Defending Currie Cup champions the Cheetahs, as well as the two Gauteng teams – the Lions and Vodacom Bulls – all continued their unbeaten starts to the 2024 edition of the tournament. The Free Staters increased their points tally to a “perfect 10” from two games with a 37-17 win over DHL Western Province in […]
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Bundee Aki brought a version of Zombie to South Africans while celebrating Ireland’s thrilling victory over the Springboks in Durban. The Irish team brought Zombie to the South African locals when celebrating their narrow victory over the Springboks the_rugbycentre via IG pic.twitter.com/d3rJq1GUnj — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) July 15, 2024 The post Watch: Ireland
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Three-time winners France will face England in the 2024 U20 World Championship final this week, after beating New Zealand in a high-scoring clash in Cape Town on Sunday. The French’s title defence continues in an all-northern hemisphere showpiece at Cape Town Stadium on Friday, after the English saw off the challenge of last year’s finalists
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Bafana Nhleko said the Junior Springboks are hurting after Sunday’s loss to Argentina, but aim to bounce back in the final match of the 2024 U20 World Championship. The South Africans lost 34-24 in their fifth-place semi-final at Cape Town Stadium, and must now regroup to battle either Australia or Wales for seventh place on
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The uncapped Ruan Venter is one of the new faces in the Springbok squad to face Portugal, but Rassie Erasmus has lost several key players for the Bloemfontein clash. Erasmus has called up five players for the world champions’ first-ever Test against the European minnows at Free State Stadium on Saturday, with the 41-man squad
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A second-half comeback Junior Springboks fell short as the U20 Championship hosts were knocked out by Argentina in the fifth-place semi-final in Cape Town. Taking a 24-10 lead into half time, Argentina’s U20 side held out against a strong comeback effort from the Junior Springboks to win 34-24 on Sunday afternoon. Playing in the sun
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Follow the live action as the Junior Springboks clash with Los Pumitas in the 5th-place semi-final at the World Rugby U20 Championship. Tweets by SAJuniorRugby Tweets by WorldRugby The post LIVE: Junior Boks vs Argentina U20 appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Follow the live action as the Junior Springboks clash with Los Pumitas
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Ox Nche and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu are looking forward to the historic clash that awaits the Springboks in Bloemfontein on Saturday against Portugal. The trip to the City of Roses, following the narrow loss to Ireland in the series decider at Kings Park, presents the world champions with an opportunity for an emphatic rebound. Rassie Erasmus’
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Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett said a change of gameplan late in the match led to South Africa’s one-point series-deciding defeat against Ireland in Durban on Saturday. In a battle between the two top-ranked teams in world rugby, Ireland won the second Test 25-24 when replacement flyhalf Ciaran Frawley kicked a last-minute drop goal. Speaking
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Former Springbok prop Richard Bands attributes Gerhard Steenekamp’s rise up the South African front-row ranks to his diverse skill set and mental toughness. The three-Test Steenekamp featured prominently for the world champion Boks in the recent series against Ireland, which finished in a 1-1 draw after a 25-24 win for the visitors at Kings Park
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