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Angelo Davids is back to full speed and excited to get back out there as the DHL Stormers take on Dragons RFC in Wales on Friday. The electric winger scored seven tries in all competitions last season, and was part of the DHL Stormers team that contested the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final […]

Hacjivah Dayimani opens up about his rugby journey, growing up, his role models and winning the first edition of the Vodacom URC in a raw interview. Dayimani added an incredible chapter to his story by helping the DHL Stormers upset the odds and win the Vodacom URC title in the 2021-22 season. In an interview

Schalk Brits would rather see the DHL Stormers be inconsistent and win a trophy, than enjoy a dominant campaign that ends with the team empty-handed. The DHL Stormers departed for Wales on Tuesday for a crucial two-match mini-tour where they will face Dragons in Newport and Connacht in Galway. With three rounds left to play

In a clumsy effort to defend Ireland’s honour against Eben Etzebeth’s claims of arrogance, former England flyhalf Andy Goode appears to have sprained his brain attempting mental gymnastics. Etzebeth grabbed headlines when, during a conversation with Jim Hamilton on The Rugby Pod, he accused Ireland of showing arrogance after the 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage

Head coach Bafana Nhleko bemoaned the Junior Springboks’ error rate and not keeping the pressure up in their U20 Rugby Championship defeat against Australia on Tuesday. The match was yet again played at a wet Sunshine Coast Stadium, where the Junior Boks showed fighting spirit until the final whistle despite a red card in the

Jannes Kirsten is delighted to be back at Loftus Versfeld, as the utility forward focuses on making a big impact for the Vodacom Bulls at the business end of the season. The seasoned campaigner made his long-awaited debut in the Vodacom URC during a resounding victory against Ospreys on the Highveld two weeks ago. Kirsten,

The Vodacom Bulls have re-signed one of the country’s most promising talents in the second row for the foreseeable future. Ruan Vermaak has penned a new deal with the Pretoria outfit, which will see the towering lock remain at Loftus Versfeld until June 2027. ‘Rooster’, as fans have come to know him, has made 41

History will be made in more than one way when the Springboks meet Portugal for the first time in a Test in Bloemfontein in July. The match will be refereed by Hollie Davidson, the first woman to take charge of a Test involving the Springboks. The appointment of Scotland’s Davidson was announced by World Rugby

Assistant coach Barend Pieterse said the Lions haven’t given up on qualifying for the Vodacom URC playoffs for the first time, but must be more clinical against Cardiff on Saturday. The Lions host the Welsh outfit in round 16 of the URC at Ellis Park. With three rounds of the regular season remaining, Ivan van

The Junior Springboks suffered their first loss of the U20 Rugby Championship in a narrow defeat to a physically dominant Australia in rainy conditions in Queensland on Tuesday. Tournament hosts Australia powered to a 24-19 victory over the heavily-changed Junior Springboks, bouncing back from their opening round loss to Argentina. Trailing 10-7 at half time,