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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Will the Boks ditch this year’s Rugby Championship for Europe?

Reports this weekend have suggested the Springboks will ditch this year’s Rugby Championship in favour of playing in a Europe-based Eight Nations tournament.

Sport Rugby Springboks
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Elton ’Big Guns’ Jantjies wants to make Cornal Hendricks ’bleed’

They’ve been Springbok teammates and they’ve opposed each other at Super Rugby level, but now Elton Jantjies and Cornal Hendricks will go head to head in the boxing ring.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

'Hidden agendas at play’ in SA Rugby as Cheetahs players worry about PRO14 future

Ruan Pienaar has lashed out at South African rugby authorities for not playing open cards with this country’s players.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Warren Whiteley to take one last shot at rugby with knee operation

Former Springbok captain Warren Whiteley is likely to go under the knife again at the end of this year to give himself one more shot at possibly playing rugby again.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Is R100m ’bio-bubble’ necessary for rugby’s restart under Level 2 regulations?

Is playing inside a “bio-bubble” still the safest and most affordable option for rugby to return to action now that the country has moved to level two of the nationwide lockdown?

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

South Africa’s top rugby players can’t wait to get stuck in, resume contact training

No fears and no concerns. That seems to be the feeling of the country’s professional rugby players about returning to full contact training and on-field action.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Springbok Duane Vermeulen to lead Bulls in SA Rugby ’bio-bubble’ competition

Seasoned Springbok loose-forward Duane Vermeulen will captain the Bulls later this year when rugby in South Africa resumes in a ’bio-bubble’.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

What does rugby’s return actually mean

Rugby writer Jacques van der Westhuyzen tells you here everything you need to know about rugby’s return-to-play

Sport Rugby Currie Cup
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Two-tier domestic competition will serve SA rugby better - Jake White

New Bulls director of rugby Jake White believes his model could add greater value to South African rugby than lumping all eight teams into one competition.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

SA contenders hoping to bag Wanamaker Trophy at PGA Championship

Jacques van der Westhuyzen profiles the men from Mzansi, and his five favourites, who’ll be hoping to be handed the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday.

Sport Golf PGA Tour
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Frans Steyn is happy to be back home in Bloemfontein

He’s walked the high streets of Paris, experienced the glitz and glamour of Tokyo, and captured the beauty of southern France, but for Frans Steyn, Bloemfontein is still best.

Sport Rugby Springboks
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Valke players join unemployment queue as union to be liquidated

Valke players and staff were told six days ago that they will not be paid their July salaries.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Nizaam Carr driven to play for the Springboks again

The Springboks’ World Cup winning performance in Japan last year has inspired experienced loose-forward Nizaam Carr to work harder and believe that anything is possible.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Springboks can pick De Klerk, Kolbe and Etzebeth for Rugby Championship

If the Springboks take part in a delayed Rugby Championship competition in New Zealand later this year they will be allowed to include all of their overseas-based players.

Sport Rugby Springboks
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Pumas keen to host ’bio-bubble’ Currie Cup at Mbombela Stadium

SA Rugby’s staging of an eight-team Currie Cup-like competition in a bio-safe environment would cost anything between R30 million and R65 million.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Valke rugby union slammed for non-payment of salaries

Sport Employees Unite (SEU), an organisation that represents the employees of the Valke Rugby Company, has slammed the non-payment of the salaries of its members.

Sport Rugby Currie Cup
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Lions’ Ruan Dreyer wants to fight for the Springbok No 3 jersey

Ruan Dreyer has unfinished business in South Africa. It is the reason he decided to return to Joburg and the Lions after only a few months playing in England.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Bournemouth is the right medicine for ex-Bok doctor

Who, you ask, is Dr Roberts? He’s the man who looked after the Springbok players as team doctor between 2008 and 2015 and served under coaches Pieter de Villiers and Heyneke Meyer and featured at two Rugby World Cups.

Sport Soccer Premier League
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Jannie itching to fill the void with ‘good war’

Jannie du Plessis may be 38 but he said he felt like a young child again this week.

Sport Rugby Super Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Lions' success created a number of good CVs for players

The Lions now have a squad with enough depth and quality to be a competitive factor when rugby in South Africa starts up again.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

WATCH: The time to be scared and silent is over, says Springbok captain Siya Kolisi

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has broken his silence in a powerful video where he expresses his support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

'Great relief to the sport' as SA rugby teams to return to training

SA Rugby on Friday announced that the government has given the green light for non-contact training from Monday.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Watch VideoLocke, Player, Els and Oosthuizen: The SA golfers who have won the Open

The 149th Open would have been held this week at Royal St George?s. Jacques van der Westhuyzen looks back at the South African winners of this golf Major.

Sport Golf
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Herbst crosses the Jukskei, signs on with the Lions

Experienced prop Wiehahn Herbst is the latest player to sign on the dotted line at the Lions.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published

Europe beckons for SA teams after New Zealand Super Rugby snub

New Zealand Rugby?s announcement that their Super Rugby future lay within the Australasia-Pacific region paves the way for SA Rugby's move to Europe.

Sport Rugby
Jacques van der Westhuyzen|Published