The South Africa ‘A’ side started the U18 International Series on a high note by beating Georgia in Cape Town on Monday. Taking a 6-3 lead into the break thanks to two penalties from flyhalf Luan Giliomee, the SA U18 A side claimed a 20-3 victory at Stellenberg High School. The first half was an […]
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Lood de Jager says he doesn’t expect to be back before the end of the year after suffering a torn muscle in his shoulder during the Japanese club season. De Jager has missed the July series against Ireland and the opening Tests of the Rugby Championship in Australia due to the shoulder injury he suffered
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Kurt-Lee Arendse is one of the most impactful players on the planet, and the Vodacom Bulls star showed his quality on the left wing for the Springboks Down Under. Arendse continued his impressive try-scoring record in the green and gold jumper as the world champions kicked off their 2024 Rugby Championship with a resounding win
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Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Makazole Mapimpi are among the squad players who could get a run for the Springboks in the second Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Perth. DYLAN JACK reports. The Springboks go into Saturday’s Test on the back of a comfortable bonus-point victory in Brisbane in the opening round of the tournament. With the
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World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff could make his much-anticipated return from injury for DHL Western Province against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Springbok front-row powerhouse has not played since taking part in what turned out to be his final game in Ulster colours in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals in May. Kitshoff has been
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One week in rugby is a long time for veteran James Slipper as the wounded Wallabies prepare to turn around a heavy defeat to the Springboks in the rematch in Perth on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports. The Wallabies endured a couple of brutal review sessions over the last two days in the wake of their 26-point loss
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The Vodacom Bulls maintained their unbeaten record in the Currie Cup, while the Lions and Cheetahs won their round 6 clashes to stay in the race for home semi-finals. In the first of three Saturday fixtures, the Lions outplayed the Pumas by 55-12 in Johannesburg. Then it was the turn of the Bulls to trump
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Is it reasonable that Andrew Kellaway got 10 minutes on the naughty chair for an incident of the sort that saw Jasper Wiese slapped with a six-match suspension? Wallabies wing Kellaway was yellow-carded in the first half of Australia’s heavy defeat to the Springboks in Brisbane, after lifting Reinach into the air and dropping him
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Argentina can expect a backlash from New Zealand when the sides clash again in Auckland following the hosts’ shock defeat in Wellington. Flyhalf Santiago Carreras kicked 18 points on Saturday as Argentina sealed an upset 38-30 victory in Wellington. The teams meet again this Saturday at Auckland’s Eden Park, where New Zealand have not lost
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The Sharks bounced back to winning ways, racing to a six-try Currie Cup victory over Griquas at Kings Park on Sunday. A fast start featured five first-half tries as the Sharks raced to a 40-21 victory against Griquas and climbed into fifth place after six rounds of the domestic championship. Scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse and fullback
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