Ringrose admires ‘desperate’ De Allende

Garry Ringrose says that he finds something to admire in Damian de Allende’s admission that the Springboks are “desperate” to beat Ireland in the upcoming Test series.

Razor ‘rips up’ All Blacks playbook

A new-look All Blacks coaching staff headed up by Scott Robertson has ripped through the old playbook and is instead cooking up fresh ideas for the July internationals.

Boks backed to pummel Ireland

The world champion Springboks will blank reigning Six Nations champs Ireland with back-to-back Test wins in the upcoming series in Pretoria and Durban.

Watch: Hulking Hanekom drives Bulls forward

Bulls thumper Cameron Hanekom produced a sensational breakthrough performance this season and put his hand up for national honours. @Vodacom #URC

Savea eyes England vengeance

The All Blacks must “front up” to the firepower of England’s forwards to avoid a repeat of their shock 2019 defeat, Ardie Savea warned on Wednesday ahead of the two-Test home series.

Junior Boks ready to fire in Cape Town

The Junior Springboks are leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for Saturday’s U20 World Championship opener against Fiji at Cape Town Stadium.

Rassie: Good to have Bok veterans back

Rassie Erasmus welcomed the return of the overseas-based World Cup-winning Springboks and several Vodacom Bulls players to the squad for the upcoming series against Ireland.

Kolisi back for Ireland series

Siya Kolisi has been named in a 39-man Springbok squad that features four uncapped players for the Incoming Series which kicks off with a challenging two Tests against Ireland.

Bulls sharpshooter heads to France

The Vodacom Bulls have bid farewell to their 2023-24 URC Golden Boot winner, who will start a new chapter of his rugby career in France.

Springboks get new ref for Ireland opener

World Rugby has confirmed that Australian referee Angus Gardner has stepped down from his duties for the two-Test series between the Springboks and Ireland for personal reasons.