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Rassie Erasmus took a sly dig at Johnny Sexton when discussing the hole left by the former Ireland captain’s retirement. @foreversportsmedia “The refs have it much easier without Johnny!” Rassie Erasmus weighs in on the impact the retirement of the former Irish flyhalf and captain has had on the team. #Rugby #RugbyNews #Ireland #Springboks #RassieErasmus […]

The Sharks have reached a mutual agreement with the Lions to allow Jordan Hendrikse to complete his move to Durban effective immediately. The news was officially confirmed by the Lions on Wednesday morning, after the two franchises were locked in talks over when Hendrikse would be allowed to start playing for the Sharks. Hendrikse’s highly-anticipated

Former captain and current Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell says Ireland are paying no attention to the bait laid down by Rassie Erasmus in the build-up to the first Test of the series on Saturday. Erasmus named an experienced Springbok lineup to face Ireland in the first Test at Loftus Versfeld, during a jovial press

Senior All Blacks are enjoying the energy brought by new head honcho Scott Robertson – the surfing, breakdancing, maverick coach who faces his first Test in charge against England on Saturday. The man nicknamed “Razor” has inherited a New Zealand side criticised for a lack of innovation under maligned predecessor Ian Foster. Lock Patrick Tuipulotu

The Springboks have won 10 of their 18 meetings against Ireland since 1998, but the Irish will be in search of a first series win in South Africa on the back of a 3-0 record, writes DEVIN HERMANUS. The teams only met 10 times during the amateur era, between 1906 and 1981, with eight wins

Assistant coach Labeeb Levy said Western Province’s Currie Cup campaign will provide the DHL Stormers brains trust with a “creative” outlet to trial youngsters and tactics. The world’s oldest domestic rugby competition kicks off this week, with Province’s first fixture a north-south clash against the Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday. The Currie

Former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has shed a light on how Ireland have become a Test rugby powerhouse ahead of the two-Test series. The countries clash on Saturday in Pretoria and seven days later in Durban in a highly anticipated two-Test series to be watched by 50,000-plus sell-out crowds. MORE: Rassie drops 7-1 hint Every

Wales are in Australia, France are in Argentina, and Lions legend Scott Gibbs gives England a chance of spoiling Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson’s first Test in charge of the All Blacks. The post Watch: England can blunt Razor’s debut appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Wales are in Australia, France are in Argentina, and Lions legend

Racing 92 have announced that Hacjivah Dayimani will join Springbok captain Siya Kolisi at the French giants next season. The South African loose forward and English centre Sam James joined the band of overseas players in the Top 14 when they were named among seven new recruits by Racing on Tuesday. The list also included

Eben Etzebeth claims he was targeted by the Irish media for calling Ireland’s players “arrogant” following the World Cup clash with the Springboks. The Springboks are locked and loaded to face Ireland for the first time since last year’s World Cup pool match, which Andy Farrell’s side won 13-8. That result took Ireland’s winning run