Red Bulls pick up Pumas star

Red Bulls pick up Pumas star

The Newcastle Red Bulls have added another South African to their ranks. Currie Cup standout Stefan Coetzee has signed a one-year-deal at Tyneside and will link up with fellow South African Boeta Chamberlain, who was one of the team’s first signings as part of the...
Lions lose captain for Currie Cup final

Lions lose captain for Currie Cup final

The Lions will have a new skipper for Saturday’s Currie Cup final against Griquas at Ellis Park. Coach Mziwakhe Nkosi confirmed that hooker PJ Botha, who has led the team in their last three matches, has been ruled out after suffering a serious knee injury in the...

Bergh sticks to winning formula

Griquas coach Pieter Bergh has made just one injury-enforced change for Saturday’s Currie Cup final against the Lions at Ellis Park. Concussion will keep lock Malembe Mpofu out of the clash, so Derik Pretorius will wear the No 4 jersey. Janco Uys is retained as...

2025-26 URC preview: Lions

For the Lions to reach the Vodacom URC playoffs for the first time, they must convert flashes of promise into consistent performances across the season, writes MORNÉ ESBEN. After a promising start to the 2024-25 campaign, the Lions’ season fizzled out into another...

Eddie: All Blacks ‘standing still’ on attack

Eddie Jones says the All Blacks are unsure how they want to play on attack and singled out Beauden Barrett as part of the problem. The Japan coach dissected the All Blacks’ record 43-10 loss to the Springboks in Wellington on the Rugby Unity podcast. Jones pointed to...

O’Connor answers Wallabies’ SOS

James O’Connor will have to wait a little bit longer to make his English Premiership debut for the Leicester Tigers. The flyhalf has been retained for national duty for the final two Rugby Championship Tests against the All Blacks. The 35-year-old left for England on...

Bok legend: Warren Whiteley

With one of the highest work rates in South African rugby, it was widely expected that Warren Whiteley would go on to enjoy longevity at the highest level of the game. But sadly, injury curtailed his international career. The Lions No 8, who turns 38 today, was a...

SA women’s rugby to get pro competition

SA Rugby CEO Riaan Oberholzer has confirmed that South Africa will launch its first professional women’s domestic competition in 2026. This is a landmark step for the game after the Springbok Women reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time. That success...