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The scars of last season’s loss in Glasgow are still fresh, and the Lions aren’t hiding from it. Ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash with the Warriors, prop SJ Kotzé admits the memory of their 42-0 defeat at Scotstoun continues to linger. “The topic has definitely come up in team meetings, especially among the guys […]

A former New Zealand rugby powerbroker has pointed the finger squarely at South Africa for Super Rugby’s financial collapse. Ex-New Zealand Rugby chair Brent Impey claims the exit of the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers in 2020 was inevitable, and driven by economics. MORE: Another Super Rugby shake-up? His comments come at a turbulent time

Veteran hooker Scarra Ntubeni is set to make his final appearance for the Stormers against Connacht at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The 35-year-old confirmed on Wednesday that his 15-year career with the Cape side is coming to an end. “Dobbo [Stormers director of rugby John Dobson] and I have been having chats since earlier

Toulouse prop Dorian Aldegheri has been slapped with a three-week suspension following his dangerous tackle in last weekend’s Investec Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to Bordeaux-Bègles. The 32-year-old was shown a 20-minute red card after a late, clumsy challenge on Bordeaux centre Damian Penaud during Sunday’s clash. KEO: Van Graan’s built a European force Tournament organisers

Selborne College headmaster Andrew Dewar says legal options are being considered after Jake White’s explosive letter. The former Springbok coach recently stepped away from his role as a rugby consultant at the East London school, along with director of rugby Derek Page, citing a lack of support and interference in rugby matters. In his letter

Super Rugby Pacific is staring down a major reset. With Moana Pasifika set to fold at the end of the 2026 season, officials are scrambling to revive a competition battling what insiders describe as a “plummeting appeal”. According to reports, a radical overhaul is on the table, including an expanded 18-match season, a double round-robin

Handré Pollard has opened up on the demands of a near year-round rugby calendar. Many Springboks play virtually all 12 months of the year, with South Africa the only country competing in both hemispheres. Those players participate in their European domestic league and EPCR cup competitions, and then also in the Rugby Championship, which will

Moana Pasifika are set to be axed from Super Rugby. Should the Cheetahs be offered their place? The Cheetahs played in Super Rugby until 2017 before being cut when the tournament was reduced from 18 to 15 teams. They then joined the Pro14 in 2017-18, but suffered a similar fate when the competition became the

Zain Davids and the Blitzboks are determined to break their Hong Kong duck this weekend. The 28-year-old, set for his 58th HSBC SVNS tournament, returns to the iconic stop with unfinished business as the World Championship series kicks off with a clean slate. “We are starting this Championship at the same venue and with no

Springbok prop Ox Nché has named the most difficult scrummager he has faced. Nché chose Stormers tighthead Frans Malherbe as the one who’s given him many tough days at scrum time during a lively appearance on the For the Love of Rugby SA podcast alongside fellow Springboks Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff. “It would have