🇿🇦 THE BLITZBOKS ARE IN BORDEAUX — AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IS WITHIN REACH! 🏉 South Africa head into the HSBC SVNS Bordeaux tournament as World Championship leaders with 38 points on the board — four clear of Argentina in second, with Australia on 30 and a three-way tie between Fiji, Spain, and New Zealand on 26. The Blitzboks have been drawn in Pool A, and all three matches are live on SuperSport at South African times: 📅 Friday 5 June — 15h06: South Africa vs Great Britain 📅 Friday 5 June — 20h36: South Africa vs Kenya 📅 Saturday 6 June — 11h06: South Africa vs Fiji HERE'S WHAT THE HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD SAYS GOING IN: vs Great Britain — Played 17, won 12. Average score 21–12. Last match: Valladolid 2026 — won 17–12. vs Kenya — Played 73, won 64. Average score 26–10. Last match: Valladolid 2026 — won 14–0. vs Fiji — Played 111, won 46. Average score 16–17. Last match: New York 2026 Cup final — won 10–7. HERE IS THE FULL SQUAD PHILIP SNYMAN HAS NAMED FOR BORDEAUX: #2 Ryan Oosthuizen — 64 tournaments | 290 points | 58 tries #3 Impi Visser (Captain) — 52 tournaments | 245 points | 49 tries #4 Zain Davids — 59 tournaments | 255 points | 51 tries #5 Ricardo Duarttee — 24 tournaments | 389 points | 26 tries | 127 conversions #8 Selvyn Davids — 48 tournaments | 793 points | 107 tries | 129 conversions #10 Dewald Human — 33 tournaments | 330 points | 30 tries | 90 conversions #11 Siviwe Soyizwapi — 66 tournaments | 805 points | 161 tries #12 Shilton van Wyk — 34 tournaments | 385 points | 77 tries #14 Quewin Nortje — 14 tournaments | 170 points | 34 tries #15 Donavan Don — 15 tournaments | 123 points | 23 tries #16 Sebastiaan Jobb — 10 tournaments | 100 points | 20 tries #19 David Brits — 16 tournaments | 60 points | 12 tries #24 Tristan Leyds — 19 tournaments | 249 points | 31 tries | 47 conversions #31 Jayden Nell — 3 tournaments | 5 points | 1 try Back the Blitzboks this weekend. 💚💛🏉 #Blitzboks #HSBCSVNS #Bordeaux2026 #SVNSWorldChampionship #Rugby7s #Bokke #JustPlainSpor

🏉 CAN THE STORMERS DO IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DUBLIN? Dublin has been a fortress for Leinster against the Stormers — the Cape Town side have never won there. And with their last visit ending in a heavy 36-12 loss, Saturday’s URC Semi-final looks like their biggest hurdle yet. John Dobson’s team are back with everything to play for: a spot in the final on the line. Can they finally slay the dragon on Irish soil and deliver a massive upset, or will Leinster’s home dominance strike again? Who’s your pick in this huge clash? #URC #LEIvSTO #Rugby

🏆 BULLS SCRUMHALF EMBROSE PAPIER NAMED SA VODACOM URC PLAYER OF THE SEASON 🏉 Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been named the South African Vodacom URC Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign, capping a remarkable personal resurgence for the 29-year-old. Papier’s selection was determined by votes from the Springbok coaching staff, South Africa’s four franchise coaches, and broadcast commentators — a panel that unanimously recognised his standout contribution throughout the season. 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #JustPlainSport #EmbrosePapier #URC #Rugby

LOOD DE JAGER SET FOR LONG-AWAITED RETURN AS SPRINGBOK LOCK CRISIS DEEPENS 🇿🇦 Lood de Jager is set to make his long-awaited return to rugby this weekend, offering Rassie Erasmus a rare piece of good news amid a mounting injury crisis in the Springbok second row. The veteran lock has been named to start for Panasonic Wild Knights in Saturday’s Japan Rugby League One third-place playoff — his first appearance of 2026 and one that arrives significantly ahead of schedule. Initial reports had suggested the 33-year-old would only be available again in August... 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #JustPlainSport #Springboks #Rugby

🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHAN ACKERMANN - ONE OF SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY’S GREAT BUILDERS! 🏉 Born in Benoni on 3 June 1970, Johan’s journey through rugby has been one of extraordinary resilience. From his early days at the Police College in Pretoria, to 13 Springbok caps, to guiding the Lions to three consecutive Super Rugby finals, to coaching in England and Japan — and now, finally, home as head coach of the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld... 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #JustPlainSport #HappyBirthday #JohanAckermann

FIVE SOUTH AFRICANS - ONE MASSIVE DAY! 🎾 Kholo Montsi took down a third seed from a set down. Philip Henning was simply untouchable. Badenhorst, Beckley and Van Schalkwyk all backed it up with straight-set wins. And if that wasn’t enough — Montsi and Van Schalkwyk went and knocked out the fourth seeds in doubles too. This is South African tennis firing on all cylinders — right here in Pretoria, on home soil, in front of home fans. Read the full story on Just Plain Sport. Link in bio. 🇿🇦 #JustPlainSport #SouthAfricanTennis #RiseCenturionOpen #ATPChallenger #KholoMontsi

🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY COBUS WIESE - THE FARM BOY FROM UPINGTON WHO NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING 💪 There are rugby players who survive the system. And then there are those who survive everything the game throws at them — injury, setback, years of waiting — and come out the other side wearing the jersey they always dreamed of. Cobus Wiese belongs firmly in the second category. Born on this very day, 2 June 1997, in Upington, Northern Cape, he turns 29 today. And what a journey it has been. Happy 29th Birthday, Cobus. From all of us at Just Plain Sport — thank you for reminding us that grit and belief can outlast anything. The best is still to come. 🎂🏉 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com #JustPlainSport #CobusWiese #Rugby

🏉 STEYN AND THE WARRIORS READY TO SHOCK BULLS ON MURRAYFIELD 💙 Franco Smith's Glasgow Warriors are riding a wave of momentum as they prepare to host the Vodacom Bulls in Saturday's URC Semi-Final at Scottish Gas Murrayfield — kick-off 2:30pm, 6 June. Glasgow booked their place in the last four by beating Connacht at Scotstoun, with Kyle Steyn named Man of the Match after a stunning two-try performance in a 33-21 victory. The club captain has been in electric form at the business end of the season, and his ability to produce in the big moments will be crucial against a Bulls side that travels with serious intent. It was on the half-hour mark against Connacht that Steyn showed his class — tracking down fly-half Josh Ioane with amazing speed to deny what appeared to be a nailed-on try just 25 metres from Glasgow's line. That kind of defensive heroics, combined with his lethal finishing, makes him one of the most complete and dangerous players in the competition. Standing in their way is a Bulls team that arrives in Edinburgh via Pretoria — and they arrive in ominous form. Johan Ackermann's men ran in six tries in a comprehensive 45-14 demolition of Munster at Loftus Versfeld to book their semi-final spot. Scrumhalf Embrose Papier was the standout, taking Player of the Match after a two-try masterclass — he'll be a key man to contain at Murrayfield. Bulls coach Ackermann gets another opportunity to avenge a defeat he felt was unjust after his side fell to Franco Smith's Warriors earlier in the season. Don't expect the visitors to travel as tourists — this is a Bulls squad with a point to prove. For the Warriors, the incentive couldn't be greater. Should Glasgow prevail, they will also play the Grand Final at Murrayfield by virtue of their top-seed status — meaning a home final is on the line. The Warriors are ready. The stage is set. Come on, Glasgow! 💙🏟️ #GlaGlasgow Warriors #URCSemiFinal #GlasgowWarriors #VodacomBulls #Murrayfield #URC#JustPlainSport JustPlainSport .com