South Africa

Duhan van der Merwe rejoins Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby has announced British & Irish Lions and Scotland star winger Duhan van der Merwe is coming back to the capital on a long-term deal, subject to visa, medical and regulatory clearances.     The...

World Cup Preview: Pool C

The draw was made on 19th November 2020 and split the twelve teams into four “bands”, based on the world rankings at the time and before Italy, Japan and Scotland had qualified. As a...

All eyes on pocket-rocket Abrahams

Sharks speedster Thaakir Abrahams has shown opponents in the United Rugby Championship that what he lacks in size he more than makes up for in heart, pace and guile.   The Cape-born pocket rocket,...

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup TV deals confirmed in UK and Ireland

The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are set for a major viewership boost with the announcement that BT Sport, as well as ITV, RTÉ and S4C, have all agreed multi-year partnerships for the new broadcast...

Springboks Best Tries | The Rugby Championship 2022

Wayne Barnes to set new Test record this November

England’s Wayne Barnes is set to make history when he takes charge of his 100th and 101st tests during the November international window.   Barnes, who made his debut in Fiji in June 2006,...

Grisez debuts for France in RWC opener

Joanna Grisez will make her test debut for France in the RWC 2021 opening match against South Africa.     France coach Thomas Darracq has named his team for the Rugby World Cup 2021...

Super Sacha Ready To Take URC By Storm

Sacha Mngomezulu made a memorable debut for the title-winning Stormers last season and followed that up by captaining an unbeaten Junior Springboks team. Now, the prodigious playmaker wants more.   Since...

Emerging Ireland name squad for Pumas clash

Following on from their resounding 54-7 victory over Griquas on Sunday, the Emerging Ireland coaching staff has named the team to tackle Currie Cup champions, the Pumas, ij Bloemfontein tomorrow (Wednesday).    The...

Nadine Roos: “We are ready to make a statement”

The growth of the Springbok Women’s team over the last 12 months and their determined climb up the world rankings had many take notice of a potential new entry into the top ten of the world game,...