🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RYAN OOSTHUIZEN | LAWYER, LEADER, BLITZBOK LEGEND 🇿🇦 Today, 22 May, the Blitzboks family celebrates one of its most decorated, most dependable, and most admired servants. Ryan Oosthuizen turns 31 today, and as he blows out the candles, there is a career’s worth of silverware, sweat, and unforgettable memories to reflect on. What makes Ryan Oosthuizen’s story so compelling is the person behind the achievements. He is described by teammates and coaches alike as one of the senior leaders in the squad — quiet, grounded, team-first... 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com Happy 31st birthday, Ryan. Here’s to many more tries, more trophies, and more memories in the green and gold. 🎂🏉 @ryan_oosthuizen #JustPlainSport | #RyanOosthuizens #Blitzboks #SpringbokSevens

DRICUS DU PLESSIS UFC RETURN: WHO COULD ‘STILLKNOCKS’ FIGHT NEXT? 👊 The wait is almost over. Dricus “Stillknocks” du Plessis is set to make his long-awaited return to the UFC Octagon — and the fight world is buzzing about what comes next for South Africa’s only UFC champion... 🎙️ 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