Boks set up camp for Wales arrival
A group of players not involved in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs will join the first of a three-week Springbok preparation camp from Sunday, ahead of the July clashes against Wales.
A group of players not involved in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs will join the first of a three-week Springbok preparation camp from Sunday, ahead of the July clashes against Wales.
Ireland great Paul O’Connell has singled out a pair of Springbok legends among the most challenging opponents he faced during an illustrious career.
Seven-Test-capped Springbok prop Marcel van der Merwe is one of 11 off-season exits from English Premiership side London Irish.
Outspoken flanker Tom Wood says rugby has become too ‘sterilised’ and is morphing into rugby league, and he misses the days of “fat props and gnarly back-rowers”.
The popular leg of the World Sevens Series will return to the Mother City this year, when the best men’s and women’s teams will compete at Cape Town Stadium for the first time since 2019.
Three-time world champions New Zealand face a daunting future at No 10 when another star playmaker heads overseas.
Springbok prospect Salmaan Moerat has had a woeful time with injuries, but he now looks to an historic achievement with the Stormers.
Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel and Scarra Ntubeni show some nifty footwork in training for the potential Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finalists.
Bob Skinstad says private investment will be key if South Africa’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams are to make a successful step up to the European Champions Cup next season.
Evan Roos has been given a big vote of confidence from a man who knows a Springbok No 8 when he sees one. DYLAN JACK reports.