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Bok veteran to call it quits?

A Vodacom Bulls and Springbok backline stalwart is considering hanging up his boots. Johan Goosen, a one-time schoolboy prodigy who earned 13 Test caps between 2012 and 2016, has had an injury-ravaged career. According to Netwerk24, the Bulls’ decision to sign...
Oosthuizen expects SVNS ‘dog fight’

Oosthuizen expects SVNS ‘dog fight’

Blitzboks forward Ryan Oosthuizen says every match in this season’s revamped SVNS Series will carry “the intensity of a final”. The 2025-26 SVNS season kicks off in Dubai this weekend before shifting to Cape Town Stadium on 6 and 7 December. Oosthuizen is eager to get...
Six Boks in World Rugby Dream Team

Six Boks in World Rugby Dream Team

Six Springboks have been included in a star-studded 2025 World Rugby Dream Team – the strongest representation of any nation. In a year in which the Boks have won 11 of 13 Tests so far and defended multiple trophies, Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Thomas du Toit, Pieter-Steph...

SA duo back as Munster brace for Stormers

Munster are set to welcome back some South African speed and muscle as they prepare for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash against the Stormers at Thomond Park. Winger Thaakir Abrahams and lock Jean Kleyn are expected back for the much-anticipated Vodacom URC showdown,...

Ackers factor adds spice to Jukskei derby

There’s an extra layer of intrigue to Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash between the Bulls and Lions at Loftus Versfeld, and it comes in the form of Johan Ackermann. The Bulls coach knows Ellis Park intimately, having orchestrated one of South African rugby’s great...

‘I’ve never seen a scrum like that’

Former Ireland loose forward Alan Quinlan says the Springboks “went for blood” in Dublin. The Boks won six scrum penalties – including one that led to a penalty try – as they triumphed at the Aviva Stadium for the first time since 2012. Ireland received five yellow...

Alleged dodgy coach nabbed for contracts scam

A part-time academy coach in Pretoria has been accused of running an elaborate scam that allegedly conned the parents of more than 20 young rugby players out of an estimated R150,000. News24 reports that Ivan Kruger – a specialist coach who worked on a part-time basis...

Matthee: Stormers ready for Thomond Park fire

Flyhalf Jurie Matthee says the Stormers are embracing the scale of Saturday’s showdown against Munster. He says the unbeaten Capetonians see the Limerick cauldron as another opportunity to underline their growing authority in this season’s Vodacom URC. The Stormers...

Boks’ biggest critic hails ‘genius’ Rassie

Australian pundit Matt Williams has praised Rassie Erasmus for a bold tactical move that helped the Springboks overpower Ireland in Dublin. A long-time critic of the Boks’ forward-heavy approach and famous Bomb Squad, Williams admitted Erasmus got it spot-on as the...