White haunted by Faf flop

Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White admits he was “nervous” about returning to South Africa after his infamous theatrics against the Springboks in 2022. The veteran scrumhalf was centre of controversy two years ago when he went down clutching his face after an inadvertent...

Bulls reshuffle front row, backline

There are four new inclusions and two positional switches to the Vodacom Bulls team for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Lions at Ellis Park. Up front, Simphiwe Matanzima replaces Ruan Swart at loosehead prop, while Bryan le Roux comes in for Jean Erasmus at...

Lions unleash Pead at last

Junior Boks scrumhalf Haashim Pead will make his senior debut for the Lions in Saturday’s Currie Cup clash with the Vodacom Bulls at Ellis Park. Pead lit up this year’s World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy, scoring six tries and breaking French superstar Antoine...

Nel leads winless WP into Pumas battle

Loose forward Louw Nel takes over the captaincy for Western Province’s Currie Cup encounter with the Pumas at Cape Town Stadium. After four consecutive away games, WP will play their second home match of the season at 7.20pm on Saturday. They are bottom of the log...

Mostert at 10 for Boland, dangerous Don back

Coach Hawies Fourie has made five changes to the Boland Cavaliers starting line-up for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Pietermaritzburg. The Cavaliers head into the clash with enforced and rotational changes after last week’s win over the Pumas in...

Tony eager to help Boks topple Eden Park fortress

Springbok attack coach Tony Brown says he has “massive insights into how the All Blacks operate” as the world champions prepare for next Saturday’s Rugby Championship blockbuster at Eden Park. The Boks face their fiercest rivals at the Auckland fortress where New...

Italian intel sharpens Stormers

Stormers director of rugby John Dobson says he and attack coach Dawie Snyman learned valuable lessons from shadowing Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada. Dobson and Snyman joined Quesada in Port Elizabeth during Italy’s build-up to their second Test against the...