Vermeulen flags up “magician’s” threat
Battle-hardened Springbok No 8, Duane Vermeulen, paid tribute to the threat posed by Scotland flyhalf Finn Russell as the countdown began to Sunday’s seismic Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Marseille.

Round of 32 fixtures locked in for Saturday
The African Rainbow Community Gold Cup kicks off on Saturday with matches scheduled at 16 club grounds around South Africa, at venues as far afield as Kathu, Saldanha, Hartbeespoort and Uitenhage.

Moodie beaming as RWC kick-off approaches
Springbok wing Canan Moodie has been beaming since the Boks arrived in Toulon and where they will be based in the lead-up to Sunday’s Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland, and said the opportunity was a dream come true.

Springbok Women step up WXV preparations
Springbok Women interim head coach Louis Koen invited 34 players to a training camp in Potchefstroom as the squad start the next phase of preparations for the new WXV tournament, to be held in Stellenbosch and Cape Town next month.

Springboks arrive in Toulon ready for RWC
The Springboks arrived at their Rugby World Cup base in Toulon in the south of France on Sunday morning in high spirits after a ten-and-a-half-hour ferry overnight trip from Corsica.

Revamped Gold Cup returns with new sponsor
The African Rainbow Community Gold Cup – featuring 32 teams from around South Africa – kicks off in September following a four-year hiatus and will introduce a new and exciting knockout format, which has never been seen before in the nationwide club competition.

Nienaber: “Squad depth is the main difference”
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber singled out squad depth as the biggest difference in the team going into the Rugby World Cup compared to the 2019 showpiece, and said they cannot wait to start their campaign next weekend against Scotland.

Boks in a better position than prior to RWC 2019
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick believes the Boks are in a “better position” going into Rugby World Cup 2023 than they were prior to the global showpiece four years ago and said their training camp in Corsica would stand them in good stead going into the tournament next week.

Investec announced as new Champions Cup title partner
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and Investec announced on Thursday that the leading international bank and wealth manager is the new title partner of the Investec Champions Cup, the world’s biggest club rugby competition, for the next five years.

Boks to play knock-out rugby from day one at RWC
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said the team’s training camp on the island of Corsica was everything but a holiday and stressed that his charges had to be ready to play knock-out rugby from the outset at the Rugby World Cup in France.