Junior Boks flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed will make his Stormers debut after being named to start in Friday night’s historic clash against the All Blacks at Cape Town Stadium. The 20-year-old has been handed the No 10 jersey for the opening match of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour, partnering scrumhalf Imad Khan in a new-look halfback […]
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Check out the match 23s for this weekend’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, Springbok and Currie Cup matches. RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY STORMERS vs ALL BLACKS (Friday, 7:10pm) STORMERS – 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Ruhan Nel (c), 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Yaqeen Ahmed, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani,
Two of Quade Cooper’s former Wallabies teammates are in support of his intention to force his way into Australia’s 2027 World Cup squad. The 38-year-old recently revealed he remains interested in another Wallabies call-up despite not having played a professional match since May last year. Former Wallabies wing Drew Mitchell believes age should not count
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Libbie Janse van Rensburg will captain a much-changed Springbok Women team against a Fijiana XV in Suva on Saturday. The 31-year-old is the only backline player who retains her place in the starting XV from the Test against the USA Eagles Women in Pretoria last month. Among the forwards, only Vainah Ubisi and Sizophila Solontsi
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Noordvaal Cup organisers have outlined the disciplinary process following the fight that led to Saturday’s Menlopark-EG Jansen clash being abandoned in Pretoria. The match was called off after a brawl involving EG Jansen players and Menlopark old boys. Parents also reportedly became involved in the incident. “Pending the outcome of the disciplinary process, all players
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Nike and SA Rugby on Wednesday unveiled a Springbok jersey “like no other” for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour. The Boks meet the All Blacks in the first of four Tests at Ellis Park on 22 August, ending a 30-year wait for the resumption of a Test series between the two great rugby nations – and
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Former All Blacks flyhalf Stephen Donald believes the Springboks have become one of the most unpredictable attacking teams in world rugby. Analysing all nine tries South Africa scored across last year’s two Tests against New Zealand on The Aftermatch with Kirst & Beav podcast, Donald said the Boks’ attack is built on far more than
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The increasing commercialisation of schoolboy rugby is driving some young players towards banned substances. That’s according to South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport CEO Khalid Galant. His warning comes after former SA Schools A prop Deon Botes received a four-year ban for a positive test for metabolites of nandrolone, an anabolic androgenic steroid. Junior Boks
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Victor Matfield believes Damian de Allende will prove he is the world’s premier inside centre when the Springboks face the All Blacks in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. De Allende has been rested for Saturday’s Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires and is set to earn his 100th Springbok cap in the first Test against New Zealand
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Springbok great Percy Montgomery says becoming the first player to earn 100 Test caps for South Africa remains one of the proudest moments of his career. Centre Damian de Allende (99 Tests) and flank Pieter-Steph du Toit (98) are both likely to reach that landmark against the All Blacks this month, almost 20 years after
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