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Evan Roos is doing the only thing he can control, which is deliver Player of the Match performances for the Stormers. If he does it enough, he will bang down Rassie’s selection door to the Springboks squad, writes Mark Keohane.
Jacques Nienaber, the 2023 Springboks World Cup-winning coach, picked Roos for his debut Test against Wales in Bloemfontein in 2022.
Wales won through the last kick of the game, a Gareth Anscombe conversion.
Stormers No 8 Roos, in the four seasons that has followed, has added just seven more caps to his international collection. He has not lost a Bok Test in those seven, although his game time has been limited. His Boks career total is 287 minutes for an average of 36 minutes a Test.
Erasmus has included Roos in extended squads and played him sparingly, but he has considered Roos outside of his Top 5 No 8 options in the country and when the Boks played Georgia he picked specialist lock Cobus Wiese at No 8. Wiese had never played No 8 and has not played for Erasmus’s Boks since.
Erasmus has consistently denied there is a personal issue with him and Roos. Others suggest there is a personal issue, but it is with Roos’s father and not necessarily with Roos. Whispers that turned to screams in the corridors suggested parental interference.
All parties dismiss there is an issue, but to believe that is to believe the fat guy with the big white beard in the red suit rides a reindeer and makes it down the slimmest of chimneys.
Erasmus has consistently said there is no place for Roos in his current squad.
‘Who do I leave out?’ has been a popular retort, and the rugby public have agreed.
Never doubt the man who has masterminded two successive World Cup titles, two successive Castle Rugby Championship titles and a British and Irish Lions home series win.
For me, it is not so much a doubt but a question because, for me, it is not a case of leaving out Jasper Wiese, Cameron Hanekom, Elrigh Louw, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jean-Luc du Preez, Cobus Wiese, Siya Kolisi or Kwagga Smith. It is picking one less winger or one less utility back.
Roos is playing well enough to make any international touring squad, and Erasmus has never been rigid to the point of saying six does not fit into five. He has turned five into six by tweaking elsewhere.
Roos, in this season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship, has played 297 minutes, at an average of 74 minutes a match, scored four tries and led the statistics in most areas as the Stormers have won all four matches and topped the table on points differential.
If Roos’s Boks game time has been limited, the opposite is true at the Stormers. He has played 68 matches for a total of 4991 minutes since 2021, scored twenty seven tries and averaged 73 minutes a game.
In the URC, he has played 58 matches, scored 25 tries and averaged 75 minutes a game.
He should be the best paid player at the Stormers, given his work ethic and game time returns.
Erasmus named Roos among the 10 standby players for November’s five Bok Test matches, but then he also named Neethling Fouche in that group and he currently has a broken arm.
On Monday’s Keo & Zels Rugby Podcast, I asked Zels for an opinion on Roos, given he (Zels) is the Stormers data specialist.
‘With a guy like Evan, the big things that he adds are the things you see because he is on the ball in those moments. And then his physicality around the tackle points and again with ball in hand are the key drivers to his performance. He’s dominant and he maturing. People forget he’s still in his mid-twenties,’ said Nel.
For me, Roos has on-field presence and what I have liked about him this season is he seems to have kind of  mentally toughened in not reacting to niggle and provocation, which doesn’t mean he doesn’t react. He has learned how to react and when to react.
What I enjoyed about the Zebre and Scarlets matches, in which he was Player of the Match on both occasions, is that there was so much directness to his play. He has the soft skills, but physically he was carrying strong and creating momentum because of effective carries.
‘He was outstanding last season and he really stood out in the URC’s inaugural year, when the Stormers won the title,’ said Nel. ‘
His athleticism, you talk about him being more direct now, but his athleticism, his ability to beat people with his feet is another sort of string in his bow. He  can beat you with his feet, he can power over you and then he’s got the speed and burst to get away from you. He’s a proper threat around the breakdown and in space. And  like you just mentioned,  that athleticism comes to the fore with things like the kick chase. He can support line breaks.’
Stormers coach John Dobson backed Roos from the moment he signed him on a nine month loan from the Sharks.
Roos, a Paarl Boshaai superstar in his matric year, opted for the Sharks as his professional destination. Within 18 months he recognised the misjudgement, aided by Covid-enforced isolation, and has remained thankful to the then Sharks coach (and now Edinburgh coach) Sean Everett, for putting him on loan.
The fine print was that if the Stormers did not offer Roos a full-time contract he would be flown back to Durban, alternatively drive himself to Durban as he had to do during Covid.
As Roos says, blessed was he that Dobson offered him a full-time contract.
Dobson, whenever I have spoken to him about Roos, said that once given the opportunity, the player flourished.
Rassie right now may not rate Roos among his top dogs, but Dobson is not shy to laud Roos as his top dog in the pack.
And the player, at the Stormers, has led the pack because of Dobson’s belief and desire to promote the virtues of everything Roos does well.
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    3rd December 2025 at 9:27 pm

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    3rd December 2025 at 10:50 pm

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    3rd December 2025 at 11:21 pm

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    4th December 2025 at 12:43 am

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    4th December 2025 at 1:14 am

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    4th December 2025 at 2:37 am

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    4th December 2025 at 6:57 am

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    4th December 2025 at 8:53 am

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    4th December 2025 at 10:16 am

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    5th December 2025 at 4:53 pm

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    5th December 2025 at 6:58 pm

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    5th December 2025 at 10:41 pm

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    6th December 2025 at 12:07 am

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  129. Williamrop

    6th December 2025 at 12:26 am

    пхукет ко ланта остров ко ланта — Ко Ланта Юг Таиланда, заповедный уголок Андаманского моря, который чаще всего воспринимается как спокойная альтернатива более шумным курортам. Здесь две части острова: Ko Lanta Yai (главный остров) и Ko Lanta Noi (меньшее соседнее островное ядро). Пляжи протянуты вдоль береговой линии: Long Beach (PhraAe), Kantiang Bay, Klong Dao и rohkem уединённые бухты, где можно без суеты расслабиться, насладиться закатами и бесконечными плавными волнами. Территория национального парка Mu Ko Lanta занимает значимую часть побережья и предоставляет возможности для пеших походов по джунглям, обозрения мангров и исследования скрытых бухт. Водные развлечения — сноркелинг и дайвинг у коралловых садов у близлежащих островов Koh Haa и Koh Rok, а также экскурсии к рифовым местам. Старый город Ланты — очаровательное место для вечерних прогулок, знакомства с местной кухней и рыбацкой культурой. Лучшее время для визита — сухой сезон с ноября по апрель, когда море прозрачное и погода спокойная; дождливый сезон приносит зелень и меньшую толпу, но требует подготовки к коротким ливням и возможной непредсказуемости переправ. Как добираться: паромы и скоростные катера связывают Ko Lanta с Крабби Таун и Ao Nang, часто из Trang и Lambda; удобны варианты через Пхукет и Бангкок с пересадками на материковой части, поэтому планировать маршруты лучше заранее.

  130. JosephHor

    6th December 2025 at 1:02 am

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  131. JosephHor

    6th December 2025 at 2:55 am

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  132. JosephHor

    6th December 2025 at 4:56 am

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  133. Williamrop

    6th December 2025 at 6:18 am

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  134. JosephHor

    6th December 2025 at 6:58 am

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  135. JosephHor

    6th December 2025 at 8:52 am

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    6th December 2025 at 11:23 am

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  137. Bryanrot

    6th December 2025 at 12:59 pm

    ко ланта аэропорт Пхукет ко ланта как добраться — маршрут через Пхукет обычно включает перелёт в Phuket или Krabi, затем наземный транспорт до парома к Ko Lanta Yai. Из Пхукета можно добраться напрямую на скоростном катере или автобусе с зачалой на паром в Ao Nang или Krabi Town, после чего идёт переход на Ko Lanta. Время пути обычно 3–4 часа в зависимости от выбранного варианта, погодных условий и расписаний паромов. Прямые маршруты по воде из Пхукета редки, поэтому чаще выбирают комбинированный маршрут: самолёт/самолёт до соседнего аэропорта, затем паром и наземный транспорт до острова.

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Brilliant Bordeaux bulldoze bewildered Bulls

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Bordeaux arrived at Loftus as reigning Investec Champions Cup winners and played like a side intent on keeping the crown. The French giants dismantled a disjointed Bulls outfit 46-33, producing a display that was composed, ruthless and dripping with international class, writes Mark Keohane.

And yes – the Bulls somehow led 33-22 at halftime.

The hosts scored five tries in 40 minutes yet never looked in control. The scoreboard offered false comfort and little else.

Bordeaux’s rhythm, tempo and accuracy suggested they were always the side dictating the contest, even when chasing the game.

Bordeaux travelled with 16 internationals in their match-day squad and their stars delivered. With Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert running the game like seasoned Test generals, and with Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey finishing with the brutality expected of world-class wings, the Pretoria crowd saw the gulf between elite European champions and a South African side still searching for cohesion.

It was breathless early on.

Bordeaux were seven points clear inside three minutes. The Bulls replied, faltered, struck back again, conceded again, and then surged with three late first-half tries. It looked dramatic on paper, but on the field the French were calmer, more accurate and operating with a clarity the Bulls could not match.

