Vodacom Bulls hooker Akker van der Merwe is holding out hope that Rassie Erasmus will recall him to the Springbok fold in the near future. Van der Merwe earned all three of his Test caps in 2018, Rassie Erasmus’ first season as Springbok coach. Despite excelling for the Sale Sharks and then the Bulls, since
Bok Women performance coach Swys de Bruin and assistant coaches Laurian Johannes-Haupt, Franzel September and Bafana Nhleko, will take the squad through their paces at Loftus Versfeld, with all the players returning to their home unions on Wednesday for the third round of the Women’s Premier Division. De Bruin was pleased with the first camp
Two early tries by Border gave them a perfect start, but when Thobile Msizazwe got the ball in space, the speedster finished a well-worked try in the right hand corner. A good conversion by Klarissa van der Linden cut Border’s lead to three. The Ladies delivered a strong second half though, with usual suspects, Aphiwe
Video published on February 3, 2025 Aphelele Fassi talks about his ankle injury at the end of 2024, and the hard work that the Springbok and Sharks fullback is putting in behind the scenes to return to play. Photo: @SharksRugby/Twitter
The November Test rematch between the world champion Springboks and France is already shaping up to be the most anticipated clash of 2025, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the French are desperate for revenge after their painful 29-28 World Cup quarter-final loss to the Boks, a defeat that head coach Fabien
The three other matches – in Durban, Wellington and East London – also promise to deliver a feast of rugby as the teams hit their stride in the new season. The Sharks Women welcome Free State Women to Durban for their first home game of 2025, while Sanlam Boland Dames and Border Ladies, who both
The Bulls Daisies have made three changes to their starting XV and a further two in their impact squad as they prepare to host South rivals, the DHL Western Province, in the North-South derby in the 2025 SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division league. The two teams meet on Saturday, 01 February, at 12h30 on the
Willie le Roux’s recent cameo at flyhalf for the Vodacom Bulls has Schalk Burger excited about what the Springbok playmaker can achieve given a proper run in the No 10 jersey. Burger and fellow former Bok Akona Ndungane, speaking as SuperSport analysts, praised Le Roux’s impact off the bench against the Lions at Ellis Park
Beauden Barrett has weighed in on New Zealand Rugby’s eligibility debate, with the playmaker against the All Blacks adopting a selection model similar to South Africa. NZR maintains that opening the door to foreign-based players would weaken Super Rugby and the domestic game, a stance Barrett appears to support. The Springboks scrapped their eligibility rule
Elrigh Louw has given an update on his injury situation after the Springbok and Vodacom Bulls loose forward underwent knee surgery. Louw was rushed to hospital during Saturday’s win for the Bulls against Jukskei derby rivals, the Lions at Ellis Park. He was stretchered from the field after the hard-running flanker suffered a gruesome knee
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The Daisies scored 14 tries in a 90-5 win over the EP Queens at the Wolfson Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay; WP beat the Free State Women by 53-13 at False Bay Rugby Football Club in Cape Town; the Dames romped to a 57-20 win over the Golden Lions Women at Boland Stadium in Wellington;
