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Major players are changing teams in week two of Super Netball’s official signing period, after a bumper opening week. Top young goal shooter Lucy Austin confirmed her move from the Thunderbirds to the Giants on Sunday night. Meanwhile, Sasha Glasgow’s exit from the Mavericks was announced and she is set to join another SSN team, while the future of Diamonds midcourter and former Giants captain Jamie-Lee Price is under close watch after her departure from the Sydney team for a move to Melbourne. Sasha Glasgow has officially played her last game for the Melbourne Mavericks. The England star, who endured…
While the Springboks remain focused on their opening Rugby championship double-header against the Wallabies, much of South Africas is already looking ahead to the showdown with the All Blacks in Auckland, and a potentially game-defining call at No 10. Rassie Erasmus recently stated that he has no intention of installing one of Handré Pollard, Manic Libbok or Sacha Feinberg -Mngomezulu as the Springboks’ first-choice No 10. It was a fascinating admission by the Springboks head coach on the eve of the Rugby Championship, and less than a month out from the all-important clash with the All Blacks at Eden Park. “Everything depends on…
A World Rugby regulations committee is set to debate whether Premiership stalwart Benhard Janse van Rensburg and fellow South Africans Hanro Liebenberg and Jacques Vermeulen can become eligible for Steve Borthwick’s England in time for the Rugby World Cup. The English-based trio were ‘captured’ by South Africa when they played for the Junior Boks at a time when SA Rugby had their U20s listed as their designated second team between 2015 and 2017. None of the trio has since gone on to become capped senior-level Springboks, but they have not been able to become available to England under the five-year…
Newcastle Falcons, whose takeover by Red Bull is set to be completed, will look to continue their spending spree by bringing in Crusaders star Tom Christie. The deal with the energy drink brand should be finalised soon, and director of rugby Steve Diamond has been putting that investment to good use. They have already brought in George McGuigan, Jamie Hodgson, Freddie Clarke and Amanaki Mafi, but their biggest-name targets have perhaps yet to arrive. That includes Christie, according to the Telegraph with Newcastle looking to seal a deal with the openside flanker for the forthcoming campaign. In an ambitious move,…
SA Rugby is reportedly unaware of any current Springboks who have signed contracts with the R360 breakaway league. According to reports, if the new global franchise competition is not sanctioned by World Rugby, players contracted to it would have to give up their Test ambitions – including any hopes of featuring at the 2027 World Cup – to participate. The Telegraph reported on Friday that four “high-profile” Boks have allegedly committed to the 12-franchise tournament, which is set to launch in September 2026 and has been compared to cricket’s IPL and LIV Golf. The event, backed by former England centre Mike Tindall,…
Nolusindiso Booi, the most-capped Springbok Women’s player, will lead a strong South African squad containing 19 players out of the 32 with previous Women’s Rugby World Cup experience to the 2025 global showpiece which kicks off in England in a few weeks’ time. Bok Women head coach Swys de Bruin’s squad was named at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday for the four-yearly tournament, where South Africa will face Brazil, Italy and France in Pool D. Booi, who captained the squad at the previous tournament in New Zealand in 2022, is also South Africa’s most experienced Test captain, having led…
With the Springboks kicking off their Rugby Championship campaign against Australia in Johannesburg, we take a stab at predicting Rassie Erasmus’ matchday 23. Erasmus has continued the theme of chopping and changing his teams this year after utilising 50 players last year, but he has stated that a more settled squad will feature in the Rugby Championship, which is a ‘step up’ from the challenges faced in July. Still, predicting who will feature in a Springboks matchday 23 remains a mighty challenge, but Planet Rugby has taken up the fool’s errand for their clash against the Wallabies. 15 Damian Willemse Having been out…
Obranným řadám týmu z hlavního města dodával nebývalou jistotu. U Dominika Mašína končila většina ofenzivních snah extraligových soupeřů, jeho účelná rozehrávka se v souhře s kreativnějším kolegou Valtterim Kemiläinenem stávala nebezpečnou. Trenér Pavel Gross si v úvodu minulé sezony právem mohl myslet, že postavil silný pár i směrem k play off. Jenže všechno změnila první reprezentační přestávka a turnaj Karjala Cup, na který Mašín odcestoval s národním týmem do Finska. Tam aktivoval výstupní doložku ve smlouvě. Umožnila mu přerušit spolupráci se Spartou a vydat se do Kärpätu Oulu. V době, kdy zvládl tříbodovou sbírku (1+2) a osvědčil se jako opora. Vedení Pražanů bralo situaci s klidem.…
Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu says he doesn’t indulge constant comparisons to All Blacks great Dan Carter. The 23-year-old has earned 10 Test caps since his Bok debut last year and has been hailed as a “generational talent” by Stormers coach John Dobson. His breakout 2024 season saw him nominated for World Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year, win SA Rugby’s Young Player of the Year, and be crowned SA URC Player of the Year. At times, he admits the attention can be overwhelming. “At this point, I’m cringing a bit,” he told reporters of seeing his face on billboards. “Look,…
Stormers director of rugby John Dobson has confirmed that Bulls and Springboks tighthead prop Wilco Louw is set to return to the Cape Town-based outfit. Earlier this week, the Afrikaans publication Rapport revealed that the Stormers are eager for Louw to rejoin them when his current deal with the men from Pretoria expires. Lowu is currently contracted to the Bulls until the end of the 2025/26 season but Dobson revealed that he met with the 31-year-old in Gqberha and the player is set to return to the stormers once he completes his stint with the Bulls. “Hy’s ‘n Kaapse kind (He’s a…