Category: RUGBY
Barrett brothers cleared to face Boks
The All Blacks will have both Scott and Beauden Barrett available for the Rugby Championship – just in time for their double-header against the Springboks. New Zealand head coach Scott
Read MoreThe greatest day of my life
Captain Riley Norton has hailed the Junior Springboks’ work-rate and unity during their victorious World Rugby Under 20 Championship campaign. South Africa defeated the old foe and six-time champions New
Read MoreAussie comes home to haunt Wallabies
The British & Irish Lions cruised past the Wallabies in Brisbane, underlining the gulf between rugby’s elite and Australia’s current rebuild, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that
Read MorePoll: Pick Junior Boks MVP
The Junior Boks overcame New Zealand in the World U20 Championship final to complete an unbeaten run at the tournament in Italy, who was South Africa’s best player? It took
Read MoreAckers to decide assistant coaches’ fate
New Vodacom Bulls head coach Johan Ackermann has some big calls to make. Ackermann arrives at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday after serving as a consultant for the Junior Springboks, who
Read MoreEasy call to rejoin Bulls
Springbok centre Jan Serfontein says he’s excited to work under Johan Ackermann after returning to Loftus on a three-year deal. Serfontein represented the Vodacom Bulls from 2013 to 2017 before
Read MoreStormers call on front-row reinforcements
The Stormers have strengthened their prop stocks with a former Rebel and a Cheetah. According to Rapport, tighthead prop Cabous Eloff, who played for the Rebels from 2020 to 2024
Read MoreI’m not giving up my place
Eben Etzebeth says he’s as hungry as ever to wear the Springbok No 4 jersey. Speaking in Nelspruit ahead of the Test against Georgia, the 33-year-old lock made it clear
Read MoreJunior Boks, champions of the world
The Junior Springboks have won the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Rovigo, Italy after a tense, bruising battle with arch-rivals New Zealand. Tries from flanker Xola Nyali and fullback
Read MoreVan der Merwes star as Boks bully Georgia
Debutant Marnus van der Merwe and fleet-footed winger Edwill van der Merwe, each bagged a brace of tries to propel the Boks to victory over Georgia at the Mbombela Stadium.
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