johnson: Montpellier by 7 Lindiz van Zilla: Montpellier by 11 Morne Esben: Ulster by 3 Simon Borchardt:

Former Wallabies star Kurtley Beale insists he still has “fire in the belly” as he prepares to climb into third place on Super Rugby’s all-time appearance list. The 37-year-old has been named on the bench for the Western Force ahead of Saturday’s must-win clash against the Fijian Drua in Perth. Should he take the field,

Defending champions Bordeaux Bègles have made it clear they are chasing more than just another Investec Champions Cup title. Now, Leinster stand between the French giants and a place among European rugby’s elite dynasties. Saturday’s final in Bilbao pits the reigning champions against a Leinster side desperate to end a painful run of near-misses after

Leinster’s long wait for a fifth Investec Champions Cup title looks set to continue against a Bordeaux Bègles side playing the best rugby in Europe, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says Leinster remain one of Europe’s elite clubs, but Bordeaux arrive at the final with greater form, more attacking firepower and the most

Former Springbok prop Heinke van der Merwe believes the Lions are more than capable of rattling mighty Leinster in next weekend’s Vodacom URC quarter-final showdown in Dublin. And van der Merwe should know. The former loosehead represented both franchises during his career and was part of the legendary Leinster side that won back-to-back Heineken Cup

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote praised his side’s willingness to stay on task after their 97-0 hammering of Chile on Thursday. The U20 world champions scored 15 tries in the U20 International Series encounter at Rondebosch Boys’ High in Cape Town. “I am happy [with the result], but for me it was more about the

The Junior Boks ran in 15 tries as they crushed Chile in their U20 International Series encounter in Cape Town on Thursday. South Africa won 97-0 at Rondebosch Boys’ High after leading 52-0 at half-time. The Junior Boks started superbly and Chile did well to repel multiple attacks in the opening minutes. But just when

Watch the U20 International Series match between the Junior Springboks and Chile U20 at Rondebosch Boys’ High in Cape Town. The post WATCH LIVE: Junior Springboks vs Chile U20 appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Watch the U20 International Series match between the Junior Springboks and Chile U20 at Rondebosch Boys’ High in Cape Town.