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Springbok and Vodacom Bulls centre Jan Serfontein has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 33-year-old on Tuesday called time on a 15-year professional career that took him from World Junior Player of the Year to the Bulls, Boks and Montpellier. It ends a career that included 35 Test caps, a 2015 […]

The Vodacom Bulls are primed to unleash serious speed and attacking flair in Saturday’s Vodacom URC battle against Zebre at Loftus Versfeld. Bulls attack coach Neil de Bruin on Tuesday confirmed that Springbok star Canan Moodie is edging closer to a return from a hamstring injury. Moodie was injured against the Dragons in mid-April and

Steve Borthwick was backed on Tuesday by the RFU to be England’s coach at the 2027 World Cup following a review of the team’s dismal Six Nations campaign this year. England finished a lowly fifth in the competition, managing just a solitary success in their tournament opener against Wales before losing four games in a

Cameron Hanekom and Kurt-Lee Arendse get in their reps as the Vodacom Bulls hit the gym with gusto for a return to URC action this week. Johan Ackermann’s Herd are seventh on the log and targeting back-to-back wins at Loftus against Italian clubs, starting with Zebre on Saturday before a visit from Benetton. STATE OF

Head coach Leo Cullen has been dealt a major blow for the Vodacom URC meeting between Leinster and the Lions at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The Leinster boss confirmed that Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw is ruled out due to injury. Henshaw was stretchered off early in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final win against Toulon

New Zealand Rugby has appointed a familiar face with experience of the All Blacks structures to oversee and support new head coach Dave Rennie. Don Tricker will join NZR as its new high-performance director, with Rennie reporting directly to him. Currently vice-president of player health and performance at the San Diego Padres baseball team in

Fiji have included a former France back and ex-England loose forward in a 50-man squad for July’s Nations Championship matches. Centre Virimi Vakatawa and No 8 Nathan Hughes have been given a chance to revive their international careers after both were named Monday in an extended Fiji squad. New Zealand-born Vakatawa, 34, played 32 matches

The Stormers are bracing for a familiar threat when they lock horns with Ulster in round 17 of the Vodacom URC on Friday night. John Dobson’s men top the standings ahead of their trip to Belfast, against an Ulster team buoyed by victory over Exeter that booked their spot in the EPCR Challenge Cup final.

With his Springbok stocks on the rise, Stormers loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu aims to maintain his impressive form in the run-in to the Vodacom URC playoffs. Mchunu has scored four tries in his last three matches, including a brace in the Stormers’ 48-12 demolition of the Glasgow Warriors at Cape Town Stadium two weeks ago.

Joe Schmidt says incoming Australia boss Les Kiss will have a strong voice in selection ahead of the July Test schedule, before he steps away as head coach. With the Wallabies set to host Ireland, France and Italy, Schmidt confirmed that Kiss will be closely involved before officially taking over as Australia coach in preparation