Jalibert toyed with the defence, his footwork and timing repeatedly opening space for a slick midfield. Bielle-Biarrey crossed twice, Penaud added to his outrageous tournament tally, and Bordeaux’s pack kept supplying clean, quick ball.

Once the second half kicked off, the Bulls vanished as an attacking threat. The champions tightened their grip, erased the deficit, and moved into a commanding lead with the kind of composure that wins knockout matches.

The Bulls had chances to claw it back to a single-score game, but their basics imploded. A crucial line-out was lost, the scrum wobbled, and the handling in the backline betrayed panic rather than purpose. Bordeaux, on the counter, could easily have added more.

This was a thorough reminder of what a title-winning squad looks like. Seven tries, four conversions and a penalty told the story.

Handré Pollard was solid early, kicked four from five, but a yellow card and two poor decisions shifted momentum the wrong way. De Klerk and Moodie worked tirelessly on the wings, and the loose trio put in the hard metres, but collectively the Bulls were outclassed.

And the biggest red flag: defence.

It hasn’t been good in the URC and it was worse here. Too many missed one-on-one tackles. Too little scramble. Too little structure. Bordeaux didn’t so much pick locks as walk through open doors.

With just 7,300 supporters turning up, the Bulls needed to deliver something worthy of their faithful. Instead, they teased with ten minutes of excellence and followed it with forty minutes of confusion and concession.

Bordeaux left Pretoria looking every bit a team chasing consecutive European titles. The Bulls left with more questions than answers, too few of them comforting.

Scorers

Bulls
Tries: Sebastian de Klerk, Reinhardt Ludwig, Akker van der Merwe, Canan Moodie, Jeandré Rudolph
Conversions: Handré Pollard (4)

Bordeaux
Tries: Damian Penaud, Louis Bielle-Biarrey (2), Maxime Lamothe, Boris Palu, Matthieu Jalibert, Salesi Rayasi
Conversions: Jalibert (3), Maxime Lucu
Penalty: Jalibert

BULLS – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Marcell Coetzee (c), 7 Reinhardt Ludwig, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni.
Bench: 16 Johann Grobbelaar, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Ruan Nortje, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Jeandré Rudolph, 22 Embrose Papier, 23 Stravino Jacobs.

BORDEAUX BÈGLES – 15 Romain Buros, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Maxime Lucu (c), 8 Temo Matiu, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Boris Palu, 3 Carlü Sadie, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 1 Jefferson Poirot.
Bench: 16 Gaetan Barlot, 17 Matis Perchaud, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Tiaan Jacobs, 21 Arthur Retiere, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Salesi Rayasi.

 

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Super Stormers dream of Investec Champions Cup glory

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John Dobson’s super Stormers are starting to dream of Investec Champions Cup glory after a stunning away win against Bayonne in France in the 2025/26 season’s opening round.

The Stormers won 26-17, despite being a player down for the final half hour.

Dobson was thrilled with the win, coming a week after a history-making first win the URC against Munster in Limerick, Ireland.

The Stormers, who are six from six in the URC, return to South Africa to play another French giant, La Rochelle next weekend. It won’t be in Cape Town as the DHL Stadium is not available and the match will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.

Dobson mixed and matched for the Bayonne showdown, but pre-match insisted he had picked a match 23 good enough and talented enough to win against Bayonne, who had lost just once at home in the 2024/25 season in all competitions.

Dobson entrusted the talented 21 year-old scrum half Imad Khan to start and the former Bishops pupil and SA Schools star produced a Player of the Match performance. Loose-forward Paul de Villiers, the former SA under 20 captain, was against outstanding, having been the Player of the Match in Limerick a week ago.

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Several of the Stormers backs are not regular starting options, which makes the win that much more impressive, but Dobson said it was a credit to the depth within the squad that results like the one in Bayonne are possible without the likes of Springboks Damian Willemse, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cobus Reinach and Warrick Gelant, with the backline quartet not in action in Bayonne.

The Stormers made twelve line breaks to Bayonne’s two, but will lament not being more accurate in their finishing.

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Loose-forwards De Villiers (14 tackles), BJ Dixon (10) and Ruan Ackermann (7) were strong defensively and lock Connor Evans made 11 tackles. Dixon secured five line out takes, the most for the Stormers, and De Villiers’ all-round contribution was impressive, winning two turnovers, one offload, a line break, nine carries, and 21 metres on attack. He also beat four defenders, as did fullback Simelane.

Dixon (70 minutes), Ackermann (48) and Roos (42), were strong in their carries.

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Clinton Swart, in his first start at flyhalf kicked two conversions and four penalties for 16 points, while fullback Wandisile Simelane made the most attacking metres (94).

The Stormers line out return was 100 percent.

Bayonne:
Tries: Mori, Erbinartagaray, Paulos
Con: Segonds

DHL Stormers:
Tries: Khan, De Villiers
Cons: Swart 2
Pens: Swart 4

DHL Stormers: 15 Wandisile Simelane, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Jonathan Roche, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Clinton Swart, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Connor Evans, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 JJ Kotzé, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 Lukhanyo Vokozela, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Adré Smith, 20 JD Schickerling, 21 Evan Roos, 22 Dewaldt Duvenage, 23 Ruhan Nel.

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Investec Champions Cup: Bulls back their Boks to bully Bordeaux

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The Bulls are backing their Boks to bully champions Bordeaux of France in this weekend’s opening round of the Investec Champions Cup, writes Mark Keohane.

Every Bulls player on tour with the Springboks in November will be involved as the Bulls look to maker a statement performance against last season’s champions.

Bordeaux and the Bulls played each other at Loftus in the 2024 Pool Stages, with the Bulls winning a 12-try thriller 46-40. Both teams scored six tries two seasons ago and the difference ultimately proved two penalty kicks.

Handre Pollard, the king of kickers, returns to Loftus for his first start in the Champions Cup in the colours of the Bulls. Pollard’s previous Champions Cup history had been with French club Montpellier and English club Leicester.

Pollard will be significant to any Bulls challenge in the greatest club competition in the world, but it is the potency of a power bench that will be the determining factor in this match.

The starting front row from the Springboks 73-0 against Wales in Cardiff a week ago, are on the bench in Gerhard Steenekamp, Johann Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw. Ruan Nortje, the Boks form lock, is among the replacements, as are Elrigh Louw and Embrose Papier, who have played for the Springboks.

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Louw will start his first match in a year after a lengthy spell out of the game because of injury.

Springboks flyer Canan Moodie links up with Springboks Test Centurion Willie le Roux in a back three complimented by the talents of winger Sebastian de Klerk and current Bok Marco van Staaden joins former Bok Marcelle Coetzee in the back row.

There are 13 Springboks in the match 23, with eight of them part of the Springboks 2025 squads. That includes Elrigh Louw, who was picked in the initial squads but did not play because of injury rehabilitation.

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The Stormers have also mixed and matched for their opening round at Bayonne, where the hosts only home defeat last season was to the Bulls in the Champions Cup.

Boks back superstars Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse and Cobus Reinach were not considered for the match, given their heavy workloads for the Stormers and Boks over the past two months, but Boks flanker BJ Dixon will play.

The Sharks, who play six-times champions Toulouse, are without several of their current Boks, but will still field a match 23 with international experience.

It is unlikely to be enough to prevent a one-side beating, given the Sharks struggles all season in the URC.

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BORDEAUX BÈGLES – 15 Romain Buros, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Maxime Lucu (c), 8 Temo Matiu, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Boris Palu, 3 Carlü Sadie, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 1 Jefferson Poirot.
Bench: 16 Gaetan Barlot, 17 Matis Perchaud, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Tiaan Jacobs, 21 Arthur Retiere, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Salesi Rayasi.

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Van Graan’s true impact at Munster revisited

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If ever there was a weekend to revisit Johann van Graan’s time at Munster then this is surely the one. And it could be that history is starting to pass more favourable judgement on his time there, and certainly of him as a coach. It should do.

As Bath host Munster in the Investec Champions Cup, in part this view is coloured by what van Graan has achieved at the Rec. On foot of leaving Munster in 2022, van Graan took over a side marooned at the foot of the English Premiership. Their rise since has been remarkable.

They ended that first season with a four-game winning run to finish eighth and qualify for the Champions Cup, where they reached the knockout stages for the first time in ages.

In his second season, Bath reached the Champions Cup knockout stages again and also finished second in the Premiership, only to lose the final to Northampton 25-21. Perhaps the biggest measure of the esteem in which he is held at Bath is that during that campaign van Graan signed a six-year extension up to 2029-30.

The club’s CEO Tarquin McDonald told TNT Sports: “We brought in an exceptional head coach and, really importantly, backed him. He’s a selfless leader. Genuinely it’s about team first and club first, and that’s so important.

“We extended Johann’s contract out to 2030 and the last time we went into a second cycle with a head coach was Jack Rowell, who was with us from ’78 to ’94; our first golden era as we like to call it, and, crazily, since then we’ve never been through a second cycle with a head coach.

“Where we are now, there’s continuity, which is absolutely vital for sporting success.”

The wisdom in that long-term extension was demonstrated last season, when Bath not only topped the table but hoovered up a treble of Premiership Cup (so ending a 17-year trophy drought), Challenge Cup and Premiership, which was their first league title in 29 years.

