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Cape Town – Griquas have agreed to loan two backline stalwarts to South African franchise teams. The Kimberley-based union announced on Tuesday that scrumhalf Christiaan Meyer would join the Lions for next year’s Super Rugby tournament,…

CAPE TOWN – Scrum time might be a bit of a challenge for Western Province now that promising tighthead Wilco Louw has been snatched up by the Springboks. But at least young…

Former Springbok wing Cornal Hendricks is set to return to professional rugby after it was revealed that he joined the Southern Kings. Hendricks, who represented South Africa in 12 Tests in 2014…

Johannesburg – Four Junior Springboks – Wandisile Simelane (centre), Jeanluc Cilliers (fullback), Reinhard Nothnagel (lock) and Len Massyn (No 8) – have been contracted by the Lions Rugby Company (Pty) Ltd. Rudolf Straeuli, CEO of the union, commented: “We aim…

Three Olympian bronze medallists and Springbok Sevens stars, Cecil Africa, Chris Dry and Rosco Specman joined the Toyota Cheetah squad for training on Monday.  The players are all contracted with the Toyota…

Bloemfontein – Cheetahs captain Torsten van Jaarsveld has been ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season with a neck injury. The 29-year-old picked up an injury that was later confirmed as…

Lyon – South African lock Hendrik Roodt has joined Lyon from relegated Grenoble, the Top 14 side said on Wednesday. The 29-year-old former Lions, Cheetahs, Waratahs and Blue Bulls second row has signed a…

Blitzbok star Ruhan Nel will start at inside centre for DHL Western Province in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cape derby against Boland Cavaliers, at Helderberg RFC, on Saturday. Nel formed part of…

Four Southern Kings players, Chris Cloete, Andisa Ntsila, Lionel Cronje and Makazole Mapimpi, are amongst an extended group of players who have been invited to the third Springbok training camp, from 21…

City Press – Johannesburg – If ever there was a moment to convey how Southern Kings winger Makazole Mapimpi has captured the rugby public’s imagination, it was when Bulls and Springboks lock…

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs is delighted to announce that an exciting new wing, Makazole Mapimpi has signed with the Toyota Free State Cheetahs. Mapimpi is currently playing Vodacom Super Rugby for…

The recent tragic death, in Australia, of one of professional rugby’s greats (along with the deaths of a number of other players around the globe), has brought the issues around transiting out…

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Torsten van Jaarsveld will be leading the Cheetahs in their first Super Rugby Encounter of the season on Saturday against the Lions in Bloemfontein. The team sees a lot of…

Hendricks joins Vodacom Bulls for medical and fitness testing The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Thursday announced that former Springboks and Springbok Sevens winger, Cornal Hendricks, has joined the Vodacom Bulls…