Former Test referee and current Vodacom URC head of match officials Tappe Henning says World Rugby is not targeting the Springboks with the introduction of a new scrum law. World Rugby approved a series of law amendments, effective 1 July, 2024, targeting key areas such as offside from kicks, free-kick options and player welfare concerns. […]
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Cheslin Kolbe has shared his excitement about working with the Springboks’ new assistant coaches, Jerry Flannery and Tony Brown, while also looking forward to the upcoming series against Ireland. Flannery and Brown have been hard at work in their new roles in charge of the Springboks’ defence and attack respectively, taking over from Jacques Nienaber
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John Dobson says that the DHL Stormers have given Hacjivah Dayimani their blessing to take up a “life-changing opportunity” as the loose-forward is linked with a move to France. Dayimani is among 15 players confirmed to be leaving the DHL Stormers at the end of the season on Tuesday. A standout for the Stormers since
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Gio Aplon announced himself to the world when he starred with his first Test tries against France at Newlands in 2010. WATCH: Kolisi tears Les Bleus to shreds in Shark Tank Photo: Luke Walker / Gallo Images The post Watch: Aplon arrives on the Test scene appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Gio Aplon announced
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Australian flyhalf Carter Gordon said Wednesday he will join rugby league club the Gold Coast Titans next year on a two-year deal in a blow to new Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. The 23-year-old has been capped eight times and was seen as a long-term prospect, but will defect to the 13-man game after his debt-laden
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On this day in 2004, Bakkies Botha scored a brace of tries to help the Springboks demolish Ireland in Bloemfontein in Jake White’s first game in charge. Photo: Duif du Toit Gallo Images The post On this day: Bakkies crushes Ireland appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. On this day in 2004, Bakkies Botha scored
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Assistant coach Robin McBryde anticipates an epic showdown between the Vodacom Bulls and Leinster in Pretoria on Saturday, likening the level of intensity to a Test match. The Bulls edged Benetton while Leinster beat Irish rivals Ulster last week to set up a blockbuster Vodacom URC semi-final between the teams at Loftus Versfeld. Jake White’s
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SA Rugby has confirmed that the 2024 Currie Cup will go ahead as scheduled after an agreement was reached on a new groundbreaking player management model. The new deal – that is scheduled for final sign off on Thursday – acknowledges that a compulsory, industry-wide eight-week shutdown is impossible to accommodate a playing calendar that
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Wilco Louw has warned Leinster that any attempts to circumvent the impact of altitude won’t work as the Vodacom Bulls brace for their URC semi-final clash in Pretoria. DYLAN JACK reports. The Irish giants brushed aside Ulster in Dublin last week to punch their ticket to a URC semi-final in the Republic, where Leo Cullen’s charges
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Emerging Ireland will tour the Republic in October, playing matches against Currie Cup champions the Cheetahs, 2022 winners Pumas and Super Rugby’s Force. Led by Ireland defence coach Simon Easterby, with support fromcPaul O’Connell, John Fogarty and Andrew Goodman, the squad will gather at the IRFU High Performance Centre on 25 September, departing for Bloemfontein
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