Vincent and Vintcent: two journeys, one fire

Ross Vintcent and Vincent Tshituka will line up on opposite sides at Loftus on Saturday, but their shared story is a tribute to rugby’s power to transcend borders, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane reflects on the parallel Test paths of Italy’s Ross...

Tshituka: Fleeing Congo a traumatic experience

The remarkable rise of flanker Vincent Tshituka from a child refugee to the Springbok Test team will be completed on Saturday when he faces Italy in Pretoria. Tshituka fled to South Africa from the Democratic Republic of Congo with his family in 2002 to avoid...
Porecki back for Wallabies ‘warm-up’

Porecki back for Wallabies ‘warm-up’

Former skipper Dave Porecki will make his first start for the Wallabies since the 2023 World Cup when they play Fiji in Newcastle on Sunday, with Harry Wilson retaining the captaincy. In their only game before three Tests against the British & Irish Lions, Porecki...

Boks back on SABC

SA Rugby, SuperSport and the SABC have reached an agreement for the public broadcaster to air one of the Springboks’ Tests this month. The second match between the Boks and Italy on Saturday, 12 July (5.10pm) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha will be broadcast...