The scars from the Springboks’ record win over New Zealand last year are still fresh in the All Blacks camp. Flyhalf Beauden Barrett says the memory of the heavy defeat continues to hang over the team months later. South Africa stunned the All Blacks 43-10 in Wellington in the Rugby Championship – the biggest victory […]
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Rondebosch Boys’ High lock Sebastian Vermeulen is a giant specimen. Vermeulen weights 140kg and stands 2.06m tall! He featured at the Pretoria Boys’ High 125th Anniversary Easter Rugby Festival over the weekend, making a big impression in more ways than one. The post SA rugby’s latest schoolboy behemoth appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
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Highly rated tighthead prop Massimo De Lutiis has turned his back on Ireland to commit his future to Australian rugby. The 22-year-old scrum machine, who is eligible for Ireland through his mother, had attracted strong interest from Ulster and the Irish Rugby Football Union. But after weighing up his options, De Lutiis has signed on
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The Pumas’ reputation as one of South African rugby’s most productive talent factories continues to grow, but it comes at a price. Players developed in the Lowveld are regularly snapped up by bigger unions and overseas clubs, forcing coach Jimmy Stonehouse to constantly rebuild his squad. Openside flank Ruwald van der Merwe has signed with
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Sale Sharks hooker Nathan Jibulu has been banned for six weeks after biting an opponent during their Investec Champions Cup last-16 defeat to Harlequins. Jibulu admitted to the offence, which carries a minimum sanction of 12 weeks under World Rugby regulations. The disciplinary panel applied the low-end entry point before reducing the suspension by 50%
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A look ahead to this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals. Bath vs Northampton Saints Friday, 10 April, The Rec (9pm SA time) The quarter-finals open with a blockbuster all-English showdown. Bath, winners of the 2024-25 EPCR Challenge Cup, host last season’s Champions Cup runners-up the Northampton Saints, with both sides looking to go all in
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Three of the eight Investec Champions Cup quarter-finalists are headed by South African coaches, writes LINDIZ VAN ZILLA. Johann van Graan (Bath head coach), Franco Smith (Glasgow Warriors head coach) and Jacques Nienaber (Leinster senior coach, under head coach Leo Cullen) will lead their teams into battle this weekend. In the round of 16, six
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Veteran Toulon centre Ma’a Nonu has been cited for foul play following an incident in the Investec Champions Cup last-16 clash against the Stormers at the Stade Mayol. The 43-year-old former All Black was yellow-carded by referee Christophe Ridley for a dangerous tackle on Stormers replacement midfielder Wandisile Simelane in the 79th minute shortly after
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The boys debate whether the Boks will be the greatest beneficiaries from the Stormers and Bulls’ dramatic Investec Champions Cup playoff elimination. The post WATCH: Did Rassie win when Stormers and Bulls lost? appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The boys debate whether the Boks will be the greatest beneficiaries from the Stormers and Bulls’
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A former Wallabies flyhalf who starred at two World Cups will retire from rugby at the end of the season. Bernard Foley is currently playing for the Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One. The 36-year-old, known as “Iceman” for his calmness under pressure, won 76 caps for the Wallabies and helped them reach the
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