This is particularly ironic as the main source of criticism directed at can Graan is that his five seasons at Munster were trophyless. Yet, while Munster won the URC title under Graham Rowntree in 2022-23, is that too crude a yardstick?

Van Graan was derided for pointing to Munster’s 80 per cent winning record in his fifth season there. Yet it is true, and it has never been matched in Munster’s three completed seasons since. Indeed, Munster’s 67 per cent winning ratio overall in van Graan’s five seasons at Munster has dropped to 55.5 per cent in the three campaigns that followed.

Munster were also much more consistent, knocking on the door every season in both competitions. They reached three semi-finals and a final of what is now the URC before invariably running into the machine that was Leinster. In the Champions Cup, Munster also reached two semi-finals, a quarter-final and a round of 16. In the last three seasons they’ve had two last-16 exits and one quarter-final after that epic win in La Rochelle. That was their only knockout win in the Champions Cup since van Graan moved on.

His Wikipedia page says: “Van Graan’s Munster legacy is debated”. It adds: “While he took them to five semi-finals and a final, he never won a trophy. Some critics perceived his style as overly conservative.

“However, figures such as Simon Zebo have defended his record, describing Van Graan as a ‘master tactician’.”

Zebo told The Irish Times this week: “He goes into unbelievable detail. I would rate him very highly as a coach. He’s very good at finding little gaps or weaknesses in the opposition and he’s unbelievable at filling you with confidence and detail. He creates a very good environment. I enjoyed working with him and he’s a gentleman.”

Current players and coaches at Munster have said the same these past few weeks. In discussing his time at Munster, Tadhg Beirne told me, without being prompted: “I thought Johann was incredible when he was in there. I thought at times he got a hard rap for what he did, but in terms of the circumstances and what he was producing, it was very impressive.”

Beirne is not surprised by what van Graan has achieved at Bath.

“No, but if you look at his track record at Munster, he was getting us to semi-finals and finals all the time. I thought he was an unbelievable coach.

“I got on unbelievably well with him, and I thought he managed the group quite well. I thought he got the best out of a lot of players. I know, obviously, there’s going to be a lot of players who dislike him, because that’s like any coach, if you’re not playing, I suppose, as well, it’s easier not to like someone.

“I don’t know what the situation was in Munster at the time, but he probably wasn’t able to bring in the people he would have liked to have brought in. But what he achieved with us was still pretty impressive. It’s just you would have liked to have seen him have silverware on top of it, because I think he was deserving of it.”

John Hodnett was given his first Munster cap by van Graan, and admits his view is coloured by that.

“You always remember the coach that gave you your first cap, and he gave me my first cap. So yeah, I’d have good time for him. He’s a nice way about him. He’s a very nice man. He has a good plan in place. He gets good people in.”

Asked about van Graan’s legacy at Munster this week, Denis Leamy said: “Johann is a brilliant coach. He’s very highly rated. One thing that I’ve noticed here, you’ll never hear anyone say anything bad about Johann. He’s always spoken about in a really positive light.

“My own experiences with him have been nothing but insightful and he’s very generous with his knowledge. I worked with him here for maybe three months when I was working with the academy and I just thought he was a fountain of knowledge.

“It’s great to see him push on and achieve such great things with Bath over the last couple of years. They won three trophies last year, so fair play to him. It’s a great sign of his progression.”

Gerry Thornley, Irish Times Rugby Newsletter

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South Africa’s top club trio chase their first Investec Champions Cup star

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South Africa, at Test level, rules the rugby world, but in the Investec Champions Cup, the toughest club competition in the sport, the winning of the golden star has remained elusive for South Africa’s top club trio, writes Mark Keohane.

Toulouse, with six stars (titles), are the most successful club in the history of the Investec Champions Cup. Ireland’s Leinster have four stars and Toulon and Saracens have three each. For the rest, it has been a fight to get on the board and just 13 of the 40 clubs from Europe and South Africa have won the title.

It shows just how tough it is to succeed in the most battle hardened and complex knockout tournament in world rugby.

Saracens and England veteran Jamie George described the tournament as a World Cup knockout played over six months, with each match, from the opening league match, to the final, a knockout.

Home wins, in the league stages are non-negotiable, and wins on the road are as golden as the star the players are chasing.

Northampton’s Saints last season travelled to Pretoria and stunned the Bulls in the league stage, which proved crucial to their play-offs, where the English club won at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin against Leinster, before being edged 28-20 by France’s Bordeaux.

The defending champions are in South Africa to start the defence of their historic first ever Investec Champions Cup title. They play the Bulls at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday, revisiting the scene of their dramatic 46-40 league defeat to the Bulls on the 20th January, 2024. It is the only time the two teams have met in the competition.

Both teams scored six tries in a 12-try thriller, with Bordeaux finishing the stronger.

Bordeaux, winners of the title in Dublin last season, beat their French rivals Toulouse in the semi-finals, but lost in the final of the Top 14.

The Bulls also lost in the final of last season’s United Rugby Championship, beaten by Leinster in Dublin, and both teams have had an indifferent start to their local competitions. The Bulls are three from six in the URC, having lost their last two matches, including a stunning home upset against the South African Lions last Saturday, while Bordeaux are also three from six in the Top 14, including successive defeats in the past fortnight, at home to Pau (33-34) and away to Montpellier (24-28).

The defending champions have a star-studded international squad with French flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert and flying wingers Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Damian Penaud among the best in the world.

South African prop Carlu Sadie is a regular in the Bordeaux set-up, as is the popular former All Blacks and current Tongan captain and 150 kilogram prime rugby beef Ben Tameifuna.

French scrum half Maxime Lucu is the general of a squad that includes a handful of imports from Australia and the Pacific Islands.

The Bulls, with 20 Springboks, past and present in their Champions Cup squad, will have their imposing Bok quartet of Gerhard Steenekamp (loosened prop), Johan Grobelaar (hooker), Wilco Louw (tighthead prop) and Ruan Nortje (lock), back for the tournament.

All four featured prominently in the Springboks five successive Tests wins in the Northern Hemisphere during November.

Springboks double World Cup winner Handre Pollard is another who will significantly improve the Bulls prospects of being the first South Africa team to wear an Investec Champions Cup star.

The struggling Sharks have the toughest of starts, away to Toulouse this weekend, while the in-form Stormers are in France to play Bayonne, who last season lost just once at home. That defeat was to the Bulls.

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Investec Champions Cup fixtures (Round 1, SA times)
Friday, 5 December
Bayonne vs Stormers, 10pm
Sale Sharks vs Glasgow Warriors, 10pm
Saturday, 6 December
Saracens vs Clermont, 3pm
Bulls vs Bordeaux Begles, 5:15pm
La Rochelle vs Leicester Tigers, 7:30pm
Leinster vs Harlequins, 7:30pm
Scarlets vs Bristol Bears, 10pm
Bath vs Munster, 10pm
Sunday, 7 December
Pau vs Northampton Saints, 3pm
Toulouse vs Sharks, 5:15pm
Gloucester vs Castres, 5:15pm
Edinburgh vs Toulon, 7:30pm

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EPCR Challenge Cup set for a spectacular 30th season

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The EPCR Challenge Cup returns this coming weekend for what promises to be a landmark 30th season, with action kicking off from 5 to 7 December. Clubs from France, England, Wales, Georgia, South Africa, Italy and Ireland will begin their pursuit of glory as the road to the 2026 Finals in Bilbao officially begins.

The season opener will set the tone in emphatic fashion. On Friday 5 December, Ulster Rugby host Racing 92 at the Affidea Stadium, as two European powerhouses prepare to bring all their experience and intensity to the first clash of the campaign.

Ulster Rugby captain Iain Henderson said, “We are really excited to get our European campaign underway at Affidea Stadium against Racing 92.

“European nights are always special for us, the fans always get behind us, and we have a big French side in town which always brings a lot of excitement. The team is buzzing at the thought and I’m sure we will see some exciting rugby!”

Racing 92 centre Gaël Fickou said: “We are delighted to kick off our Challenge Cup campaign with this opening match of the 2025-2026 season. It’s a demanding start, but one that the whole team is eagerly awaiting. Our ambition is clear: to reach the final stages and show Racing 92 at its best on the European stage. We are proud to represent French rugby.”

On Saturday, 6 December, Lyon Olympique Universitaire will be aiming to go one step further than last season in their quest for a second title, as they welcome Newcastle Red Bulls to Matmut Stadium de Gerland for a primetime showdown.

Lyon Olympique Universitaire scrum-half Baptiste Couilloud said: “It’s always interesting to play against teams from other countries. The style of play is different, it’s a different kind of preparation. We’re looking forward to welcoming them, especially in front of our home crowd.”

Speaking about the club’s history in the competition, Couilloud said: “Even though we have some big games coming up in the TOP 14, we are eager to start a new EPCR Challenge Cup campaign. It’s a competition that means a lot to us. We won it in 2022 in Marseille against Toulon. It was a wonderful memory. The first major trophy for the club since the sport turned professional! Last year, we reached the final at the Principality Stadium, one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world. Unfortunately, we lost.”

Also on Saturday, newcomers US Montauban make their long-awaited return to European competition after 15 years away. They will be looking to make an immediate impression when they travel to Zebre Parma.

Two-time winners Montpellier Hérault Rugby begin their own campaign on the road, taking on Georgian invitees Black Lion at Tbilisi’s Avchala Stadium.

