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The 2025 season finished on a high for the Blitzboks, when they won the inaugural World Championship in Los Angeles, and when Snyman named a group of fringe players to play in the Africa Cup in Mauritius last year, Jobb sent a strong reminder that he is still around with a good display of his abilities.
adidas has unveiled the official 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon collection as the race continues its push toward Abbott World Marathon Major status.
The headline switch sees Willie le Roux step into the flyhalf jersey, moving from the bench into the cockpit of the Bulls attack. Handre Pollard, the seasoned Springbok conductor, shifts to an impact role among the replacements where his experience could become a late-match trump card.
The Stormers step into Belfast on Friday night with the table-topping wind at their backs, though a familiar storm brews in opposition colours. Ulster, buoyed by their march into the EPCR Challenge Cup final, carry…
This was a display of steel and silk. Under coach Kevin Foote, the Junior Boks combined forward muscle with backline artistry, delivering a result that echoed both dominance and growing maturity.
As the storm clouds drifted beyond Gordon’s Bay, the 2026 edition of the False Bay 50km left behind a clear message. Champions are not only measured by time, but by how they respond when the road turns hostile and the wind refuses to yield.
Stride after relentless stride, the Kenyan produced a performance for the ages defending his title in emphatic fashion, stopping the clock at a staggering 1:59:30 over 42.195km. In doing so, he became the first athlete to dip under the two-hour barrier in a certified race, carving his name into the asphalt of history.
The Glasgow Warriors were blown off course in Cape Town, but head coach Franco Smith remains steadfast that their United Rugby Championship title ambitions are far from sunk. A bruising 48-12 defeat to the Stormers…
With both teams boasting 11 wins from 15 matches, this encounter shapes as a tactical arm wrestle layered with attacking flair. The Stormers will look to dominate set piece and unleash their runners in waves, while Glasgow aim to restore structure and tempo, turning pressure into territory and territory into points
The Junior Springboks will step into their 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship opener with a playmaker who thrives on turning pressure into artistry, as Yaqeen Ahmed prepares to orchestrate the attack against Argentina’s Los Pumitas in…
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