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Handre Pollard will make his first appearance of the season for Leicester Tigers in the East Midlands derby against defending champions Northampton Saints. Pollard, who takes the reins at flyhalf, is expected to play a pivotal role in one of the Premiership’s fiercest rivalries. The Springbok playmaker has been given time to recharge following a […]

Elrigh Louw will co-captain the Vodacom Bulls at No 8 as a few rotational changes have been made to the pack that will face Ospreys in Swansea on Saturday. Jake White made a handful of changes among the forwards for the first match of the Vodacom Bulls’ three-game URC tour. A new-look back row sees

Olympic hero Antoine Dupont returns to Top 14 action on Saturday in what Toulouse coach Ugo Mola hailed as a welcome boost for the struggling champions. Dupont makes his comeback against Clermont two-and-a-half months after guiding France to the Olympic rugby sevens gold medal. And Mola believes it will have an impact on the entire

Damian Willemse will run out at flyhalf, while Warrick Gelant gets his first start of the 2024-25 Vodacom URC as the DHL Stormers look to end their tour on a high in Edinburgh on Saturday. The Stormers showed immense patience to beat Zebre with a bonus point in Parma last week, after opening their season’s

Prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye gears up for in his 50th international match for the Lions, as Ivan van Rooyen tweaks his lineup to face the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Sunday. The Lions kick off a three-match tour to Europe in the round 4 Vodacom URC clash in Newport. Head coach Van Rooyen has made two

Loose forward Nic Hatton relives the experience for the Sharks XV team on the touchlines leading up to Jordan Hendrikse’s Currie Cup title-winning penalty at Ellis Park. Watch full video on YouTube now : https://t.co/eFgDnCyPyr #SharksJuniors #CarlingCurrieCup pic.twitter.com/BZpH5zzAi6 — The Sharks (@SharksRugby) October 11, 2024 Photo: Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images The post ‘Sharks lost hope before

New Zealand Rugby have confirmed a key addition to head coach Scott Robertson’s support staff ahead of the national team’s end-of-year tour in November. Tamati Ellison has officially joined the All Blacks management in a permanent role. His new role sees him cut ties with the Crusaders, who are now in search of a replacement.

World Rugby announced the match officials for the November Test window on Friday, which includes the Springboks’ three Tests against Scotland, England and Wales. The Bok Tests will be refereed by Christophe Ridley of England (SA v Scotland), Andrew Brace of Ireland (SA v England) and Karl Dickson of England (SA v Wales). All three

Former Vodacom Bulls forward Jacques du Plessis has departed Bath due to “personal family reasons,” the Premiership club has confirmed. Du Plessis initially joined Bath from the Vodacom Bulls in March after a lengthy period on the sidelines recovering from injury. During his short stint with the West Country club, the 31-year-old made five appearances,

French Top 14 leaders Bordeaux Begles are reported to be in talks with a Springbok enforcer after making his signature a “priority”. According to a report by RugbyPass, Bordeaux have prioritised the signing of a new No 8 a priority and have Sale Sharks and Springbok loose forward Dan du Preez at the top of their