Vincent Koch is set to earn his 50th Test cap on Saturday when the Springboks take on Wales at Twickenham. This will be their first international since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in France last year. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named an exciting matchday 23 with a good balance of youth and experience, featuring
Celimpilo Gumede (loose forward) has received his first Springbok call-up on Monday and immediately joined the training session in Pretoria. This follows the release of wing Cheslin Kolbe, who will undergo a medical examination for a knee niggle picked up during his Japanese club season. Kolbe, initially named among 35 players for the Boks’ first
The Vodacom Bulls are the lone South African team remaining in the United Rugby Championship after the DHL Stormers fell to the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. The Bulls secured a tense 30-23 victory over Benetton in the quarterfinals, booking a home semi-final clash against Leinster at Loftus Versfeld next weekend. The Stormers’ hopes of reaching
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a dynamic 35-man squad for the team’s first training camp of the season, kicking off in Pretoria on Monday. The focus will be on their opening Test against Wales on 22 June in London. The Boks are primed for a thrilling 2024 season, starting with the Wales clash. The
The Vodacom Bulls will be missing Springboks key players Marco van Staden and Canan Moodie for their crucial clash against Benetton in the 2023/24 Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter final on Saturday (15:30). Moodie suffered a hand injury against the Sharks last weekend and will undergo surgery. The severity is unclear until the procedure, but
The Hollywoodbets Sharks are undergoing a significant squad overhaul in preparation for their upcoming Champions Cup debut. This follows their Challenge Cup victory just two weeks ago, becoming the first South African club to win the European trophy and Sharks’ first major trophy. The changes come after a disappointing United Rugby Championship (URC) season where
The curtain falls on the Hollywoodbets Sharks’ 2023/24 Vodacom United Rugby Championship season this Saturday afternoon as they host the Vodacom Bulls at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. Fresh off their EPCR Challenge Cup victory, the Sharks face one final, physically demanding test against their old rivals in this local derby. The stakes are high for the
Hollywoodbets Sharks captain Eben Etzebeth hailed his team’s convincing victory over Gloucester in the EPCR Challenge Cup final as his greatest club achievement. He lauded his teammates’ character for making history as the first South African franchise to win the European title. The dominant 36-22 victory, securing a spot in next season’s Investec Champions Cup,
The Hollywoodbets Sharks etched their names in history, defeating Gloucester 36-22 to capture the Challenge Cup trophy at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Friday night. The victory marks the first time a South African side has lifted the European Cup on European soil and the Sharks’ first major trophy in their history. Fly-half Siya