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The Springboks don’t just want to be the best team in the world, Rassie Erasmus wants to have the best two sides. That is according to former Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson, who gave some insight into the head coach’s “psychology”. Erasmus has played a key role in South Africa’s rise to the top of the sport, guiding them to successive Rugby World Cups in 2019 and 2023. 50 players used The Boks are looking for an unprecedented three-peat in Australia in 2027 and they have already started that process by handing 50 players an opportunity in 2024. The Springboks head coach understands the…
Former Ireland wing Shane Horgan insists that the Springboks are the best in the world by a significant margin and could be for some time. After winning a historic fourth Rugby World Cup, there has been no lull by South Africa in 2024 as they claimed the Rugby Championship title and won 11 of their 13 matches. That was despite considerable rotation as they tried 50 players this year with a view to the next global tournament in Australia in 2027. Head coach Rassie Erasmus understands that the Boks need to rebuild the squad as the core of the team that won back-to-back World…
Skinstad: All Blacks miss ‘being tackled by a South African’ South Africa pulled out of a long-time Super Rugby partnership with New Zealand and Australia in 2020 and the Vodacom Bulls, Lions, Sharks and DHL Stormers made their Vodacom URC debut in 2021. Over the past five seasons, the All Blacks have lost their grip on top spot on the world rankings, while the Wallabies tumbled as low as eighth. “I say this in a caveated format because I absolutely love New Zealand,” Skinstad told Planet Rugby. “I love New Zealand rugby, I love what it stands for, I love what…
Bolstered by Springbok experience, hooker Johan Grobbelaar is fired up for the Vodacom Bulls’ Champions Cup opener against Saracens in London on Saturday. “The biggest thing that I learned with the Boks is studying opposition and preparing for games,” said Grobbelaar, who made the third of his Test appearances in South Africa’s 45-12 victory against Wales at the Principality Stadium in November. “Looking at things in a different way, to see how they are thinking and what they are doing. “When you move into the Springbok environment you get to speak to and work with a lot of senior players…
Kaizer Chiefs have a few of their players whose contracts expire at the end of the current campaign but at least two could be kept. Kaizer Chiefs have reportedly offered two senior players new contract deals in an attempt to keep them beyond June 2025. According to a source known to Soccer Laduma, both Yusuf Maart and Reeve Frosler may extend their stay at Naturena. Both Maart and Frosler will see their contracts expire in June, and Chiefs are not ready to lose them. Maart, who is also the club’s captain, has been with Amakhosi for two-and-a-half years. Frosler, on…
Donavan Don believes the new format that is set to be introduced at the Cape Town SVNS tournament this week has upped the stakes for the Blitzboks following their disappointing sixth place finish in the 2024-25 series opener in Dubai on Sunday. Under the new format, each team will play only two pool matches at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, with the four pool winners progressing directly to the semi-finals. In contrast to the conventional format, where the top two teams in each pool advance to the quarter-finals, the format change places a premium on every pool match as teams…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: This weekend, there is a buzz in Cape Town as some of the top teams on the sevens circuit get ready for World Rugby’s HSBC Cape Town SVNS. The tournament kicks off on Saturday, with the champions crowned at the Cape Town Stadium on Sunday. Twelve teams will fight for the title; unfortunately, the South Africa Women’s Sevens squad will not feature in the two-day series. The side failed to secure promotion from the HSBC Sevens Challenger and in the end, did not get a spot in the HSBC World SVNS Series. The team has been working…
Saile’s time seems to be up Christian Saile’s spell with Kaizer Chiefs has been frustrating. News reports indicate the club has finally given up on the Congolese attacker. Kaizer Chiefs ready to let go of Saile 25-year-old Christian Saile has struggled to cement a place in the starting XI. He arrived on a high-profile transfer in January 2023. He’s been utilized almost exclusively as a right-winger rather than a central number 9. He’s got seven goals and four assists in 54 appearances. Not a great return, is it “They have tried to give him a chance and be patient with…
Bulls director of rugby and former World Cup-winning coach Jake White has fired criticism towards a current Springboks winger. White, the former Springboks coach from 2004-2007 who won the Rugby World Cup in his final year, spoke about the physical shape that current Bulls winger Canan Moodie is in after returning from their Northern tour. Moodie only started one Test match on the Springboks end-of-year tour, which came against Scotland at Murrayfield. White seems to have been aggravated that his winger wasn’t released to prepare for the Bulls games earlier, like some other Springboks. When asked about Moodie’s performance against Connacht on Saturday in Galway, White criticised his winger’s…
Striker Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly willing to cut their losses on a player they signed last year! Kaizer Chiefs FC are set to take a major decision on the future of one of their first team players. Christian Saile joined the Glamour Boys at the beginning of 2023 in a deal reported to be worth over R2 million! Saile joined the Amakhosi on a three-and-a-half year deal from Zambian club Nchanga Rangers, however he looks unlikely to see the end of his contract at Naturena. According to the latest reports, Kaizer Chiefs are willing to release the Congolese…