The Lions won’t lack confidence at Loftus on Saturday, but they don’t have the forward pack to go the distance and overpower the Vodacom Bulls, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the Lions must shed their reputation as South African rugby’s perennial “bridesmaids” when it comes to the Vodacom URC. Winning in […]
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Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson has signed a contract extension with Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds until 2029. The 25-year-old loose forward had a breakout season in 2024, bursting into the Australia team and being named captain, leading the side in seven of their last eight Tests. “I want to give the best years of
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England and Scotland head into Saturday’s Calcutta Cup encounter at Twickenham knowing the outcome could determine the fate of their respective Six Nations campaigns. Both sides have won one and lost one of their opening two fixtures, with England looking to prove a dramatic 26-25 defeat of France last time out that ended a run
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The SARugbymag.co.za team picks the unanimous winner of the Jukskei derby at Loftus but is split on who claims the Calcutta Cup. United Rugby Championship: Bulls vs Lions (Saturday, 2pm, Pretoria) Simon Borchardt: Bulls by 8 Grant Craze: Bulls by 7 Zelím Nel: Bulls by 6 Devin Hermanus: Bulls by 12 Juandre Joubert: Bulls by 8
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Steve Borthwick has been forced into a late change to the England lineup for Saturday’s Six Nations Test against Scotland at Twickenham. Leicester lock George Martin, due to be on the bench for the Calcutta Cup clash, has been replaced by Bath’s Ted Hill. Martin started England’s second-round win over France but has been managing
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Interim Wales coach Matt Sherratt has recalled Gloucester duo Gareth Anscombe and Max Llewellyn in a new-look team to host Ireland on Saturday. Warren Gatland stepped down as Wales coach following the 22-15 defeat by Italy, which was Wales’ 14th straight loss and eighth Six Nations reverse in a row. Sherratt was appointed on an
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Head coach Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks have done their homework on their pool rivals in Vancouver, but that’s only the first step en route to title glory this week. The South Africans face New Zealand on Friday (10:02pm, SA time) and Ireland on Saturday (3:29am) on day 1 of the fourth leg of the
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Scotland co-captain Finn Russell has been passed fit to face England in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday following a concussion. Flyhalf Russell and wing Darcy Graham collided, clashed heads and had to leave the field during Scotland’s 32-18 second-round loss to Ireland at Murrayfield on February 9. While key playmaker Russell has been
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Les Kiss says he’s had a “small chat” with Rugby Australia about coaching the national team, but Super Rugby rival Dan McKellar doesn’t expect to be offered the job. Kiss, reportedly the front-runner to replace Joe Schmidt as Wallabies head coach after the 2025 Rugby Championship, confirmed he has spoken to the national body. “I
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Assistant coach Barend Pieterse says the Lions’ current position on the United Rugby Championship table belies a team that is in a “very good position” to pounce into the playoffs. The Lions climbed into 12th place after last week’s 30-23 win against the visiting Stormers. With only four teams below them on the table, the
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