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Forwards coach Danny Wilson says Wales are relishing the challenge of Saturday’s duel with the Springboks, if only to improve on last year’s “horrible scoreline” in Cardiff. The teams clash at Kings Park in round three of the Nations Championship, and Wilson expects the Boks to provide the ultimate test for a Welsh side looking […]

Coach Frans Steyn expects a stern test when the Cheetahs open their 2026 Currie Cup campaign against the Lions in Bloemfontein on Sunday. DYLAN JOHNSON reports. The Cheetahs head into the tournament on the back of a third-place log finish in the SA Cup before being eliminated by eventual winners the Pumas in the semi-finals.

Vusi Moyo is excited to line up alongside two-time World Cup winners in his first Test start, with Cobus Reinach backing the Springbok flyhalf to handle the step up with ease. Erasmus named Moyo among four debutants for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against Wales at Kings Park. The 20-year-old’s rise has been rapid, from helping

Springboks Lukhanyo Am and Kwagga Smith can’t wait for the All Blacks to arrive in South Africa, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. The countdown is on. With the All Blacks set to touch down on South African soil for a blockbuster tour starting early next month, Am and Smith didn’t hold back on the anticipation

Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids says he’s looking forward to seeing Ruben van Heerden make his Test debut against Wales at Kings Park on Saturday. The 28-year-old lock was called up to the Springbok squad last month after Stormers teammate Salmaan Moerat withdrew with a neck injury. He started for South Africa A against Zimbabwe

Sharks XV coach Mike Vowles has named his first match 23 of the 2026 Currie Cup campaign to face the Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday evening. Journeyman flyhalf Tim Swiel will wear the Sharks No 10 jersey, while 21-year-old Thomas Dyer is set to lead out the men from Durban at Mbombela Stadium. Swiel starts

Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman has revealed what it feels like to play against the Springboks. Schoeman represented the Bulls from 2014 to 2018 before moving to Edinburgh, where he qualified to play Test rugby for his adopted nation. Last Saturday, in his 51st Scotland appearance, the 32-year-old scrummed against close friend Wilco Louw as the

Paul de Villiers has wasted no time making an impact for the Springboks, with the young flanker backing up a dream debut with another star turn in the Nations Championship. Thrown into the starting lineup at the last minute against England in round one, the 23-year-old retained the No 6 jersey as one of only

Springbok legends Bakkies Botha and Bismarck du Plessis have reflected on what makes the All Blacks rivalry so special. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. For Botha, long labelled rugby’s ultimate enforcer, Test rugby against the All Blacks was the benchmark by which he measured his entire career. “To play against the All Blacks was the

The Sharks have beaten the Exeter Chiefs to the signature of a Lions forward. Lock Darrien Landsberg has joined the Durban-based outfit ahead of the Currie Cup and 2026-27 Vodacom URC season. The Zimbabwean had been linked with a move to English Premiership club Exeter but will instead remain in South Africa, filling the void