Stormers explain Sacha captaincy call

Stormers forwards coach Rito Hlungwani has shed light on the decision to relieve Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of the captaincy. Lock JD Schickerling will lead the side against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. “One of the reasons was to free Sacha up a bit. It...

Junior Boks outclass Georgia again

The Junior Springboks scored five tries in another convincing win against Georgia in Tbilisi on Friday. SA U20 triumphed 35-5 in cold and wet conditions, having led 21-0 at the break. The tourists won the first game 35-0 last Sunday, The tough conditions made handling...

Why Bulls benched Wilco

Johan Ackermann has clarified his selection of Morné Smith ahead of Wilco Louw for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Sharks at Loftus. Louw only recently returned from a Springbok-mandated rest period and Ackermann believes now is the right time to give Smith a...

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Lions back Batho for Stormers clash

Batho Hlekani starts at blindside flank in one of two changes to the Lions pack for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Stormers at Ellis Park. The former Junior Boks star replaces Ruan Venter, who suffered a concussion against the Sharks last week, while...

Stormers make captaincy call

Stormers coach John Dobson has opted to change captain and install a new front row for the Vodacom URC clash against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. Springbok star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was handed the Stormers captaincy against the Leicester Tigers in...
Champions Cup starts earlier, final host named

Champions Cup starts earlier, final host named

The Investec Champions Cup will return to an October start next season. EPCR on Friday confirmed key dates for the 2026-27 season, with the finals weekend set to take place on Friday, 21 May and Saturday, 22 May in the French sporting capital of Lyon. The pool draws...

Bok return boosts Bulls backline

The Vodacom Bulls welcome back a key Springbok for Saturday’s URC match against the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld. Canan Moodie, who featured in last week’s warm-up game against Boland after recovering from a concussion suffered against the Stormers in early January, will...

World Rugby shuts down scrum-killing talk

World Rugby has come out strongly amid ongoing talk of de-powering or removing scrums altogether to make the game more attractive for fans. Ahead of World Rugby’s key summit in London, chairman Brett Robinson told reporters the issue of changing scrum laws “weren’t on...

Skinstad savages Eddie’s ‘grinder’ theory

Bob Skinstad has hit back at Eddie Jones after the former England coach compared Henry Pollock to him and questioned their ability to handle the 80-minute “grind”. Jones made the remarks on the Rugby Unity podcast in the wake of England’s 42-21 Six Nations defeat to...