Veteran loose forward Nizaam Carr will skipper the Vodacom Bulls under new head coach Phiwe Nomlomo during the Currie Cup campaign. Carr, who has captained the Pretoria outfit in the Vodacom URC and Champions Cup, and the Bulls kick off their season against his former team, DHL Western Province, at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday. […]
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Bathobele Hlekani will shift from lock to flank in one of five changes made to the Junior Springboks’ lineup for the U20 World Championship encounter with Argentina in Stellenbosch on Thursday. Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko has tweaked the starting XV for the second pool match, making five changes to the run-on side that started in
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The EPCR Champions Cup pools were drawn on Tuesday, with the DHL Stormers set to face Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s Racing 92, while the Vodacom Bulls will take on Premiership champions Northampton Saints. The DHL Stormers have been drawn in Pool 4, with Vodacom URC champions Glasgow Warriors, French Top 14 giants Racing 92 and
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Rassie Erasmus has hinted that the Springboks could still field a seven-one split on the bench in the series opener against Ireland, depending on the injury status in the camp. Erasmus named an experienced lineup for the clash at a sold out Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, with captain Siya Kolisi among seven World Cup winners
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Rassie Erasmus said the Springboks are fortunate to be able to call on a wealth of World Cup-winning experience while exposing new talent against Ireland on Saturday. Willie le Roux and Cheslin Kolbe are among a host of Webb Ellis Cup winners recalled by Erasmus for the first of two Tests between the world champions
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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu showcases his goal-kicking prowess in this clip of the talented Springbok newcomer and two-time world champion Handre Pollard. TEAM: Boks recall World Cup stars for series opener Poetry in motion from Handre Pollard and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu pic.twitter.com/fQBzkavb9D — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) July 2, 2024 Photo: Paul Harding/Gallo Images/Getty Images The post Watch: Skilful
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Willie le Roux and Cheslin Kolbe are among a contingent of World Cup winners recalled by the Springboks for the first Test against Ireland in Pretoria on Saturday. Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening
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Grant Williams has revealed new attack coach Tony Brown is getting the Springbok halfbacks to think differently ahead of the Test series opener against Ireland on Saturday. Brown, who took over the role from Felix Jones at the beginning of this year, has been working closely with the Springbok attack during the alignment and training
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Franco Smith has proved that you don’t need to be a big-name coach to achieve the impossible, writes SIMON BORCHARDT. Jake White’s post-URC final interview was hard to watch. Ashen-faced and with bloodshot eyes, the Bulls coach bemoaned the lost opportunity and refused to take any consolation from their season as a whole. I was
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Jaco Peyper has explained the law trials that will be in place for the series between the Springboks and Ireland, including an extension of the TMO’s powers. World Rugby confirmed in June that it is operating a set of trials during certain Test matches and tournaments in July, including the two-Test series between South Africa
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