On the same day, Cardiff Rugby – another two-time winner – kick off their season with a heavyweight contest against 2017 champions Stade Français Paris at Stade Jean Bouin. Simultaneously, South Africa’s Lions host Benetton Rugby at Ellis Park in what promises to be another fiercely contested matchup.

The action continues on Sunday, 7 December, as USAP and Dragons RFC open the final day of Round 1. Later that afternoon, Ospreys welcome Irish challengers Connacht Rugby, before Exeter Chiefs close out the weekend at Sandy Park against South Africa’s Toyota Cheetahs. The Chiefs will be looking to carry over the momentum from their impressive Gallagher PREM form.

Dayffyd Jenkins, Exeter Chiefs lock said: “We’re really looking forward to the Challenge Cup and getting to kick off our campaign at home is really important to us.

“We know it’s going to be an incredibly tough competition, but we’re hoping to replicate the strong form we’ve enjoyed in the Gallagher PREM to try to progress as far as we can in the Challenge Cup.

“Playing rugby at Sandy Park is a massive boost for us, and we’d love to give our fans an exciting performance in our opening match against Toyota Cheetahs.”

With EPCR Challenge Cup action just days away, fans are already eyeing the EPCR Finals Weekend in Bilbaoon 22 and 23 May 2026 – the biggest weekend in international club rugby.

Demand has been extraordinary, with over 50% of tickets sold for both the EPCR Challenge Cup and the Investec Challenge Cup before the new season even kicks off.

Bilbao is the ideal backdrop for an EPCR Finals Weekend, and supporters are encouraged to act quickly to avoid missing out.  

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World reaction: Boks turn Cardiff into a crime scene

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The global rugby press reaction to the Springboks 73-0 slaughter of Wales in Cardiff was split three ways: awe at the Boks, horror at Wales, and anger at the red-carded Eben Etzebeth.

The global rugby media didn’t so much report on South Africa’s 73–0 demolition of Wales as conduct a post-mortem.

Eleven tries, a clean sheet and a performance dripping with menace left the Welsh press stunned, the English papers grim, and the New Zealanders nodding with familiar respect. For the Springboks, it was another ruthless reminder of the standard they set.

For Wales, it was a national reckoning.

WalesOnline labelled it the “darkest day in Welsh rugby”, a humiliation years in the making. Their writers spoke of sadness and inevitability as a proud Test nation was “pulverised” in its own cathedral.
The Times questioned whether “men against boys” even captured the mismatch, praising South Africa’s precision while condemning Eben Etzebeth’s moment of madness as the only stain on an otherwise brutal masterclass.
The Sunday Telegraph called Wales “pointless” in every sense: a non-contest, a miscalculated fixture, and a record defeat that exposed the gulf in class.
The Rugby Paper described an “avoidable mismatch” that taught Wales nothing about their future and reinforced everything about South Africa’s relentlessness.

From a South African lens, the tone was clinical rather than triumphant.

SA Rugby Magazine, TimesLIVE and Keo.co.za all stressed that this was the full stop on an unbeaten tour and another data point in Rassie Erasmus’s expanding blueprint. Fringe players flourished, structure and brutality blended seamlessly, and the trademark refusal to concede even a consolation point in the 80th minute said more about this team’s identity than the scoreline.

Even in New Zealand, the reaction was clear: NZ Herald credited a “superpower doing superpower things” and noted that South Africa end the year not only as world champions, but as the sport’s pace-setters.

The world didn’t just witness a hiding. It witnessed a statement.
South Africa’s standards are non-negotiable. Their depth is frightening.

And Wales – under-strength, underpowered and overwhelmed.

KEO & ZELS – SIYA’S BOKS PURR WITH PERFECTION 

WalesOnline – “Welsh team crumble in record home defeat”

WalesOnline’s match coverage framed this as the darkest day in Welsh rugby at the Principality: 11 unanswered tries, first time “nilled” at home in decades, and a scoreboard that felt like an execution rather than a contest. Their pieces stressed how under-strength Wales were, but made it clear that selection politics and WRU mismanagement created the circumstances for this humiliation. The tone mixed shock and resignation – the sense that this 73-0 was years in the making. Follow-up reaction columns spoke of “very real sadness” and a tragic unravelling of a proud Test nation in front of its own people. Flashscore+1


Welsh Sunday voice – Nation.Cymru / Welsh reaction

As a distinctly Welsh lens outside the big UK dailies, Nation.Cymru’s weekend take treated 73-0 as a national reckoning. The piece stressed that the result wasn’t just about missing Premiership-based players; it was about a structural decay in Welsh rugby – from pathway to finances – exposed brutally by the world champions. The article highlighted a fanbase oscillating between anger and apathy, a stadium with worrying gaps in the stands and a governing body “out of answers”. It argued that the scoreline must force WRU members to confront whether the current model can produce anything other than more days like this. The Independent+1


The Times / Sunday Times (London) – Steve James

In The Times (from the same London stable as the Sunday Times), Steve James called it “every bit as grim as feared”: a physical mismatch that made “men against boys” feel like understatement. He emphasised the Boks’ scrummage and aerial dominance, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s 28-point masterclass and Wales’ inability to execute even basic set-piece chances. But his central theme was Etzebeth: the eye-gouge described as a “blatant act of thuggery” that soiled a magnificent team performance and will likely bring a long ban. For Wales, he portrayed a low ebb – empty seats, fragile confidence and shallow depth laid bare. The Times


Sunday Telegraph – James Corrigan

For The Sunday Telegraph, James Corrigan’s live report and follow-up hammered home one idea: “pointless Wales”. His copy stressed how uncompetitive the hosts were from the opening scrum, how quickly South Africa’s power game turned into a procession, and how little value the fixture offered anyone by the final quarter. Corrigan underlined that this was Wales’ worst home defeat and first Cardiff whitewash since the 1960s, and questioned the wisdom of scheduling such a mismatch outside the Test window. He also leaned into the Etzebeth incident, arguing that an 11-try rout did not need to be accompanied by such unnecessary nastiness. Telegraph+1


The Rugby Paper (UK) – weekend broadsheet

The Rugby Paper’s headline – “Steve Tandy’s pointless side put to shame in 11-try thrashing” – captured its harsh verdict. Their report stressed how this was a weakened Wales, stripped of Premiership-based players, but insisted that didn’t excuse the scale of collapse. The analysis described South Africa as operating in a different weight division, with their bench alone out-capping the entire Welsh match-day 23. The paper portrayed the game as a damaging non-contest that taught Wales nothing, eroded public faith and raised serious questions about WRU strategy. The Etzebeth red card was the grim coda to what they saw as a “needless mismatch”. Ground News+1


Planet Rugby – Winners & Losers

Planet Rugby’s “Wales v Springboks Winners & Losers” piece leaned into the contrast: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Andre Esterhuizen and the Bok pack among the big winners; Eben Etzebeth and the sport’s image squarely in the losers column. They praised South Africa’s “floor-filling tunes” in attack – the variety of their strike plays and the fluency of a heavily rotated side – and highlighted Esterhuizen as the poster boy of Rassie’s hybrid revolution, this time unleashed as a classic ball-carrying 12. On Wales, the verdict was that an under-powered side were “out of their depth” and that 73-0 will haunt the WRU for years. Planet Rugby+1


Rugby365 – Warren Fortune & Leezil Hendricks

On Rugby365, Warren Fortune’s match report and Leezil Hendricks’ player ratings built a coherent picture: South Africa ended their Nations Series with a “73-0 command performance”, scoring 222 points across the tour and conceding just 51. The site stressed how thoroughly the Boks dominated the collisions and set piece, and how many so-called fringe players enhanced their 2027 World Cup credentials. Follow-up video pieces focused on Rassie Erasmus’ reaction to Etzebeth’s red – Erasmus admitting the card was justified and that “the optics weren’t great”. At the same time, Rugby365 emphasised how ruthlessly the Boks defended their line in the closing minutes to protect the nil. Rugby365+3Rugby365+3Rugby365+3


Keo.co.za – Mark Keohane

On Keo.co.za, your “Andre the Giant & his fellow Boks slay the Dragons” column framed 73-0 as the ultimate expression of Rassie’s “no let-up” mentality. You leaned into the symbolism of the Boks still fighting for a turnover in the 79th minute with the score already at 73-0, arguing that this spoke to the aura and internal standards of this group. The piece highlighted the dominance of the forwards, the impact of Esterhuizen in his new hybrid role, and the statement made by finishing an unbeaten tour with a record win. Etzebeth’s red was acknowledged, but the core theme was character and ruthlessness rather than controversy. KEO.co.za+2KEO.co.za+2


Sunday Times South Africa / TimesLIVE

Within the Sunday Times SA / TimesLIVE stable, coverage underlined the professional coldness of the Bok performance rather than the chaos of the scoreline. The Business Day/Sunday Times reports talked of a “clinical” and “commanding” demolition that completed a clean sweep on tour and cemented South Africa’s No 1 ranking. They emphasised how many combinations Rassie experimented with across Japan, France, Italy, Ireland and Wales, yet still produced an 80-minute performance in Cardiff. The Etzebeth incident was treated as an ugly, isolated flashpoint in an otherwise near-perfect collective exhibition from a side that “simply don’t do dead rubbers”. Business Day+2Sunday Times+2


SA Rugby Magazine – Borchardt & co.

