SA Rugby has announced an ambitious plan to centrally contract as many as 150 female rugby players to create an elite Women’s Super League Rugby (WSLR) competition. The plan is being formulated in conjunction with the provincial rugby unions who have been invited to submit proposals for inclusion of a franchise in the WSLR. The […]
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The Springboks finally end their losing streak in Brisbane while a new-look All Blacks punish the Pumas in Wellington, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Australia vs Springboks (Saturday, 6:30am, Brisbane) Grant Craze: Springboks by 12 Zelím Nel: Springboks by 12 Dylan Jack: Springboks by 19 Devin Hermanus: Springboks by 9 Juandre Joubert: Springboks by 17
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Keo & Zels pick their all – time Rugby Championship lineup, and three Boks are a unanimous choice. The post Watch: Ultimate XV is a Boks office hit appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Keo & Zels pick their all – time Rugby Championship lineup, and three Boks are a unanimous choice. The post Watch:
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The IRFU have announced the appointment of former Springbok fitness coach Aled Walters as Ireland’s new head of athletic performance. Walters was the Springboks’ head of athletic performance under Rassie Erasmus in 2019 and played an important role in transforming South Africa into one of the fittest teams at the Japan-based World Cup. Following his
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Champions Cup winner Dave Ewers will join the DHL Stormers to alleviate their injury headache in the back row and mentor up-and-comers Paul de Villiers and Divan Fuller. The DHL Stormers on Thursday announced that Ewers will join the team on a short-term contract ahead of the 2024-25 season. Ewers, who was born in Zimbabwe,
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Experienced Blitzbok Justin Geduld will start in midfield for DHL Western Province in the Currie Cup encounter with the Cheetahs in Cape Town on Saturday. The clash with the defending champions from Bloemfontein kicks off at 7.10pm on Saturday. There are two changes to the starting backline that did duty in the win against the
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Back in the city where he made his Test debut, Cheslin Kolbe is looking for better fortunes when the Springboks tackle the Wallabies in Brisbane. The Springboks open the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies on Saturday at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium, where the two-time defending world champions have won just once since 1965. Kolbe made
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Experienced loose forward Dave Ewers has signed a short-term contract to join the DHL Stormers squad ahead of the 2024-25 season. The powerful back-rower, who is at home both at blindside flank and No.8, earned over 200 caps for English side Exeter Chiefs before joining Ulster last season. A big welcome to experienced loose forward
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Carlo Tizzano has been backed to get under the skin of the Springboks when he makes his Wallabies debut in the Rugby Championship opener in Brisbane. Called up after injuries to Fraser McReight and Liam Wright, Tizzano will make a starting Test debut against the two-time defending world champions. Tizzano started his career at the
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Springbok scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse will make his long-awaited return from injury for the Sharks XV in the Currie Cup clash with the Griquas on Sunday. Having recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered four months ago, Hendrikse will start for the Sharks XV in Durban, with Bradley Davids playing off the bench. Hendrikse’s return is
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