Bok heavyweights dominate awards shortlist

Bok heavyweights dominate awards shortlist

SA Rugby has unveiled its 2025 awards nominees, with five Springboks vying for the top prize. World Rugby Player of the Year Malcolm Marx will go head-to-head with four of his Springbok teammates for the honour. Marx, who claimed the global accolade last year,...

Sacha captains Stormers, Boks ruled out

Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu takes over the Stormers captaincy for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash with the Leicester Tigers in Cape Town. With regular skipper Salmaan Moerat unavailable due to a family engagement and both Warrick Gelant and Damian...

English clubs barred from URC

England’s rugby authorities are poised to shut the door on any Vodacom URC move for London Irish or the Ealing Trailfinders. City AM reports that the RFU has made it clear it would not sanction either club joining the URC, despite growing speculation that the...

How Razor lost his edge

Scott Robertson’s tenure as All Blacks head coach unravelled because of a pattern of leadership shortcomings that became impossible to ignore. In an insightful article for The New Zealand Herald, rugby writer Gregor Paul said the warning signs appeared early – long...

Former Bok to coach Harlequins

A World Cup-winning Springbok has been appointed head coach of Harlequin Rugby Club. Former Bok hooker Gary Botha will take charge of the Pretoria-based club from the 2026 season, in a move that signals Quins’ intent to strengthen their high-performance programme and...