Springbok and Sharks front-row powerhouse Coenie Oosthuizen has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect. A severe neck injury during a match in 2024 has forced the 35-year-old prop to call time on his 17-year career. The 30-Test Oosthuizen, who also played for the Cheetahs in Super Rugby, re-joined the Sharks in 2023 from […]
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JC Mars will become the latest product of the DHL Western Province youth system to make his Currie Cup debut, as a golden generation of youngsters has energised the camp. DYLAN JACK reports. Outside back Mars has been named to make a starting debut for DHL Western Province in the Currie Cup clash with the Griffons
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Siya Kolisi is set for a sensational return to South Africa after negotiating an early exit from his contract with French giants Racing 92. Kolisi only joined Racing last year after captaining the Springboks to the 2023 World Cup title and played 18 times in all competitions in his first season with the Parisian club.
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Blitzboks star Justin Geduld has been called up by DHL Western Province for the Currie Cup clash with the Griffons in Cape Town on Saturday. DHL Western Province will be looking to do the double over the visitors from Welkom this season, having claimed a 64-15 win earlier in the campaign. Geduld, an Olympic bronze
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Makazole Mapimpi is set for another spicy duel with Wallabies star Marika Koroibete after the Japan-based wing was recalled to Australia’s squad for the Rugby Championship. The Boks will kick off this year’s edition of the Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August, before making the trip to Perth for
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The Currie Cup has reinvented itself as a feeder competition that unites the best of South Africa’s young players with seasoned campaigners, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane discusses the revitalisation of rugby’s oldest competition in 2024. He notes that the professional game has evolved, prioritising the Vodacom URC and EPCR tournaments over the
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Lions assistant coach Barend Pieterse has praised locks Ruben van Heerden and Ruan Nortje, highlighting the depth they add to the No 5 options for the Springboks. Nortje, recently included in Rassie Erasmus’ Bok squad for the 2024 Rugby Championship Tests in Australia, has emerged as a potential long-term candidate for the world champions’ No
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Veteran prop Trevor Nyakane has been included in the Sharks lineup to tackle the Pumas in round 5 of the 2024 Currie Cup at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Head coach JP Pietersen has welcomed back two-time Springbok world champion Nyakane, who replaces Mawande Mdanda at tighthead for the trip to Nelspruit. Tino Mavesere, back from
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Springbok world champion Canan Moodie will make his return from injury when the Vodacom Bulls face the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday. Head coach Phiwe Nomlomo has made three changes to the Bulls’ starting XV from the lineup that beat DHL Western Province in a round 4 Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld last week.
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Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said the Springboks arrived in Australia in high spirits and ready to tackle the Wallabies in their 2024 Rugby Championship opener. The Boks touched down on Thursday following an overnight flight from Johannesburg and will have the rest of the day off to recover from the long journey before resuming their on-field
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