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AKKER VAN DER MERWE TURNS 35: THE WARTHOG NEVER STOPS CHARGING

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Birthday Tribute | Akker van der Merwe | 17 June 2026 | Bulls · South Africa · Rugby Union Picture a ruck on the floor...

SIYA KOLISI TURNS 35: THE LAST LINE OF DEFENCE

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Picture the young Siya Kolisi. He sleeps near the front door of his grandmother's two-room house in Zwide township, Port Elizabeth, on a makeshift...

THE JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS NAMED TO DEFEND THEIR CROWN IN GEORGIA

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There is a peculiar kind of pressure that comes with defending a title. It is different from the pressure of trying to win one...

KWAGGA SMITH TURNS 33: THE ANIMAL THAT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO EXIST

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There is a theory in South African rugby that certain players don’t fit the template. Too small, too light, not quite a six, not...

EASTERN PROVINCE SELECTION ROW EXPOSES DEEP DIVIDE OVER TRANSFORMATION IN SCHOOLS RUGBY

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A selection controversy has erupted in Eastern Province schools rugby, after EP Rugby Union President George Malgas intervened in the naming of three provincial...

PIERRE SPIES TURNS 41: THE BULL WHO CARRIED A NATION’S HOPES

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There are rugby players who make their living in the hard yards, who do the grinding work that never makes the highlight reel. And...

TRISTAN LEYDS NAMED HSBC SVNS MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR AT BORDEAUX AWARDS CEREMONY

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Springbok Sevens flyhalf Tristan Leyds has been named the HSBC SVNS Men’s Player of the Year for the 2025/26 season after a dominant campaign that saw the Blitzboks win four consecutive tournament titles.

DANIE ROSSOUW TURNS 48: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD CUP

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There are rugby players who do their jobs quietly, in the shadows of the scoreboard. And then there are those who, in a single...

BULLS SCRUMHALF EMBROSE PAPIER NAMED SA VODACOM URC PLAYER OF THE SEASON

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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...

LOOD DE JAGER SET FOR LONG-AWAITED RETURN AS SPRINGBOK LOCK CRISIS DEEPENS

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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...

JANNIE BREEDT TURNS 67: CAPTAIN. LION. SPRINGBOK. LEGEND.

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There are rugby players who wear the jersey. And then there are those who define what it means to carry it — who lead...

JOHAN ACKERMANN TURNS 56: FROM BENONI TO LOFTUS – A BUILDER OF MEN

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There are rugby coaches who inherit winning teams and simply maintain them. And then there are those who walk into wreckage, roll up their...
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