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Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks will be comfortable in hot and humid temperatures when they look to seal the Rugby Championship title against Argentina in Santiago del Estero. DYLAN JACK reports. A win at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades on Saturday will see the Springboks their first Rugby Championship since 2019. However, with local temperatures hitting […]

The Springboks could face a notable drop in the World Rugby standings if the top-ranked team lose to Los Pumas in Argentina on Saturday. South Africa have already won the Freedom Cup and Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate in 2024, and victory in Santiago del Estero will mark the first time in the Rugby Championship’s history

Jean Kleyn will make his long-awaited return from injury, with Thaakir Abrahams set to make his Vodacom URC debut for Munster against Connacht on Saturday. Kleyn starts in the second row for the 2022-23 URC champions in their season opener at Thomond Park, while Abrahams will run out in the No 14 jumper. The 31-year-old

The Springboks and the All Blacks cruise to victory in the Rugby Championship, while the Lions edge the Sharks in the Currie Cup final, according to the SARugbyMag.co.za team. Lions vs Sharks (Saturday, 4pm, Ellis Park) Devin Hermanus: Lions by 5 Dylan Johnson: Lions by 12 Zelím Nel: Lions by 5 Juandre Joubert: Lions by 9

Historically, the Springboks have had Los Pumas’ number, and Rassie Erasmus’ record-breaking World Cup winners will add to their legacy in Argentina on Saturday, writes MARK KEOHANE. The southern hemisphere rivals clash in the penultimate round of the Rugby Championship – a Test that could either see the Boks clinch the title or set up

As the Lions and Sharks XV gear up for an epic clash at Ellis Park, rewind to when Elton Jantjies, Pat Cilliers and Jaco Taute steered the Pride to victory in the 2011 Currie Cup final. READERS: Lions crowned Currie Cup champs Class of 2011 Waar was jy?#CarlingCurrieCup #LionsPride pic.twitter.com/EbJL9a5UB3 — Lions (@LionsRugbyCo) September 19,

Sanele Nohamba will start at flyhalf in the major change to the Lions’ starting lineup for the Currie Cup final against the Sharks XV in Johannesburg on Saturday. Lions coach Mziwakhe Nkosi has largely stuck with the same matchday squad that knocked out defending champions the Cheetahs in the semi-finals last weekend. There is just

Tapiwa Mafura and Asenathi Ntlabakanye are determined to stay calm and execute the Lions’ gameplan against a tough Sharks XV outfit in the Currie Cup decider on Saturday. The Lions will host the Sharks at Ellis Park after drama-filled semi-final victories last week over the Cheetahs and Vodacom Bulls, respectively. The Durbanites progressed as they

Skipper Harry Wilson said the Wallabies’ crushing loss to Argentina this month was in the past and believes they have a “massive opportunity” to upset the All Blacks this weekend. Joe Schmidt’s side are looking to pick up the pieces in Sydney on Saturday from their humiliating Rugby Championship capitulation to Los Pumas in Santa

Eben Etzebeth has downplayed being set to equal the record for the most capped Springbok in a potential title-deciding Rugby Championship match against Argentina on Saturday. A win for the visiting team in northern city Santiago del Estero will make the four-time World Cup title-holders southern hemisphere champions for the fifth time since the Tri-Nations