Bulls tie down rising back-row bruiser

The Bulls have secured a key forward on a new deal running to 2028, strengthening their pack with a long-term leadership investment. Promising lock Reinhardt Ludwig has committed his future to Loftus Versfeld, with the Herd announcing that the 23-year-old has signed a...

Watch: Bok locks just fit into France lift

RG Snyman and Lood de Jager had to bend their necks when taking this elevator in France! Two @Springboks locks getting out of a lift in France!! pic.twitter.com/HGuLSl9ihs — Rob Louw (@roblouw6) November 13, 2025 The post Watch: Bok locks just fit into France lift...

Rassie: Marco move could backfire on Boks

Rassie Erasmus admits that picking Marco van Staden at No 8 – and as back-up hooker – for Saturday’s Test against Italy in Turin comes with plenty of risk. Erasmus has made 11 changes to the Springbok starting XV that beat France in Paris. The bench, meanwhile, could...

Rassie rolls squad, not dice, for Italy

Rassie Erasmus’ selection for Italy isn’t about risk, but reward for the Springboks’ growing depth, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says Erasmus’s match 23 reflects “reward and trust in the quality of squad players rather than risk.” Only four...

‘Blunt Ireland lack coherence’

Former Ireland fullback Hugo MacNeill says the Irish are”rather flat and lack a cutting edge” going into Saturday’s Test against the Wallabies in Dublin. The game represents a chance for former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt to get the better of his successor Andy Farrell,...