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Rassie Erasmus wants to give new players a shot at earning a regular place in the Springbok squad, while maintaining the experience of his two-time world champions. Erasmus named four debutants in the matchday-23 for the Springboks’ opening Test of the year against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Five players in the starting XV featured […]

Peter O’Mahony will captain an Ireland squad missing two key players in their Test series against the Springboks in July. Ireland head coach Andy Farrell on Tuesday evening named a 35-player squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, led by veteran loose forward O’Mahony. Farrell has included three uncapped players in the squad, as

Warren Gatland said Tuesday that Wales must overcome the “fear factor” when they face the world champion Springboks at Twickenham. Injuries and player unavailability have limited Gatland’s choices for Saturday’s clash in London, which comes ahead of a two-Test tour to Australia. The latest blow came with flanker Jac Morgan ruled out of the Springboks

Rassie Erasmus hailed the Vodacom Bulls’ win against Leinster, yet doesn’t believe the result has made the July showdown between the Springboks and Ireland any easier. Jake White’s men edged Irish giants Leinster in Pretoria, with the Glasgow Warriors’ dethroning of defending champions Munster setting up a historic Vodacom URC clash at Loftus Versfeld on

Ruan Vermaak says the Vodacom Bulls won’t “fall asleep” against a quality Glasgow Warriors outfit when the teams clash in the URC final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Jake White’s charges fought tooth and nail against Leinster in a thrilling Vodacom URC semi-final last week, scoring three tries and overcame a first-half yellow card to

New Zealand’s most-capped player Sam Whitelock will captain the Barbarians in his final game when they play Fiji this week, the invitational side announced on Tuesday. The 35-year-old lock made the last of his 153 All Blacks appearances in October’s Rugby World Cup final loss and then joined French club Pau for the season. TEAM:

Rassie Erasmus can’t wait to unleash a rejigged Springbok team with Pieter-Steph du Toit leading the charge for their 2024 opener against Wales in London on Saturday. Flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse and winger Edwill van der Merwe will make starting debuts for the Du Toit-captained Boks at Twickenham. DHL Stormers duo Ben-Jason Dixon and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu

Wales flanker Jac Morgan has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against South Africa at Twickenham and the team’s tour to Australia with a hamstring injury. Morgan, who was World Cup co-captain with Dewi Lake last year, missed this year’s Six Nations because of a knee injury. MORE: Four debutants for Du Toit-led Boks But

The Cheetahs will compete in Europe again, after accepting an invitation from organisers for the 2024-25 EPCR Challenge Cup, it was announced on Tuesday. The Tbilisi-based Black Lion and the Cheetahs, who will play their home matches in Amsterdam, have fulfilled EPCR’s participation criteria of having a home venue in Europe, as well as the

Lions playmaker Sanele Nohamba has been named the Vodacom URC 2023-24 Player of the Season following a sensational campaign for the Johannesburg-based team. The award was open to any player from one of the four South African franchises, and forms part of the annual SA Rugby Awards, with the winner determined by votes from the