SA Rugbymag.co.za ran a suite of pieces: Simon Borchardt’s “Brilliant Boks demolish Dragons” match report, features on Rassie being “proud of hungry Boks”, Siya Kolisi hoping the red card wouldn’t overshadow things, and a big-picture “Springboks gaze down on rugby world”. The mag stressed that 73-0 was one more data point in a two-year stretch of dominance, not a freak outlier. They homed in on the hunger of fringe players, the work-rate in chasing the shut-out and the seamless integration of youngsters like Feinberg-Mngomezulu. The red card was acknowledged but framed as a disciplinary headache rather than a stain on the team. SA Rugby magazine+3SA Rugby magazine+3SA Rugby magazine+3


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NZ Herald – Kiwi view on a Bok juggernaut

The NZ Herald piece (“Springboks crush Wales 73-0 in historic test demolition”) was a wire-style report but with a clear Kiwi subtext: respect for a rival superpower doing superpower things. It highlighted Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s Llandovery College link and 28-point haul, noted that this surpassed England’s 68-14 as Wales’ worst home defeat, and pointed out it was the first time Wales had been held scoreless at home in the professional era. For New Zealand readers, the article placed the rout in the context of South Africa closing 2025 with 12 wins from 14 Tests, reinforcing the sense that the Boks remain the team to beat in world rugby. NZ Herald+1


Planet Rugby, RugbyPass & others

RugbyPass, Guardian live, ESPN, RTE and TNT Sports all reinforced the same themes: “men against boys”, a structural Welsh crisis, a Bok machine that finishes the year indisputably No 1, and a sour taste from Etzebeth’s red. Many pundits, notably Dan Biggar on TNT, questioned whether such mismatches should continue to be scheduled; others argued it showed exactly why South Africa are on a different tier to every northern-hemisphere side right now. TNT Sports+4The Guardian+4ESPN.com+4

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Andre the Giant & his fellow Boks slay the Dragons

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Andre ‘The Giant’ Esterhuizen led the charge at the Principality as the Springboks took the sword to the throat of the Welsh Dragons, Mark Keohane.

Esterhuizen was the official Player of the Match. He was also my standout Boks individual in a performance where numbers one to 23 were outstanding, as individuals, but their potency was the collective as a 15, regardless of who was wearing what number.

Boks coach Rassie Erasmus, post the match, was delighted at the control and clinical nature of the performance, and pleased with the manner in which his players never veered from the disciplined game plan approach of playing the game in the Welsh half, suffocating the Welsh set piece, and also the game management of his halfbacks Morne van den Berg and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, with the latter scoring two tries and kicking nine conversions from 11 attempts for 28 points.

Damian Willemse, at fullback, was equally impressive in how he owned the space at the back.

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, at the forefront of everything that was strong about the Boks, spoke afterwards of playing the game in the right areas and not been seduced by the team make-up of Wales, who were missing 13 players, or early scoreboard advantage.

Kolisi said they have enormous respect for Welsh rugby and for the fight within the players. The Boks had also been impressed with the first 60 minutes from Wales against the All Blacks, when they trailed 24-21.

Kolisi said the Welsh had shown their pedigree when the game gets loose and opens up and the Boks had to be at their most disciplined not to want to turn the Test into a Barbarians-style match.

Erasmus and Kolisi, as always, kept their focus on the collective, the appreciation of a squad that goes beyond 45 players and the role of each player and management member within the squad.

The Boks coach applauded Kolisi and his players for the powerful finish to a season that totalled 14 Tests and a non-international against the Barbarians in Cape Town to start the season.

Erasmus also said the players and coaches had learned the lesson of the Castle Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Ellis Park, when the Boks led 22-0 playing tempo rugby, only to lose their legs and lose the match 38-22.

There had to be greater balance in how they wanted to play, said Erasmus, but that did not mean sacrificing anything when it was one to attack.

The Boks biggest weapon is their set piece, particularly the scrum, but Erasmus said that weapon could easily be defused by the Boks themselves, if they played too much rugby in the wrong areas and fatigued their powerhouse pack.

‘We learned from that Australian Test,’ he said. ‘That pleased me.’

Kolisi was equally pleased with the manner in which his players fought for turnover ball, regardless of field position or the scoreline, and to see the Boks throw themselves at the breakdown and Welsh ankles and legs to keep the hosts out in the final minute was the measure of the character of these Boks.

The Boks were 73-0 ahead in the 79th minute when they fought to deny Wales a try and won a penalty turnover.

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Springboks

Tries: Gerhard Steenekamp, Ethan Hooker, Jasper Wiese, Morne van den Berg, Wilco Louw, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2), Canan Moodie, Andre Esterhuizen, Ruan Nortje and Eben Etzebeth.

Convs: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (9)

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WALES – 15 Blair Murray, 14 Ellis Mee, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Alex Mann, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Rhys Davies, 4 Ben Carter, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas.
Bench: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 James Ratti, 20 Morgan Morse, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Callum Sheedy, 23 Ben Thomas.

SPRINGBOKS – 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Bench: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Zachary Porthen, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach.

 

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Saluting the remarkable Boks career of Cobus Reinach

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Springboks No 9 Cobus Reinach plays his 50 Test in Saturday’s season finale against Wales in Cardiff. It is a salute to a remarkable Test career, in which Reinach has shown that patience is a virtue and from patience comes the ultimate rewards, writes Mark Keohane.

I’ve covered enough Test rugby since 1992 to know that some players arrive like fireworks, bright and loud, and then disappear before the smoke has even cleared. And then there are players like Cobus Reinach, who is built on staying power, steel, speed, and a stubborn refusal to ever be counted out.

Reinach’s 50th Test comes 11 years after he debuted for the Boks at Newlands against Australia in 2014. He was 24 then. He is 35 now, and he looks quicker today than he did the afternoon he played his first Test.

That alone tells you everything about the athlete and the attitude.

But to salute Reinach purely as a survivor undersells him because he has thrived wherever he has played, be it in South Africa, England or France, at club level or for the Springboks.

He has done more than most scrumhalves who have ever worn the No 9 jersey for South Africa. Two World Cup titles and a hattrick in four minutes – the fastest in Rugby World Cup history – against Canada in 2019. He has scored 19 tries in 49 Tests.

And then there’s what he has done in the past month: two individual tries, each worthy of its own movie trailer. There was the crucial scorcher against France at the Stade de France in Paris that showcased his straight-line speed, and one as important against Ireland in Dublin, where again instinct and acceleration combined for five points.

Reinach has been electric throughout the Castle Rugby Championship and the November internationals, whether starting or closing out the Test.

Reinach, who made his Stormers debut a fortnight after being part of the Boks’ Rugby Championship title defence, played nine consecutive years overseas, at Northampton’s Saints for four years and then for the past five at Montpellier in France, where he finished on 103 matches. He played 76 for the Saints.

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He was never a case of  ‘out of sight and out of mind’. He was always a part of the national equation under Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber.

Rassie Erasmus, speaking after the 2019 World Cup pool win over Canada, said: “Cobus is one of the best finishers in world rugby. His speed is one thing, but his attitude is what sets him apart. He never stops working.”

Jacques Nienaber has always maintained: “Cobus brings intensity. Whether he plays ten minutes or 80 minutes, he changes the game. That’s his gift.”

Montpellier’s Philippe Saint-André, upon his arrival at the French club, called Reinach “the fastest scrumhalf in the world – and the most professional player in the squad.”

Teammate Jesse Kriel, ahead of the 2023 World Cup playoffs, said: “Cobus doesn’t age. He trains like a 20-year-old and competes like a Springbok who knows the standard. We trust him with our lives.”

Even the great Aaron Smith, after the Boks beat the All Blacks in Auckland in 2014, commented privately (later repeated in interviews): “That No 9 is rapid. South Africa have something special there.”

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Everyone who has ever played with him or against him has said the same thing in different ways: Reinach is a game-breaker. You blink and he is gone. You hesitate and he burns you. You switch off and he is already under the posts.

For me, the beauty of Reinach’s Test career is that it hasn’t followed the script. It hasn’t been linear or predictable. He never became the “permanent” Bok No 9, but he became something far more valuable in being the player who can tilt a Test match at any moment, from anywhere on the field. He has been and is a player whose selection is never a gamble, because the return is almost always guaranteed.

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He is the definition of a 23-man squad player in the modern era: dependable, devastating, disciplined.

Reinach’s route wasn’t easy and many within South Africa felt that he left the country when at the peak of his powers, but he continued to improve at the Saints and Montpellier.

His club mates speak of his lack of ego, his obsession with conditioning, his attention to video detail and his leadership and mentoring of newbies or less experienced players.

Saint-André once joked: “Cobus doesn’t drink wine. He doesn’t eat dessert. He eats speed.”

At 35, playing his 50th Test, he is still eating speed and burning international defences.

When I think of Reinach, I think of the Springboks’ identity under Erasmus and Nienaber, which is one rooted in readiness and not reputation.

There have been exceptional scrum halves playing for South Africa in the past 11 years, which is a statement on its own that Reinach gets to 50 appearances in Cardiff.

