Inside centre Tomas Appleton will lead emerging nation Portugal in a first-ever Test against the world champion Springboks in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The back-to-back World Cup champions return to Free State Stadium for the first time since their narrow defeat to Wales in the City of Roses two years ago. For Kiwi Simon Mannix’s Os […]
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Former referee Nigel Owens says Ireland forwards Caelan Doris and James Ryan are fortunate not to face a harsher punishment for their clear-out on Bok star Malcolm Marx. Marx faces up to six weeks on the sidelines with a fractured tibia following a horrific croc roll that earned Doris a yellow card in the second
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Sbu Nkosi is a notable absentee in the defending champion Cheetahs’ matchday 23 for a top-of-the-table Currie Cup tussle with the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday evening. Cheetahs right winger Cohen Jasper starts the round 3 clash at Loftus Versfeld in place of Springbok speedster Nkosi, who misses out for “personal reasons”. Nkosi, whose
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Henry Immelman will make just his fourth competitive appearance for the Vodacom Bulls this season in a handful of changes to the team to face the Cheetahs in Pretoria on Friday. Immelman, who last featured for the Bulls during the Champions Cup quarter-finals in April, starts at right wing for the round 3 Currie Cup
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Head coach Mziwakhe Nkosi has made three changes to the Lions starting XV to face Griquas in the Currie Cup at Ellis Park on Friday afternoon. Sibabalo Qoma and Ruhan Straeuli replace Ruan Venter and Izan Esterhuizen at blindside flanker and No 8, respectively. Venter, along with Morne van den Berg and Tapiwa Mafura, have
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Jan-Hendrik Wessels said the step-up to Test level will be big, but the young front-ranker is thrilled about making his Springbok debut against Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The world champion Boks host Os Lobos in the closing match of the July schedule in front of a sell-out crowd at Free State Stadium. Wessels starts
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Head coach JP Pietersen has made wholesale changes to the Sharks XV lineup to face the Pumas in the Currie Cup at Kings Park on Friday night. A Springbok-packed Sharks outfit were stunned by Griquas in a 10-try thriller in Kimberley last week, and all five Boks in that matchday 23 are absent for this
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Skipper Tomas Appleton and fullback Manuel Cardoso Pinto emphasised the “dream” opportunity for Portugal of facing the world champion Springboks on Saturday. Os Lobos have emerged as a burgeoning force in world rugby, fueled by their remarkable showing at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Two big events will remain forever – the draw against Georgia
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Joe Schmidt named his third Australia captain in as many Tests with Allan Alaalatoa in charge against Georgia, while winger Darby Lancaster will debut among 10 starting XV changes. The Wallabies head coach appointed Liam Wright as the first skipper of his tenure for their win against Wales in Sydney two weeks ago, but he
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The All Blacks make 11 changes to face Fiji in San Diego on Friday, with Beauden Barrett at fullback, a debut for centre Billy Proctor and five uncapped players on the bench. Proctor, who plays for Hurricanes, lines up with the experienced Anton Lienert-Brown in midfield for the game in California. Playmaker Barrett is restored
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