Bok rookies ready for big stage

Yaqeen Ahmed and Markus Muller’s rapid rise from schoolboy rugby to the Springbok squad shows that South Africa’s brightest young talents need not wait their turn, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane believes the selection of the two uncapped...

Dobbo to call Uncle Charles about his Boks

The Stormers will contact the Springboks on player availability for the 5 December clash against the Sharks should any of them not have featured a week before the match. John Dobson’s men are heading into a month’s break after Saturday’s 33-7 win against Ulster, with...
Rampant Rudolph keeps delivering

Rampant Rudolph keeps delivering

Jeandré Rudolph’s latest Man of the Match performance left his coach laughing and admiring in equal measure. The 32-year-old loose forward starred in the Bulls’ 54-26 demolition of the Scarlets at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. “It’s amazing and good to see him playing...

Nienaber being nudged back to Boks?

Noel McNamara’s expected appointment as the successor to Leinster head coach Leo Cullen reportedly spells the end of Jacques Nienaber’s time with the Irish club. According to a report in The Irish Times, McNamara, currently on the coaching staff at Bordeaux Bègles,...

Bulls make moves on Papier, Pollard

Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier’s immediate future has been decided, but flyhalf Handré Pollard’s remains uncertain. According to Rapport, the Bulls have secured Papier’s services until June 2028 following months of negotiations, despite interest from English club the...

Stormers fight to keep Gaza

The Stormers are reportedly looking to extend Damian Willemse’s contract amid growing interest in the Springbok star from an overseas club. According to Rapport, Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath are prepared to offer Willemse a lucrative deal to lure him away from...

Super Seb thanks Willie for the push

Bulls flyer Sebastian de Klerk credits double World Cup winner Willie le Roux with helping to groom him into the player worthy of his maiden Springbok call-up. Speaking with Rapport, De Klerk revealed that Le Roux was among the first people he contacted after being...

Marx deal ‘90% complete’

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with a South African URC club. The 32-year-old is set to join the Bulls on 1 July 2027, with a source telling Rapport that negotiations are “90% complete”. Marx confirmed on Friday that he would...
Jubilant JP salutes ‘special’ Siyaya

Jubilant JP salutes ‘special’ Siyaya

JP Pietersen was delighted with 19-year-old fullback Zekhethelo Siyaya after his heroics in Limerick on Saturday night helped complete an unbeaten tour for the Sharks. The teenager won a successive URC Man of the Match award in the Sharks’ 15-3 triumph over Munster at...

‘MRL not against SA Rugby’

Paarl Caracals director of rugby Monty Dumond hopes SA Rugby will back the breakaway Mzansi Rugby League. The former Sharks flyhalf has been appointed to lead one of 10 teams set to compete in the new professional competition from March next year. “When I heard there...