Cobus Reinach’s career is a lesson in perseverance, professionalism, and possibility, and a reminder to every wannabe Springboks scrum half in South Africa about consistency and relentless work ethic.

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Boks are back in Cardiff and going for the kill against Wales

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There will be no let off from Rassie Erasmus’s Springboks in their final Test of 2025 in Cardiff against Wales, and that is the attitude there should be from the sport’s best team, the official No 1 team for 2025 and the current World Cup holders, writes Mark Keohane.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has shown Welsh rugby the utmost respect by picking his strongest available match 23 for a Test the Boks are expected to win with a record score.

Wales are without 13 of the players who fronted the All Blacks a week ago, and while the Boks are missing as many, there is no comparison in the quality of depth in both national camps.

Wales have won just two of their last 20 internationals, but there is a high regard within the Boks set-up, especially from Erasmus for what Welsh rugby represents.

There was a time, not long ago, that Wales was smashing the Boks, has been a consistent echoed by Erasmus this week.

In Erasmus’s first tenure as Bok coach, he won just seven from 14 Tests, losing to Wales in Washington DC in his first Test in charge and finishing the season beaten in Cardiff by Wales again.

There was the brutal 16-9 World Cup semi-final win in Japan in 2019, but what followed was a last minute win, via a Damian Willemse penalty at Loftus, a last minute defeat in Bloemfontein and then a tough 30-14 win in Cape Town to seal a 2-1 home series win.

In the past few seasons, it has settled more in Erasmus’s favour and Cardiff has become the happy hunting ground it was for Erasmus as a player.

Erasmus appreciates and recognises tradition and he knows just how passionate the Welsh are about their rugby.

They may be in a slump, but it was only eight years ago and Boks supporters were burning the Boks jersey and Wales were on a winning streak against the Springboks.

Erasmus has honoured the meaning of Test rugby with the strength of his selection, but also showcased how brilliantly he has integrated new squad players, post the 2023 World Cup, and managed the playing demands of veterans he is giving every chance to make it to Australia in 2027 for the challenge of an unprecedented third successive RWC title.

Carifff is a great city for Test rugby fans, none more than the Boks supporters, with so many making the trip down from London and various part of England, Scotland and Ireland.

The Principality Stadium is a rugby cathedral and magnificently impressive in terms of a spectator experience.

I was fortunate to report on the Boks win against Wales in 1996, which was the last time they played at the Cardiff Arms Park, before construction began for the building of the Millennium Stadium, which is now the Principality Stadium, right opposite the famous Angel Hotel, where again I was blessed to stay in the week the Springboks beat the All Blacks in the 1999 World Cup play-off for third place.

Breyton Paulse scored the only try of the play-off.

In my time covering the Springboks and being a part of the management, I have wonderful memories of great wins, even more impressive post-match experiences celebrating and a rich joy at the gift it is to write about and, having been part of, the Springboks.

The 1996 win was sweet and compelling. The Boks won 37-20 in what would be Andre Markgraaff’s last Test in charge.

The next time the Boks beat Wales away from home was at Wembley Stadium in 1998, as the Millennium Stadium had not been finished.

I missed the 1999 once-off visit to the Millennium Stadium when the Welsh stunned Nick Mallett’s Springboks. The Stadium was not yet complete, in terms of the stands, but the day is a historic one for Wales.

I was back with the Springboks under Harry Viljoen, working as Communications Manager, and the Boks won a difficult match 23-13 in 2000. We returned to Cardiff for the last match of the tour to beat a star studded Barbarians 41-31, and then did a Sunday all night season-ending party at the Walkabout in Mary Street. It was glorious.

There were wins for Jake White’s Boks in 2004, 38-36, in a match where Newport-based Percy Montgomery thrived and produced a Player of the Match performance. White’s Boks also won comfortably in 2005 and 2007 and Pieter de Villiers’s Boks enjoyed success in Cardiff in 2008 and 2010.

Heyneke Meyer continued the Boks success story in Cardiff in 2013, but in 2014 his Boks lost 12-6.

This started an unprecedented period of Welsh dominance over the Boks in Cardiff, with Bok coach Allister Coetzee’s team losing in 2016 and 2017.

Erasmus’s Boks lost 20-11 in 2018, but ever since then it has been all South Africa in Cardiff.

Frans Steyn, as a replacement, turned back the clock with a glorious kicking display to engineer a 23-18 escape for the Boks in 2021 and in 2023 Jacques Nienaber’s Boks, en-route to the World Cup, produced the biggest ever win for the Boks against Wales in Cardiff.

The Boks won 52-16 and completed their 2024 season with a 45-12 win.

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The bookies have given Wales a 38 point start, which means if you bet on them losing by under 38 points you are in the money and if you go with the Boks to win by more than 38 points, you are in the money.

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If the Boks do win by 38 or more points, then it will represent another record for Erasmus and Siya Kolisi’s already record-breaking world champions.

It’s good to be back in Cardiff, after a decade of missing this match-up from the seats of the Principality’s Press Box.

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The city is still humming and selfishly the Boks are the ones on a winning streak and favoured to make it five wins in succession against the Dragons.

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The Vodacom United Rugby Championship is back for one round this weekend, and the blue chip match is the table-topping Stormers from Cape Town against Limerick and Cork’s finest.
The Stormers and Munster are both unbeaten after five rounds and both have 23 league points, with the Stormers first because of points differential.

A week on from a titanic Test at the Aviva Stadium, it will be Ireland v South Africa once again as the top two in the Vodacom URC lock horns.

Limerick’s Thomond Park will be the setting this time as the league’s two unbeaten sides – Munster Rugby and DHL Stormers – meet on Saturday evening.

Both sides have won their opening five matches and are level on points, so it’s set to be a mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash.

Munster forwards coach Alex Codling feels there are comparisons to be drawn with last weekend’s much discussed Quilter Nation Series showdown between Ireland and the Springboks in Dublin.

“I thought it was a really combative game first and foremost,” said the Englishman.

“It was relentless for the 80 minutes. Both teams were going hammer and tong at each other.

“You had the intensity and the ferocity, while the courage Ireland showed to stay in the fight was tremendous.

“I think there are a lot of parallels between the South African team and the Stormers in terms of a massive scrum, a big maul, a transition kicking game and really trying to go hard on those pressure points.

“It’s a really good way for us to come back and start the block, playing the Vodacom URC leaders.

“As I alluded to, there are a lot of similarities between them and the Springboks team and obviously South African rugby is on a high at the moment. We are expecting an extremely physical game.

“They are ranked number one in terms of ball winning, they have got a very strong maul, they are very well coached, so we are aware of the threat. It’s a massive challenge, but we are really looking forward to it.”

He continued: “We have played really well in patches away from home. We are obviously delighted to be where we are at, but we are also aware that we need to be more consistent and certainly so at Thomond in front of our home fans who mean everything to us.”

Providing the player’s perspective on facing the Stormers – who top the Vodacom URC table on points difference – centre Sean O’Brien said: “They are the only team ahead of us in the league.

“So coming back to a match like that it’s exactly what you want, straight back into the deep end.

“Hopefully we will get a good crowd out at Thomond and give them something to cheer about. We are all looking forward to the match.”

So far this season, Munster have claimed league victories over the Scarlets, Cardiff Rugby, Edinburgh Rugby, Leinster Rugby and Connacht Rugby, while also beating an Argentina XV.

“We have been zoning in on that bit of grit and doggedness that Munster has always been known for and it’s really helped us,” said O’Brien.

“We haven’t really been playing our best rugby, we haven’t been playing to our potential, but we are still grinding out wins which is the main thing at the end of the day.

“We have loads to improve on, but we are still winning games which is a sign of a good team ultimately.”

He added: “We had a bit of a pre-season week last week, doing the hills, swimming, rowing. It was a good week to be fair.

“This week now it’s been a bit more rugby. We’ve had the Irish lads coming back in as well to give us another boost in training.

“So everybody is massively looking forward to the Stormers game. We are raring to go and get stuck into them.

“Like I say, they are the only team ahead of us in the table. These are the positions you want to be in, a top of the table clash.”

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EPCR Club Conference 2025: Club rugby is the beating heart of the game

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With just over a week until EPCR competition returns, the annual EPCR Club Conference reaffirmed that the club game remains central to the sport’s global future.

Representatives from Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup clubs, joined by influential figures from across the international and professional landscape, convened for two days of discussion and strategic alignment on 24-25 November, reinforcing the message that club rugby is the beating heart of the game.

Established in 2023, this forward-looking forum brings together leaders from across the club rugby ecosystem to share insights, confront shared challenges and identify new opportunities for growth.

This year’s edition once again demonstrated EPCR’s commitment to a truly collaborative model – one that champions open dialogue, collective problem-solving and a united approach to ensuring a sustainable, successful future for the club game.

The conference was led by EPCR Chairman Dominic McKay, who said: “Three years ago when we outlined our new strategy, we wanted clubs to be at the heart of our decision making, and the EPCR Club Conference is an important element in this. Over the last few days, we’ve been joined by representatives from our 42 clubs, eight unions and three leagues, as well as World Rugby. Bringing together these key stakeholders is an opportunity to further strengthen relationships and ensure alignment behind a shared vision for the sport’s future.

“To navigate both the challenges and opportunities ahead, we must continue to work closely and constructively together. Collaboration enables us to make informed decisions for players, supporters and the wider rugby ecosystem. It is the foundation on which we will build the next era of club rugby.

