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Sharks coach, JP Pietersen, says his side must be "very awake" when they face Cardiff at the Arms Park on Friday night. Pietersen says he has studied the Welsh side's selection closely and says they have threats in the starting XV and on the bench. "You can see [Cardiff coach] Corniel [van Zyl] is quite serious about the game," Pietersen told the media. The Sharks head into the encounter on […]
Tributes continue to pour in following the death of Lions lock forward, Hyron Andrews, who died on the eve of the team's Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle in France. The 31-year-old lock was found unresponsive in the shower at the team's hotel, Hôtel Atalante - Relais Thalasso, on the Île de Ré in France on Friday morning. The Lions said that "in honour of Hyron", they would fulfil their […]
Lions prop, Boan Venter, says his side will have to "match fire with fire" when they face off against the Bulls in Round Three of the United Rugby Championship (URC) at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Lions head into the Jukskei Derby high on confidence, looking for a third straight win after a flawless start to their campaign. After edging Leinster 27-26 in the opening round, Ivan van Rooyen’s men […]
Bulls coach, Johan Ackermann, has named four Springboks in his starting line-up for Saturday's Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour clash against the All Blacks in Pretoria. The team features new arrivals, Thaakir Abrahams, Curwin Bosch and Hanro Liebenberg. Springbok flanker, Marcell Coetzee, will captain the Bulls, with Liebenberg and Jeandre Rudolph completing the loose trio. JF van Heerden and Ruan Vermaak start as the lock pairing with tighthead, Francois Klopper, hooker […]
Springbok assistant coach, Deon Davids, has dismissed any suggestion that Saturday’s Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires is a stepping stone towards the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks. A 26-man Bok squad arrived in Argentina on Sunday for the one-off clash against Los Pumas, while another group of players, along with Springbok attack coach, Tony Brown and Mobi-Unit coach Duane Vermeulen, remained in Johannesburg to prepare for […]
Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, has called up Stormers prop, Ntuthuko Mchunu, to the national squad as the world champions resume preparations for next month's Test against Argentina and Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks following a week-long break. The squad assembled in Johannesburg on Sunday evening and resumed their on-field preparations on Monday, where they will be joined by Mchunu, who earned his fourth Test cap against Scotland […]
Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, will make history on Saturday when he sends out a Springbok team for a record-breaking 55th time as head coach, the most by any South African coach since the team's first Test match in 1891. Erasmus reaches the milestone across two stints in charge, to surpass the previous record of 54 tests held by 2007 Rugby World Cup winning coach, Jake White, who led the Springboks […]
Blizboks captain, Impi Visser, says his team must play without fear in Bordeaux this weekend. The Springbok Sevens lost the final of the second SVNS World Championship tournament in Valladolid to Australia last weekend, but remain top of the overall standings on 38 points, four ahead of Argentina and eight ahead of the Aussies. "It was not the greatest team effort last weekend," Visser admitted. "Individually we fought hard, […]
The Bulls have confirmed the signing of Springbok flyhalf, Curwin Bosch, on a three-year deal ahead of the new season. The 27-year-old, who earned two caps for South Africa in 2017 and 2018, will arrive in Pretoria in July following a two-season stint with French Pro D2 club CA Brive. He previously played for the Sharks between 2016 and 2023. Bosch headlines a list of new signings announced by the […]
