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Head coach Bafana Nhleko has included five members of last year’s Junior Springbok squad in the 30-player group for the U20 Championship in Cape Town. Captain Zachary Porthen is one of five players who will feature in the tournament for a second time. Apart from Porthen – who will pack down at prop – the other […]

Marco van Staden will make his return from injury when the Vodacom Bulls host eight-time champions Leinster in the URC semi-finals on Saturday. MORE: Boks back Bulls to lash Leinster Jake White has made three changes to the Vodacom Bulls’ starting lineup, from the side that beat Italian outfit Benetton in the quarter-finals. “This is

The Vodacom URC has officially confirmed that Loftus Versfeld is among the potential venues for next week’s grand final. On Saturday, the Vodacom Bulls will host eight-time champions Leinster in the semi-finals, before defending champions Munster take on Glasgow Warriors in Limerick. “This is the dress rehearsal of the Test Match that’s at Loftus.” For

The Vodacom Bulls have contributed six players, more than any other URC team, to the tournament’s 2023-24 Elite XV announced on Friday. DO YOUR THING #FillUpLoftus TICKETS: https://t.co/gwQNRqgeEu #HomeAdvantage pic.twitter.com/CxBcf1aaOx — Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) June 13, 2024 The Elite XV is determined by a media vote and players must have made at least nine appearances to

Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls are looking forward to measuring themselves against a Leinster side stacked with Ireland internationals in an appetiser for the upcoming July Tests. “This is the dress rehearsal of the Test Match that’s at Loftus.” For South Africa #FillUpLoftus TICKETS: https://t.co/gwQNRqgeEu #HomeAdvantage pic.twitter.com/cCa0MYqana — Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) June 14,

Rugby supporters don’t need an introduction to Munster because the international connection is so strong. This season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship league winners and host semi-finalists, versus Scotland’s Glasgow Warriors, have a particular stronghold in South Africa because so many South African players and significant coaches have worn the famed red of this rich rugby

Akker van der Merwe and Wilco Louw have had a taste of the Springboks, and know that starring for the Vodacom Bulls is their ticket back into the national team, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane highlights the impactful return of Van der Merwe and Louw to South African rugby, noting their pivotal roles

Siya Kolisi revealed that he has had to lose some extra weight from enjoying Paris’ culinary delights as he prepares to push Racing 92 through the Top 14 playoffs. Kolisi said his Racing 92 side have to be “on point” in Sunday’s French Top 14 playoff at an equally star-studded Bordeaux-Begles. RASSIE: Bok captaincy isn’t

Canan Moodie and Kurt-Lee Arendse showcase their lethal finishing in this compilation of 10 standout tries between the Bulls and Leinster in the Vodacom URC. WATCH: Loftus a playoff fortress Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix The post Watch: Bulls trample Leinster in tryfest appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Canan Moodie and Kurt-Lee Arendse showcase their lethal

Fit-again Malcolm Marx makes his long-awaited return to start for the Springboks against Wales, according to SARugbmag.co.za readers. With a growing injury list that includes Bok heavies Steven Kitshoff, Lood de Jager and Jean Kleyn, readers were polled on which tight forwards to start against Wales at Twickenham on 22 June. Malcolm Marx, set to