Club rugby is the beating heart of the game. The Club Conference reflects our collective commitment to strengthening these foundations, enhancing the experience for all involved, and ensuring our clubs and competitions continue to thrive.”

The programme highlighted a record-breaking 2024/25 EPCR season, celebrating both on- and off-pitch achievements during its landmark 30th anniversary year. Standout moments included 1.5 million fans attending matches in person – with more than 110,000 at the Finals Weekend in Cardiff – and an economic impact of over €50 million for the host city. The season also delivered record television audiences and a major surge in YouTube viewership, with more than 91 million viewers and a target of reaching 100 million this season. Additionally, two new partners joined the EPCR family: JAECOO and Groupe Apicil.

Investec also reflected on its second season as title partner of rugby’s biggest international club competition, taking a deep dive into the commercial landscape of sport and the opportunities within rugby. This was followed by insights from UK & Ireland broadcaster Premier Sports on its first year working with EPCR competitions, with both partners encouraging open discussion with the clubs.

Abey Mokgwatsane, Chief Marketing Officer at Investec said: “Investec really values being part of this club conference because it brings us closer to the federations that are running the clubs and that are driving the fan engagement, it brings us closer to the broadcasters and it brings us closer to the best practices that makes this competition what it is, which is the best club rugby competition in the world.

“Collaboration is important to make sure you can maintain your world-class credentials, we find that talking to people in different facets of this ecosytem, only enriches what we are able to do as a brand. It drives those partnerships for success.

“What Investec is really looking forward to this season is more fan engagement and more stories. We believe that club rugby is where legends are born. How we tell those stories and engage fans with those stories is something we really look forward to.”

Looking ahead to the upcoming season and beyond, EPCR reaffirmed its commitment to its strategic pillars: sustainability, innovation and expansion, alignment and knowledge-sharing, delivering brilliant rugby, and elevating the narrative of the sport.

Jacques Raynaud, EPCR CEO said: “We are now firmly progressing through EPCR’s long-term strategy, which has delivered record engagement and unprecedented sponsor interest – demonstrated most recently by our signing of Emirates at the level of Premium Partner as Official Airline Partner for the next five years.

“We’re also excited by innovations that fans can expect this season, including Italian-language commentary on EPCR TV for our growing Italian audience, a new in-house fan-friendly ticketing platform, updated TV graphics, and a refreshed digital gaming experience.

“Our focus remains on innovation, responsible growth, and creating long-term value for the entire rugby ecosystem.”

Throughout panel sessions and interactive workshops, attendees explored a range of priorities: commercial growth and financial sustainability, optimising competition formats, boosting stadium attendance, expanding broadcast and digital audiences, enhancing player welfare, and improving the fan experience through ongoing innovation.

Ian Flanagan, Chief Executive Officer at Munster Rugby – who won their first Champions Cup title 20 years ago in 2006, and their second in 2008 – said: “The club conference is really important. Firstly it’s great to have the review of last season and understand what we achieved. But more importantly, we have so little opportunity to engage with our peers and colleagues from the French league and the Premiership, so it’s a good opportunity to spend time together talking about the collective issues we all have to face.

“I don’t think anyone has any doubt about what the Investec Champions Cup means to Munster. It’s the thing that probably we’re best known for all around the world, especially the amazing away days when the Red Army show up. The amount of travelling support we have shows the importance our supporters attach to the competition. And for the players, you can really detect the change in the mood at our training ground when the Champions Cup rolls around.

“This year is the 20th anniversary of our first win and I know it will give an even greater incentive for the current squad and coaching staff to emulate what was achieved back in 2006 this season.

“The conference also showcased two remarkable club stories. Bath Rugby reflected on their historic treble last season and their promotion to the Investec Champions Cup, while Union Bordeaux Bègles celebrated their first-ever EPCR title.”

Jean Baptiste Machenaud, Deputy General Manager at Union Bordeaux Bègles said: “These two days allow us to meet our counterparts from different clubs and different countries, so we always learn from each of them and then prepare for this competition together. We know we’ll challenge each other on the field, but we also know we can collaborate off the field.

“The Investec Champions Cup is important to us. It allowed us to win our first title in UBB’s history. So today, we have stars on our logo, but we also have stars in our eyes when we talk about this competition.”

Tarquin MacDonald, Chief Executive at Bath Rugby said: “The club conference is extremely important. This is about working together to understand the impact we have with the competition and how through collaboration we can create more value for the club, the competition, sponsors and most importantly, the fans.

“It’s the pinnacle of the game, there is so much history and heritage bound up in the champions cup and the challenge cup, they are great competitions. Every player, every club wants to be crowned the best in Europe and I don’t think that will ever change.

“We kick-off with a really fantastic game against Munster. It’s one step at a time. if we can put on a great performance at home and come away with the win, we’ll see where we go from there.

“It’s been a privilege this season, and as we close the chapter on 2024/25 season, we open the chapter on 205/26 and who knows what that will bring.”

EPCR action returns with Round 1 from 5–7 December. As clubs make their final preparations, rivalries spark back to life and supporters gear up to cheer on their teams, the anticipation is already building for another unforgettable season.

Fans are also looking ahead to the EPCR Finals Weekend in Bilbao on 22–23 May 2026, the pinnacle of international club rugby. Demand has been exceptional, with over 50% of tickets already sold before the 2025/26 season has even begun.

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Jurie Matthee ready to step out of the shadows of super Springboks

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Jurie Matthee knows what a big shadow the likes of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse and the departed Manie Libbok cast at the Cape Town club, but he is ready to make his own mark in the Stormers No 10 jersey.

He has racked up 52 points so far this season from two tries, ten penalties and six conversions to help the DHL Stormers win their opening five league matches.

The prolific fly-half will once again be a key man for the Cape Town-based outfit when they take on Munster Rugby in a top-of-the-table clash at Limerick’s Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

Last season, he was vying for the No 10 jersey with both Libbok and Feinberg-Mngomezulu. With the former having joined Japanese club Kintetsu Liners and the latter away on Test duty, Matthee has really grabbed his chance this term.

The 25-year-old says having worked with the two Springbok stars has really helped develop his own game.

“It’s an opportunity to measure yourself every single day against the guy that’s playing in front of you,” he said.

“You have the privilege of seeing your competition, knowing what they do. It’s quite cool.

“I learned a lot from Manie. The way he kicks the ball with both feet is quite incredible and there’s also his natural ability to go to space. The way he kicked is something specifically I learned from.

“I have been training with Sacha now for a couple of years and what he does on a rugby pitch is incredible.

“He has been playing amazing and is having a great run. He is playing good rugby and is obviously inspiring.

“I have learned a lot from those two guys.

“It’s a very privileged position to be in at the Stormers. You have all these world class players around you. There’s always something you can learn from them.”

As for his own international ambitions, the Western Province product says: “I want to play at the top level, that is my dream.’

“I want to get there, that’s where I want to go.

“How to get there is just playing a lot of rugby now over the next couple of years. You have got to play to become one of the better guys in our industry. It’s our currency.

“You can maybe put pressure on yourself, especially having dreams to play for the Springboks. But I think the best way to get there is just to express yourself and enjoy your rugby.

“I obviously want to get there, but for now it’s just about expressing yourself and getting confident in what you are doing and what decisions you are making as the game driver.”

With Feinberg-Mngomezulu lining up for South Africa against Wales in Cardiff this weekend, Matthee is set to continue as the playmaker for the table-topping Stormers against Munster in a battle between the two unbeaten sides in the league.

“It’s going to be almost Test match-like in wet conditions,” he said.

“I think we are well prepared for what’s ahead. It’s going to be a physical battle, but we are ready for it.

“It’s about getting the momentum right, ending up on the right side of the pitch and scoring points on the board.

“It’s an opportunity to play against quality players and measure yourself against them.

“But, whatever they bring, we will be looking to execute from our side and do what we’ve prepped for.”

The former Stellenbosch University student added: “It’s been a very good start to our season, five wins on the trot. We couldn’t be happier.

“It’s quite satisfying to get the results. You can’t complain too much.

“It’s been so fun implementing a game model that gets us over the line. Everybody has had smiles on their faces.

“Now it’s Thomond Park and we are ready for the conditions and ready to react to what we see and whatever the day brings.”

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Samsung dials into SA Rugby & the URC

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Sponsorships within South African rugby continue to flourish, with mobile phone giants Samsung the newest arrivals at South African rugby’s carnival of on-field and off-field success.

The partnership forms part of a wider agreement between Samsung and SA Rugby, creating a unified presence across the Vodacom URC in South Africa and the national teams. For the Vodacom URC, the collaboration brings world-class technology directly into the match-day and digital fan experience.

Samsung’s involvement will introduce a range of new touchpoints for supporters, both inside stadiums and online. Central to this will be Samsung’s flagship device, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which leads the partnership’s focus on AI-enhanced imaging and next-generation connectivity. The full Galaxy ecosystem including Galaxy S Series, Z Series, Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Ring will also be integrated across activations to elevate how supporters capture and share their match-day moments.

A standout innovation will be Samsung’s AI-powered stadium crowd-cam, a world-first initiative that blends live match footage with fan-generated content in real time. Supporters’ reactions, celebrations and moments of passion will be captured and enhanced instantly, transforming the way fans become part of the Vodacom URC story.

