Sharks win tug-of-war for Junior Bok

The Sharks have struck early in the JP Pietersen era, signing a promising Junior Bok who’s already caught Rassie Erasmus’ attention. According to Rapport, Pietersen has secured the services of highly rated Junior Boks hooker Esethu Mnebelele, fighting off strong...

Bulls beat Stormers to speedster’s signature

The Vodacom Bulls have wasted no time in planning for life after Kurt-Lee Arendse. With the Springbok star set to continue his career in Japan later this year, Rapport reveals that Johan Ackermann has moved decisively to secure the services of exciting winger Dylan...

Genge: England believed the hype too much

England prop Ellis Genge says Saturday’s crushing 42-21 defeat by Ireland at Twickenham had exposed “scar tissue”. Steve Borthwick’s men started the tournament with a 48-7 rout of Wales. But hopes of a Grand Slam were dashed by last week’s 31-20 loss to Scotland at...

Ex-Canuck dreams of green and gold

A former Canada Test player will qualify to play for the Springboks later this year. Sharks scrumhalf Ross Braude, who earned 14 Test caps for Canada, becomes eligible for South Africa again in September under World Rugby’s Regulation 8, which allows a player to...

Global calendar talks can’t fail again

World Rugby’s London workshop matters more than any match this month, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane says five years after powerbrokers spoke of revolution, “nothing fundamental has changed”, with elite players still trapped between...