Divan Fuller’s lively debut for DHL Western Province in the Currie Cup derby against the Vodacom Bulls shows that he has a bright future ahead of him, says assistant coach Labeeb Levy. Fuller became DHL Western Province’s latest Currie Cup debutant when he ran out in the starting lineup in the clash with the Vodacom […]
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Former All Blacks skipper Sam Cane is relishing the opportunity to tackle the Springboks when New Zealand and the world champions clash in the 2024 Rugby Championship. The Kiwis went unbeaten through their July internationals against England and Fiji and will now turn their attention to defending their Rugby Championship title for the fifth year
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Rugby sevens needs more big-name fifteens players competing on the Olympic stage, writes SIMON BORCHARDT. Rugby is a team game but an individual can make all the difference. Just ask the France Sevens team, serial underachievers on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit for 25 years until winning it last season, and now Olympic champions.
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Antoine Dupont will finish his career as one of the game’s most decorated players, but talk over a “GOAT” is pointless in a game as varied as rugby, writes DYLAN JACK. Dupont added to his already glittering wall of medals by helping France win gold at the Olympic Games, months after making the transition to sevens.
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The Vodacom Bulls are the only unbeaten team left after four rounds in the Currie Cup, while the Sharks broke their duck in Johannesburg and the Cheetahs and Pumas grabbed valuable victories. Elsewhere, the Boland Kavaliers were crowned First Division champions for a second time in a row following their dramatic 27-27 extra-time draw with Eastern Province
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The 2024 Rugby Championship will reportedly see the introduction of trial rules that if approved, promises to make for more dynamic and exciting scrumhalf play. According to Sunday newspaper Rapport, these changes could significantly alter game dynamics and provide tactical advantages, particularly for nimble Springbok scrumhalves such as Grant Williams and Morne van den Berg.
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World Rugby needs to recalibrate its international calendar to enable more players like Antoine Dupont to switch between sevens and 15s, according to the federation’s CEO, Alan Gilpin. Dupont played a starring role, scoring two second-half tries and setting up another, as France claimed its first gold of the Paris Games by beating two-time defending
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Playmaker Clinton Swart scored 31 points as the Pumas lashed Griquas in a nine-try bonus-point victory in Nelspruit on Sunday. Swart scored a brace of tries and enjoyed a perfect day off the kicking tee, slotting nine conversions and a penalty to guide the Pumas to a 66-26 win. The victory – a second win
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Phiwe Nomlomo lauded the character of the Vodacom Bulls as the 2024 Currie Cup front-runners fought back to beat DHL Western Province for a second time this season. Jaco van der Walt scored 25 points as Nomlomo’s charges overturned a 24-point deficit to down WP in an 11-try thriller at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Trailing
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