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Cameron Hanekom is set to miss the opportunity to make his Test debut when the Springboks host Ireland in July, after suffering an injury in the Vodacom URC final. The Vodacom Bulls’ breakthrough star limped off in early in the second half of the URC final against Glasgow Warriors on Saturday night and was replaced […]

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has reflected on a dream come true after slotting a long-range penalty on his debut for the Springboks at Twickenham. The DHL Stormers wunderkind featured for 20 minutes on his Test debut as the Springboks opened their Test campaign with a comfortable 41-13 victory over Wales on Saturday. While fellow debutant Jordan Hendrikse

Philip Snyman says the successful entry to the Paris Olympics has instilled a belief that the Blitzboks have turned a miserable season around. They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics Games for a third consecutive time since Rugby Sevens was introduced in 2016, when

Scott Robertson named a new All Blacks captain as he unveiled his squad to face England in a two-Test series next month. Experienced lock Scott Barrett was named as the new captain of the All Blacks on Monday by new head coach Robertson. Barrett, 30, takes over from Sam Cane, who stepped down having skippered

The Blitzboks have been drawn in a challenging pool that includes traditional rivals New Zealand and Ireland for this year’s Olympic Games in France. The pools were drawn on Sunday night following the conclusion of the Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco to decide the last remaining men’s and women’s teams to compete at Paris 2024.

The Blitzboks beat Great Britain in the final of the Sevens Repechage on Sunday night to successfully seal a place in the Paris Olympics. Tries from Quewin Nortje and Shilton van Wyk gave the unbeaten Springbok Sevens a 14-5 victory over Great Britain, as the South Africans booked their ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games.

South Africa’s top schoolboys will be in action at the U18 Craven Week, which will be staged at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp over the next six days. The second tournament in SA Rugby’s 2024 Youth Weeks programme will run from 24 to 29 June, with 16 teams competing across the matches played on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Rassie Erasmus accepts Aphelele Fassi’s act of foul play against Wales was “reckless but an accident”, during an otherwise pleasing effort from the Springbok fullback. The four-Test Fassi, making his first appearance for the Boks since 2022, was sent off in the 30th minute of a huge win for the world champions at Twickenham on

Aphiwe Dyantyi has agreed to join the Vodacom Bulls from the start of the Currie Cup, while the Sharks are looking to bolster their pack with a Springbok. According to Sunday newspaper Rapport, Dyantyi will complete his move to Pretoria on 1 July, after signing a two-year contract with the Vodacom Bulls. The move comes after

Jake White says Willie le Roux will be ready to continue his journey towards becoming a Springbok centurion in the two-Test series against Ireland, but Canan Moodie is likely to miss the opener in Pretoria. Le Roux sat out the URC final between the Vodacom Bulls and Glasgow Warriors on Saturday night due to HIA