Jan-Hendrik Wessels said the step-up to Test level will be big, but the young front-ranker is thrilled about making his Springbok debut against Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The world champion Boks host Os Lobos in the closing match of the July schedule in front of a sell-out crowd at Free State Stadium. Wessels starts […]
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Head coach JP Pietersen has made wholesale changes to the Sharks XV lineup to face the Pumas in the Currie Cup at Kings Park on Friday night. A Springbok-packed Sharks outfit were stunned by Griquas in a 10-try thriller in Kimberley last week, and all five Boks in that matchday 23 are absent for this
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Skipper Tomas Appleton and fullback Manuel Cardoso Pinto emphasised the “dream” opportunity for Portugal of facing the world champion Springboks on Saturday. Os Lobos have emerged as a burgeoning force in world rugby, fueled by their remarkable showing at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Two big events will remain forever – the draw against Georgia
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Joe Schmidt named his third Australia captain in as many Tests with Allan Alaalatoa in charge against Georgia, while winger Darby Lancaster will debut among 10 starting XV changes. The Wallabies head coach appointed Liam Wright as the first skipper of his tenure for their win against Wales in Sydney two weeks ago, but he
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The All Blacks make 11 changes to face Fiji in San Diego on Friday, with Beauden Barrett at fullback, a debut for centre Billy Proctor and five uncapped players on the bench. Proctor, who plays for Hurricanes, lines up with the experienced Anton Lienert-Brown in midfield for the game in California. Playmaker Barrett is restored
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Rassie Erasmus has cut the Springbok squad from 41 to 25 players as main preparations for the historic Test against Portugal were wrapped up on Wednesday. According to a press release from SA Rugby, the decision has been made to give a group of players a well-deserved break before the Boks begin their preparations for
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Lukhanyo Am is ready to provide a timely reminder of his qualities as he prepares for his first Test match for the Springboks since last August. Am is among a contingent of World Cup winners that will make their first Test appearances of the year when the Springboks tackle Portugal for the first time in
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New call-up Wandile Mlaba will make his debut off the bench as the Junior Springboks have made a plethora of injury-enforced changes for the seventh-place playoff against Wales in Cape Town on Friday. The playoff game for seventh place will kick off at 2pm at the DHL Stadium. Mlaba (loose forward) was drafted in as
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Five World Cup winning Springboks – including local heroes Ox Nche and Cobus Reinach – will take the Webb Ellis Cup on its fourth stop of the Trophy Blitz in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Nche and Reinach, both of whom finished their schooling in the Free State capital at HTS Louis Botha and Grey College respectively,
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Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks can shrug off an indifferent Sevens Series campaign and go all the way to gold medal glory for Team SA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Six months ago, the 2024 Olympic Games was the last thing on Soyizwapi’s mind as he was still recovering from a knee injury
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