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Victor Matfield is encouraged to see the Springboks experiment on attack, but believes it’s in the DNA of the world champions to employ a set-piece dominant gameplan. The Boks’ strength lies in their physicality and abrasive style, which has made them back-to-back world champs. However, in Saturday’s win against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld, the South […]

Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan will miss the second Test against the Springboks in Durban on Saturday, a member of the touring party has told the media. “Dan suffered a serious knee injury during the first Test and may not play again this year,” he told AFP on Monday on condition of anonymity as he is

Tony Brown hailed Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel after the midfield maestros’ influential performance in the first Test against Ireland. Brown made a particular note of De Allende’s underappreciated passing game during a press conference in uMhlanga on Monday. De Allende and Kriel made their 29th appearance as a combination in the win at

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Jaco Peyper has laughed off criticism of the Springboks’ famed Bomb Squad, while pointing out that Ireland employed the same tactic to defend their Six Nations title. Peyper, who serves as SA Rugby’s national laws advisor, was speaking during a press conference in uMhlanga on Monday, as the Springboks prepared for the second Test of

The Junior Springboks are under no illusion about the task that awaits them against England in their must-win clash of the 2024 U20 World Championship in Athlone on Tuesday. It’s the Junior Boks’ final Pool C fixture before the playoffs on Sunday, with the South Africans in a position where they must beat England and

The Currie Cup got off to a cracking start as the Cheetahs and Vodacom Bulls claimed statement victories, while the Pumas and Lions also made positive starts on the road. On Friday afternoon, Pumas kicked off their 2024 campaign with a convincing 44-24 win over Griquas to gain revenge for their recent SA Cup final

Phiwe Nomlomo is optimistic about going all the way in the 2024 Currie Cup after kicking off his reign as head coach of the Vodacom Bulls with a north-south derby win. The Bulls had the upper hand against DHL Western Province at a wet and chilly Cape Town Stadium on Sunday, and after holding a

Ireland’s management are reported to be fuming over the clean-out that led to Craig Casey’s injury, as the tourists count the cost of a physical series opener against the Springboks. Casey had to be stretchered off the field in the second half of the first Test at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night after being knocked

While praising the fight at the end, John Dobson lamented a poor first-half performance from DHL Western Province in Sunday’s narrow loss to the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town. The Bulls opened their 2024 Currie Cup campaign with three tries in a 30-25 win against WP at a wet Cape Town Stadium. Leading 13-5 at