Lions confident despite Boks’ absence

Lions confident despite Boks’ absence

The Lions will be without two of their Springboks for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. Prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye and scrumhalf Morne van den Berg have remained with the Boks ahead of their final tour match against Wales in Cardiff....
Bok duo tour with Sharks

Bok duo tour with Sharks

Two Springboks have been included in the Sharks touring group after being released by the national team. Scrumhalf Grant Williams and winger Edwill van der Merwe have linked up with Durban-based franchise, providing a timely injection of pace and experience in the...

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,...