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MARK KEOHANE commends the resilience of South Africa’s star players, as they transition from a triumphant Springbok tour to the start of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane highlights the intense demands on South African players in a December schedule devoid of a summer break. This month’s EPCR and […]

SA Rugby will reportedly move forward with Friday’s vote on a proposed equity deal with Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), despite significant opposition from its unions. According to a News24 article, a letter signed by eight unions, including the Vodacom Bulls, Sharks, Lions, and Griquas, declared their intent to reject the R1.3 billion deal, citing concerns

The Stormers come out on top in their Investec Champions cup clash against Toulon while the Sharks coast to victory against Exeter Chiefs in Durban, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Investec Champions Cup: Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs (Saturday, 3pm, Durban) Juandre Joubert: Sharks by 19 Dylan Johnson: Sharks by 10 Grant Craze: Sharks by 7 Zelím

Relish what is one of rugby’s most exotic months with the launch of the Champions and Challenge Cups. The post Keo & Zels: The best of the best! appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Relish what is one of rugby’s most exotic months with the launch of the Champions and Challenge Cups. The post Keo

The Vodacom Bulls have announced the contract extension of one of South African rugby’s promising young forwards for the foreseeable future. “Home is where the heart is,” said Corne Beets, who has signed a new two-year deal with the Pretoria outfit. The Junior Springbok Player of the Year will remain at Loftus Versfeld until 2026.

Mfundo Ndhlovu returns to the Blitzboks team while Zander Reynders is in line to make his debut at the Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Reynders is in line to become the 196th Blitzbok at Cape Town Stadium alongside Ndhlovu, a two-time world series winner and Commonwealth Games gold medallist. The inclusion of the duo by

Speedster Seabelo Senatla has completed a remarkable comeback by signing a new contract with the DHL Stormers. The supersonic wing earned the last of his 62 Stormers caps in 2023, before a car accident threatened to end his career. It has been a long road back for the former World Rugby Sevens Player of the

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has paid tribute to former Springbok lock and coach John Williams, who died on Thursday. Williams passed away from leukaemia, aged 78. He played 13 Tests for South Africa between 1971 and 1976, and won the Currie Cup three times as a player with the then-Northern Transvaal in 1973, 1974

France have declined overtures from New Zealand to play a Test in the USA in 2025, according to the French rugby federation (FFR). FFR president Florian Grill was speaking to AFP, confirming a report in the newspaper L’Equipe. France are due to play a three-Test series against New Zealand but resisted a request to play

SA Rugby has defended its proposed equity deal with the Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), describing the R1.4 billion investment as vital for the sport’s sustainability in South Africa. The deal would grant ASG a 20% stake in SA Rugby’s commercial arm but requires a 75% majority vote from South Africa’s 13 rugby unions to pass.