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Rassie Erasmus arrived at Monday’s Varsity Cup game between the NWU Eagles and Maties in a helicopter. ALSO WATCH: Rassie, Siya experience res life Rassie Erasmus arriving to the #VarsityCup match between NWU Eagles and Maties in a helicopter is 𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔 pic.twitter.com/ax0uJLyfsR — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) February 26, 2025 Photo: Varsity Cup The post Watch: […]

Dual code teenage star Riley Norton will lead an overhauled Junior Boks lineup against Georgia U20s in Tbilisi on Friday. The 19-yeal-old product of Paul Roos Gymnasium, who represented South Africa in both rugby and cricket at school, has been named to captain the SA U20s in their final tour fixture, scheduled to kick off

A breakdown of SA Rugby’s contributions to Players of National Interest (PONI) has revealed the Springbok players receive a match fee of almost R120,000. The SA Rugby Industry Collective Agreement has provided an explanation of minimum wages for Springbok, franchise, provincial and sevens players, detailing in each case what portion of the salary is covered

NWU flyhalf MJ Mostert invited Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi into his koshuis room, but forgot to hide the brandy! ALSO WATCH: Rassie savours Potch reception When Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus walk into your res but you forget to hide your brandy pic.twitter.com/p7Bu7KNZVe — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) February 26, 2025 The post Watch: Rassie,

Sharks utility back Jordan Hendrikse expects his former side to try “run us off our feet” in Joburg on Saturday. John Plumtree’s team will face the Lions twice over the next two weeks – at Ellis Park and then Kings Park – in derbies that could have a significant impact on both the Vodacom URC

The defensive masterclass that laid the foundation for South Africa’s victory over England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. The All Blacks, Wallabies, France and Ireland can all lay claim to being the game’s top attacking force at some point during the professional era, but no team comes close to matching the appetite for

CUT have been stripped of the five log points they picked up in the opening round of the Varsity Cup. The Ixias scored five tries in their 29-13 bonus-point win at UJ on 17 February. However, Netwerk24 reports that the visitors have since been punished for fielding an ineligible player, Kgothatso “KT” Sono, who was

Benhard Janse van Rensburg’s World Cup aspirations, via qualifying to represent England, have been struck by questions around his eligibility. The former Cheetahs midfielder has left a trail of fire in the English Premiership this season, torching teams in 14 starts for Bristol Bears. Janse van Rensburg joined the Bears from London Irish, having moved

Emirates Lions winger Edwill van der Merwe used the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to make his Springbok dreams come true. Now he wants to fight his way back there again. Everything that Edwill van der Merwe so loves about the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is also everything that the Emirates Lions winger’s career represents. “I

Scrum coach Julian Redlinghuys suspects the derby between the Lions and Sharks at Ellis Park on Saturday showcases two attack-minded teams that may set a record for ball in play. After a disappointing 2023-24 United Rugby Championship campaign ended with the Sharks missing the playoffs, Redlinghuys is well aware of the improved quality they will