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Bafana Nhleko is confident the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship will help steer the Junior Springboks to break their world title drought, writes DYLAN JACK. The U20 World Championship returns to South Africa in 2024, presenting the Junior Boks with a second opportunity to lift the title on home soil for the first time since 2012. Last […]

Ivan van Rooyen said the Lions will return from a week’s break fired up in the race to the Vodacom URC playoffs, with one eye on a potential do-or-die clash at the DHL Stormers. The Lions suffered a heavy defeat against defending champions Munster last week at Ellis Park, where the Johannesburgers battled to keep

Zachary Porthen will captain the Junior Springboks in their U20 Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Queensland on Thursday. The former SA Schools captain is one of five players in the South African match-day squad who featured in last year’s World Rugby U20 Championship in Cape Town, where the Junior Boks finished third. The

Duane Vermeulen will headline the Springbok contingent accompanying the Webb Ellis Cup on the third stop of the Rugby World Cup trophy tour this week. Vermeulen, who brought an end to his playing career after helping the Boks win back-to-back world titles at France 2023, will join Malcolm Marx and Deon Fourie in taking the

Lukhanyo Am says a unified Sharks team are putting all their energy into capping a difficult season with silverware in the Challenge Cup. DYLAN JACK reports. On Saturday, the Sharks will take on French side Clermont in the Challenge Cup semi-final at Twickenham Stoop in London. While at the beginning of the season the second tier of

Eben Etzebeth has stoked the fire for Ireland’s tour of South Africa by accusing Andy Farrell’s side of arrogance following the World Cup clash with the Springboks. Ireland claimed a 13-8 victory in an intense and physical pool stage match in Paris, but the Springboks retained their World Cup title, beating the All Blacks in