Blitzboks coach Neil Powell has retained the same squad for the Cape Town Sevens following last weekend’s win in Dubai. Understandably, Powell has named an unchanged squad for Cape Town’s sold-out tournament where they will be aiming to go one better than last year, when they finished as runners-up. ‘All the players would love to play in their only home… Read more →
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux says they will aim to retain the hosting rights of the Cape Town Sevens for another three years. Roux confirmed on Wednesday that they will re-tender a bid in order for Cape Town to continue hosting the South African leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. The highly popular event is sold out for this… Read more →
Stunning scenery. Sold-out tournament. Epic weekend of rugby coming up
Varsity Cup captains will be able to remove any two nominated backline players from the opposition for three minutes of playing time during matches next year. The Power Play, which will also be part of the 2018 Varsity Shield, can only be called by a team while in their own half, must be called by the captain, and can only… Read more →
Jake White says SA Rugby’s boardroom leaders should be held just as accountable as coach Allister Coetzee for the Springboks’ woes. In his latest column for AllOutRugby, the 2007 World Cup-winning coach questioned why Coetzee was receiving all the blame when there were also other factors at play during the Boks’ spiral to sixth place in the world rankings. ‘So how did… Read more →
Allister Coetzee says the Springboks had a ‘satisfactory’ tour of Europe and he is ‘positive about the progress the team has made’.
South African prop Justin Ackerman is set to join French club Montpellier in order to provide cover for the injured Antoine Guillamon. Guillamon is set to be sidelined for an extended period after undergoing a groin operation, which has created an opportunity for Ackermann, who has previously played for Western Province, the Golden Lions and the Kings. The 25-year-old could even… Read more →
What NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Springboks’ 24-22 defeat against Wales in Cardiff. ‘I think it was a missed opportunity for the Boks in Cardiff against a weak Welsh team. I know they’ll say that the Boks were also missing players, but South Africa have a far greater strength in depth than Wales. It’s a very disappointing loss… Read more →
Malcolm Marx has been nominated for three SA Rugby Awards, including Player of the Year. The Springbok and Lions hooker is also in line to win the Young Player and Super Rugby Player of the Year awards. Marx’s fellow-nominees for SA Rugby Player of the Year are Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel and Jan Serfontein. The four… Read more →
JP Ferreira has not been included in the Lions’ coaching team for the 2018 season. The Lions announced their coaching structure for next year and as expected Swys de Bruin has been confirmed as Johan Ackermann’s replacement as head coach of the Super Rugby side. De Bruin will be assisted by Phillip Lemmer, who has been named as defence coach,… Read more →
