2025 Boks: From scrappy to clinical against Azzurri

Lessons learned from an unconvincing first Test win against Italy in July were used to great effect by the Springboks in the second.

Setback for players in brain injury claim

Hundreds of former rugby players pursuing legal action over alleged brain injuries have suffered a significant setback.

Watch: England prop scores wonder try

Bristol Bears and England prop Ellis Genge gallops 45m for one of the best tries of this past weekend.

Bordeaux pummel Toulon in Top 14

Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s electric start lit the fuse as Bordeaux Bègles blew Toulon away in a one-sided Top 14 clash on Sunday night.

Stormers move to make Maart stay

Dylan Maart’s rapid rise in Cape Town may soon be locked in for the long haul.

How André the Giant became a ‘flentre’

André Esterhuizen has revealed how his remarkable shift from powerhouse centre to hybrid flank was born, and why the Springboks had nothing to lose by trying it.

Heyneke signs former Stormers playmaker

Heyneke Meyer’s SWD squad for the next edition of the SA Cup is taking shape, with the signing of a former Stormers pivot.

Dobbo: Collective effort helped keep Sacha

John Dobson admits the Stormers simply could not afford to let a player of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s influence slip through their fingers.

Cash hails Lions’ fight after Cape Town thriller

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen was left encouraged rather than deflated after his side’s 34-27 loss to the unbeaten Stormers in Cape Town.

Sharks brace for intense scrum war

Sharks coach JP Pietersen expects his Vodacom Bulls counterpart to unleash his available Springboks at Kings Park as they look to pull themselves out of their current slump.