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

KNOCKED DOWN SATURDAY. BACK ON THE GRID SUNDAY. BRAD BINDER DOESN’T QUIT 🏍️ This weekend in Catalonia told you everything you need to know about Brad Binder. Binder has spent his entire MotoGP premier class career on KTM — every single race, every single lap, in Red Bull KTM orange. That’s not just loyalty. In the context of the last two years, that’s character. 🎙️ FULL STORY on JustPlainSport .com 📸 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 16-17 May 2026 #JustPlainSport | #BradBinder #MotoGP #CatalanGP #KTM #SouthAfrica