The former Lions coach returned to South Africa at the beginning of the year from Japan.

Currie Cup Premier Division qualification for the Boland Kavaliers, Griffons and Valke is going down to the wire after the penultimate round of the 2025 SA Cup. The post SA Cup: Three-horse race for semi spot appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.

The Vodacom Bulls are reportedly in the market for a key member of the UCT Ikeys’ 2025 coaching staff to assist with the team’s Currie Cup campaign. The post Bulls target Varsity Cup-winning coach appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.

The Blitzboks will face New Zealand in the semis at 22:46 (SA time) on Sunday evening.

Johan Ackermann will reportedly remain employed by SA Rugby and help coach the Junior Springboks for at least two more months. The post SA Rugby strike a deal with Ackers appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.

Champions Cup updates from 5.30pm BST kick-offSend your thoughts to Luke via email Encore une fois. For the second year running the Champions Cup has thrown up a Leinster v Northampton semi-final hosted by the Irish province. A James Lowe hat-trick appeared to have sealed the deal for Leinster last year – and ultimately it did – but a late Saints fightback in the final quarter after an error-strewn start saw them go down by just three points. Northampton’s domestic form has been erratic, to say the least, and they find themselves seventh in the Premiership having lost eight of 15 matches. It was always likely they’d miss Courtney Lawes and Lewis Ludlam, both now playing in France, but no one predicted they would be quite so off the pace. Continue reading...

Amazed at the size of the Junior Springboks in Gqeberha, Siya Kolisi wishes the team well for the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship while advising them to use the opportunity wisely. The post Siya looks up to Boks of the future appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.

Bailyn Sullivan and Isikeli Rabitu lit up Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific round 12 action with match-winning cameos that adds spice to the playoff race. The post Watch: Supersubs to the rescue appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.

Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett lauds Rassie Erasmus for all but stamping out provincialism and getting their compatriots behind the back-to-back world champions. The post Mallett: Rassie made Boks biggest team in SA appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.