Marcell Coetzee has credited the players around him for becoming one of the Vodacom Bulls’ most-capped captains. The 34-year-old is set to move into fifth place on the Bulls’ all-time list of captains when they take on the Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday night. It will be his 73rd match as skipper, overtaking former strongman […]
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Vodacom Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee expects a stern challenge against a “very dangerous” Scarlets side on Saturday. The Bulls have not beaten the Welsh outfit at their Parc y Scarlets Stadium in Llanelli in two previous visits. The hosts won 37-28 in the 2022-23 season and 23-22 last season. “They’re a team that stays in
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Defence coach Joey Mongalo says the Sharks still have a “10% chance” of reaching the Vodacom URC playoffs. The Sharks are coming off a 21-17 defeat to the Ospreys in Swansea that all but ended their hopes of finishing in the top eight. They are 11th on the log, 11 points behind the eighth-placed Bulls,
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Ronald Brown says finally breaking the Blitzboks’ Hong Kong bogey will not create a false sense of security but rather inspire them to work even harder. South Africa came back from the depths of despair after a chastening defeat to Spain on day one, to finally win the iconic Hong Kong Sevens for the first
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Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has hailed captain Marcell Coetzee as “a tremendous human being” and a great leader both on and off the field. The 31-times capped Springbok loose forward will be 35 next month, but he is still producing the goods as he showed with a try-scoring Man of the Match display in
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expects Scott Robertson’s Barbarians to “provide us with a proper test” in Gqeberha on 20 June. Tuesday marks exactly 60 days before the back-to-back world champions launch their 2026 season at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Boks will take on a star-studded Barbarians outfit who will be coached by former All
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The Sharks have reportedly asked the Vodacom URC to investigate the incident that left Springbok star Ethan Hooker with a dislocated shoulder. During the second half of last Saturday’s match against the Ospreys in Swansea, Hooker sprinted from deep inside his own half to score a try. Ospreys winger Luke Morgan, who had chased in
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England star Henry Pollock has helped lure one of world rugby’s top talents to a leading sports agency he recently joined. BREAKING: Finn Russell signs with Matchroom Talent Agency. He joins Henry Pollock who is already being put to use as a Matchmaker! Eddie Hearn now has his second rugby player. Will there be one
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Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote has made an injury-enforced change to his squad for the U20 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha. Hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele (ankle injury) has been replaced by Mahle Sithole. “Injuries are unfortunately part of the game, and we want to wish Esethu well with his recovery,” said Foote. “He is one of our
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Will Genia says a powerful midfield combination of Samu Kerevi and Joseph Suaalii could be decisive for the Wallabies at the 2027 World Cup. Genia believes Australia need size and physicality to compete with the world’s best, pointing to the dominance of teams like back-to-back world champions the Springboks and France. “You can imagine having
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