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...

Bishops boy to face Boks

Joburg-born Ross Vintcent has been named on Italy’s bench for the first Test against the Springboks at Loftus Versfeld. The loose forward, who turns 24 on Saturday, went to school at Bishops in Cape Town and qualifies to play for Italy through his maternal...