DDP IS BACK: WHO WILL DRICUS DU PLESSIS FIGHT NEXT IN THE UFC? 👊 Dricus du Plessis is coming. Nine months after losing his UFC middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev, South Africa’s finest MMA export is edging closer to his return — and the fight world is watching closely. Du Plessis, who built his entire career on proving doubters wrong, is not done yet. Not even close... 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #JustPlainSport | #dricusduplessis #ufc #mma

FROM DUSTY STREETS TO GOLDEN GLORY: THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF RASSIE ERASMUS 🏅 He grew up in Despatch, a small working-class town in the Eastern Cape, far removed from the boardrooms and broadcast studios where rugby legends are usually made… This week, Johan “Rassie” Erasmus stood at the very top of South African public life, receiving the National Order of Ikhamanga in Gold from the South African Presidency — the country’s highest honour for sporting excellence. It is an award reserved not just for winners, but for those who have changed something. And what Rassie changed, arguably, was South Africa’s relationship with itself. Congratulations, Rassie. Enkosi. Baie dankie. 🟢🟡 @rasrugby 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #RassieErasmus #Springboks #OrderOfIkhamanga #SouthAfricanRugby #RWC2023 #RWC2019 #JustPlainSport

400 GAMES – ONE LEGEND! WILLIE LE ROUX 💙 Fireworks lit up Loftus Versfeld. A special commemorative ball was handed over. And in the 12th minute, Willie le Roux did what he has always done — he found space where there was none and strolled over the tryline, making his 400th first-class appearance one to remember. 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #JustPlainSport | #WillieLeRoux #BlueBulls #Rugby

🥂HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEWALD HUMAN - A MAN PLAYING WITH HEART AND AN UNSHAKEABLE TEAM-FIRST MENTALITY 🇿🇦 Today, 19 May, the Springbok Sevens family — and South African rugby at large — pauses to celebrate one of its most gifted and resilient playmakers. Dewald “Japie” Human turns 31, and what a journey it has been from a young kid growing up in Uniondale in the Western Cape to becoming a cornerstone of the Blitzboks’ attacking game on the world stage... 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com 📸 via SA Rugby #JustPlainSport | #DewaldHuman #Blitzboks #SpringbokSevens

SCHALK BRITS - THE MAN WHO PROVED IT’S NEVER TOO LATE Born 16 May 1981. World Cup winner at 38. Still smiling throughout. Schalk Burger Brits turned 45 on Saturday — and his story remains one of the most remarkable in South African rugby history... 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com 📸 via SA Rugby #JustPlainSport | #SchalkBrits #Springboks #Rugby #RWC2023