Martin Anayi, CEO of the United Rugby Championship, said: “The South African teams have added immense strength, diversity and global interest to the Vodacom URC, and their success has deepened the connection between the competition and the South African rugby community. Partnerships like this one with Samsung are vital to that growth. Their investment in the Vodacom URC in South Africa reflects a shared belief in innovation, excellence and the power of technology to bring fans closer to the sport they love. We look forward to working with Samsung to continue building the profile of the Vodacom URC and enriching the fan experience across the region.”

Justin Hume, Vice President of Mobile Experience at Samsung South Africa, said: “Through the power of Galaxy devices and Galaxy AI, we’re enabling fans to connect to rugby in ways that feel immediate, personal and deeply immersive. Samsung’s ecosystem brings supporters closer to the action, whether they’re in the stadium or watching from home, and our shared commitment to innovation and progress makes this partnership a natural fit with the Vodacom URC.”

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Brits: South Africa’s ‘secret’ to success is the process

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Schalk Brits says South Africa’s rugby success isn’t about one World Cup it’s about trusting a long-term process that began back in 2018. From Rassie’s bold calls to building depth and adaptability, Brits lifts the lid on what really makes the Boks tick.

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“I don’t see it as just one, two, or three games. It’s already there if you go back to 2018. You have to understand the process. The process is the secret.

“In 2018, Rassie took over after record losses against Ireland and New Zealand, when we were seventh in the world. Even then, you focus on what gives the biggest return on time spent: defence, set-piece, and the kicking game.

“The idea was to evolve, starting in 2019. Even then, we said the probability of winning the World Cup in 2019 was very small because we lacked experience. We needed a bit of luck, and we got lucky by playing the percentages.

“The plan from 2019 to 2023 was to further evolve our game. Unfortunately, COVID came and stopped that evolution. Then the Lions tour came, leaving us with only a short period before 2023 to evolve again.

“Through a lot of grit and hard work – and a bit of luck – things went our way. We lost against Ireland, and in the knockouts, we won by one point, one point, and one point, right? Take France, England, New Zealand.

“This is probably the first four-year rotation where he can actually install a full plan. From 2019 to 2023, he gave a lot of guys exposure. You don’t want “key individual risk” in your team. If Handré Pollard gets injured, you’re in big trouble. It happened with Malcolm Marx twice.”

Since 2023, players have had more exposure – that takes bravery

“So, what has he done since 2023? He’s given more exposure to other players. He brought in Tony Brown as a new defence coach, saying, “Let’s evolve the game to where we are.”

“We have the belief now. We will still lose games, for example, the game we lost against Australia recently. We overplayed that game. He said we don’t have the capacity yet to play an all-expansive game; we need to pull back a little bit. But those are the mistakes we will make in order to grow.

“The evolution of the team is so impressive. It’s not just a key man like Pollard doing the same thing. You’ve got Pollard, who you know will win the game by playing in the right areas. But now he brings in Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Manie Libbok.”

“He brings Andre Esterhuizen in, who can cover flanker if a red or yellow card comes. Kwagga Smith was the previous impact player; now Andre is an impact player, and he can still use Kwagga as well. Damian Willemse is playing 15, 12, and 10. Our scrum-halves can play wing.

“He’s trying to build athletes, even though you will always need a lock. He picks flankers and locks who can play multiple positions, giving you flexibility of choice. It takes bravery and guts to get to that position.”

Rassie isn’t just about controversy – we are pushing the boundaries

“Rassie isn’t just full of controversy; how he’s evolved the squad is spectacular. It feels like we are pushing the boundaries, and everyone else is trying to keep up with what Rassie is doing.

“In the past, we would follow Australia and New Zealand’s playing style. Now, it feels like for once, we are bringing expertise outside of South Africa into the game, and the rest are following us.

“It’s amazing what is happening. Teams are evolving, some a little slower than others. The game is in a good spot, except for how it is being managed.

“If I were still playing, I would be extremely frustrated by the way the game is managed by the guy with the whistle and the guys who make the decisions. I want to see a spectacle with 15 players on the pitch. I think they’re pushing a certain narrative, but is it harming the game? Is pushing safety so hard actually detrimental to the quality of the spectacle?”

Move away from Super Rugby has been beneficial for Springboks

I think there are a couple of things we have to be thankful for. When we moved away from Super Rugby… although New Zealand and Australia were quite dominant in that competition, and we had stages of dominance, moving away played a vital part in our growth. Although Super Rugby is very exciting, it doesn’t always prepare you best for Test match rugby.

Then, consider that we are now playing in the North and getting used to those conditions. We’re playing more in the Investec Champions Cup and the URC. That has prepped us to play a better, more set-piece-orientated game, which is crucial for Test matches and the fine margins involved.

From my personal experience, I could not believe the impact of a knock-on or an error in your own half up there. Especially if it’s wet and cold and you can’t kick the ball as far, it takes you ages to get out of your own half.

So, I think the adaptation of moving North to South – rather than West to East – the exposure we get during the Champions Cup has actually played perfectly into our hands.”

Springboks will keep pushing boundaries – it’s a team to be proud of

We are mid-cycle, but, the reality is that in 2018, nobody thought we were going to win the World Cup either.

Rassie and that coaching group – and the players themselves – will keep pushing the boundaries. The one thing Rassie hates is complacency and entitlement. He will keep fighting against those things that creep in when you are successful.

He will remind the players quite frankly that it’s not just about winning a rugby match or a World Cup; it’s about giving hope to our country. When your “why” is rightly defined, it makes everything a lot better because you understand the sacrifice required for the country.

The last one was all about creating our first team to win back-to-back titles. Now, aiming for a third time… that is something that would always be remembered. Nobody has done three in a row.

With all due respect, if you look at the game in South Africa: 1995 was predominantly white. Then you had 2007, with John Smit as captain – a great win in France. Then take Siya Kolisi, the first Black captain in 2019: the diversity of the viewer base has grown exponentially.

Now, every South African is supporting the Springboks. It’s a team they can be proud of. That support has played a vital role in the success of the Springboks because the players know exactly how important this is for our country.”

Rassie is not scared of age – he picked me for World Cup win at 38

I don’t know. Siya and Eben are pretty much the same age. Looking at Siya’s performance, to be fair, he could still play the World Cup after that!

But the reality is Rassie will look at the data – exactly how many meters you run, how many tackles you make. It is very stats-driven, and he will tell you if your performance level isn’t there.

“He is not scared of age at all. I mean, I was 38 and a half when he picked me to play in 2019.

His viewpoint is simply: if you’re good enough, you’re old enough. It applies to the upper end of the scale too. It makes no difference to him if you are 19 or 38; if you are good enough, he picks you.”

Rassie is playing chess, while others are playing checkers

“I think there is sometimes a bigger plan and a bigger picture that we as supporters don’t always see.

“There is stats analysis regarding scoring just before halftime, just after halftime, and the crucial minutes within a game where there’s a “lull period.” They’ll do the analysis and determine the best time to make substitutions.

“But if a player is “off” on a particular day, he will literally take you off the pitch after 20 minutes. As a player, you know that as well.

“If your performance on the day is not good enough – he won’t keep you on the pitch just because of the effect it might have on the player.

“When I talk about entitlement or ego, you put that quickly in your pocket. He’ll look at your numbers, and if you’re not good enough, he’ll tell you by taking you off.

“It shows the bravery of the guy, because then his plan needs to change late in the game. He knows if he pulls a player early – if he “goes hard on the horse or the bishop” early-on there are certain things that leave him exposed at the back end of the game.

“But he is very clear on his way. He is brave, and he is not scared to test, evolve, and make mistakes, because through mistakes you learn. You have to be aggressive in this game.

He plays a game of chess while others play checkers.”

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Boks scrum a STECO Power Play of brutal beauty

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Keo & Zels were as emphatic as the Boks scrum against Ireland that the STECO Power Play was every time the Boks packed down to scrum Ireland into the Aviva turf in Dublin.

STECO is all about power, precision, sustainability and quality, and Keo & Zels, on their Rugby Podcast, said every member of the Boks pack combined to make the collective that much more powerful than any individual effort.

They acknowledge the individual try-scoring genius of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, the individual merits of Cobus Reinach, the relentlessness of Canan Moodie and the power of Damian de Allende.

But when it came to their weeks Springboks STECO Test moment, it was the Boks scrum that won the day, with the Boks feeding the scrum in 12 of the 16 scrums, and winning eight penalties on the 12 put ins. There were also more scrums on resets.

Ireland lost two players to yellow cards because of repeated scrum infringements and conceded a penalty try just before halftime to trail 19-7.

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The general consensus, post the match, was that Ireland should have lost more players to the sin-bin for deliberate professional fouls at scrum time.

The Boks won 24-13; their first win at the Aviva Stadium during Rassie Erasmus’s eight years at the helm of the Springboks. It was also only the second time the Boks had played at the Aviva Stadium since Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber took charge of the Boks in 2018.

Ireland, who beat the Boks 13-8 in Pool Play at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Paris, France, also beat the Boks 25-24 in Durban in 2024, a week after losing 27-20 to the hosts in Pretoria in the opening Test of the July internationals.

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