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Former Springbok flyhalf Jaco van der Westhuyzen believes Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is poised to become the world champions’ first-choice playmaker. Feinberg-Mngomezulu made his Bok debut on Saturday as Rassie Erasmus’s troops convincingly beat Wales in their opening Test of the season at Twickenham. Coming off the bench, the 21–year-old impressed immediately by kicking a penalty from […]

Edwill van der Merwe hopes his Man of the Match outing on debut for the Springboks is the first of many, as Vincent Koch expects “good things” from the world champs in 2024. The Boks hinted at a new attacking approach for the next World Cup cycle as Rassie Erasmus’ charges opened their 2024 campaign

A disappointed Jake White has circled the date of next season’s trip to Glasgow, vowing the Vodacom Bulls will rebound from their shock URC final defeat to Warriors. DYLAN JACK reports. The Vodacom Bulls surrendered a 13-0 first-half lead to suffer a 21-16 loss to Glasgow at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night. It was

Warriors captain Kyle Steyn explained how coach Franco Smith set the tone for Glasgow’s title-winning campaign by promising the team a “wee dram of whiskey”. Glasgow Warriors scored 14 unanswered second-half points to come from behind and beat the Vodacom Bulls in the 2023-24 URC final at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night. The

Edwill van der Merwe was voted MVP after marking his Test debut with a try as the Springboks eased to a comfortable victory over Wales at Twickenham. One of four players making their first appearances for the Springboks, Van der Merwe crowned his day with a 40-metre sprint to score under the posts, as Rassie

Super Rugby Pacific champions, the Blues are the definition of what the All Blacks have not been in recent years, and are closer in DNA to the Springboks, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane praises the Blues for their emphatic performance in trumping the Chiefs in Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific final, likening their physicality

The Blitzboks topped Pool A at the Sevens Repechage at Stade Louis II on Saturday, and will face Uganda in the knockout stages. South Africa cruised to victories over Tonga (31-7) and Chile (26-7) after defeating Mexico (44-0) in Monaco on Friday, and will tackle the Ugandans at 11:31am on Sunday in the quarter-finals. The

Glasgow Warriors produced a sensational second-half comeback to stun the Vodacom Bulls and earn the 2023-24 URC title in Pretoria on Saturday night. Franco Smith’s brave Warriors scored 14 unanswered second-half points to come from behind and beat the Vodacom Bulls 21-16 in an enthralling final at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld. The victory sees Glasgow

Rassie Erasmus said it was a case of “goal achieved” as the Springboks kicked off their season on a winning note against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The world champions overcame an indifferent first-half effort with a strong second 40 minutes to register a convincing 41-13 victory. Both teams created a chances to score points

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