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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw will make their first Test starts for the Springboks in the Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday. The match-23 feature only three changes from the group that faced the Irish with the only new players being Louw (No 8), two-time World Cup-winning scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, and […]

The RFU is set to receive over R2.3 billion after agreeing a 10-year stadium naming rights deal for Twickenham. According to the Daily Mail, from September, Twickenham will officially be renamed as the Allianz Stadium, after a naming rights deal was struck between the German financial services company and the RFU. The contract with Allianz will

The Sharks are set to pull off a major coup by re-signing Siya Kolisi, but the Springbok captain’s return to Durban could come at the cost of losing Vincent Tshituka. Kolisi, who joined Top 14 outfit Racing 92 after leading the Springboks to back-to-back World Cup glory in 2023, is reportedly negotiating an early exit

Utility forward Lukhan Salakia-Loto believes the Wallabies can use the power of a sold-out Suncorp Stadium to continue their winning record against the Springboks in Brisbane. The Wallabies will open the Rugby Championship with a clash against the Springboks at the Suncorp Stadium, where they have lost once to the world champions in 12 matches

Sanzaar announced that 20-minute red cards will be among the law variations for the 2024 Rugby Championship. In certain cases under the new laws, players sent off after being shown a red card can be replaced by another player 20 minutes later. The rationale is that individual players, not the match, are punished for some

Michael Cheika says he hopes to turn a one-year contract with Leicester into a longstanding arrangement as the Australian looks to revive the Tigers’ fortunes. Cheika was living in Paris and all set to return to Australia with his family, when English Premiership club Leicester approached him to replace Dan McKellar, who unexpectedly left in

The Vodacom Bulls and PUMA have announced the extension of their partnership which dates to when PUMA became the team’s official technical supplier in 2011. “Our partnership has been a success on and off the field for more than a decade, so PUMA is proud to extend our relationship with the Vodacom Bulls. The relationship

While Australia has tended to be a graveyard for the Springboks in the past, the world champions have produced some stunning moments Down Under, including some brilliance from Bryan Habana and Willie le Roux. Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener will see the Springboks return to Australia for the first time since 2022, as they take on

RG Snyman says the Springboks will benefit from a tough series against Ireland when the world champions tackle the Wallabies in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday. The Boks arrived in Australia last Thursday to give themselves a better chance to acclimatise to the time zone and local conditions, as well as get a full

There was plenty of excitement and drama in the fifth round of the Currie Cup , with two draws, while the Lions and DHL Western Province returned to winning ways as the race for semi-final spots starts to take shape. Both the weekend’s first two matches ended in a stalemate – the Cheetahs held the