De Villiers: North versus South is the soul of South African rugby
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De Villiers: North versus South is the soul of South African rugby

Careers end. Records are broken. Trophies gather dust. Teammates go their own way. And then all you are left with is the memories. Great memories of a full career. But if you grew up in the Western Cape, there is one memory you carry with you beyond just your career, and when it started and ended. You’ve had it with you since you were a boy running around barefoot with a rugby ball and dreaming the biggest dreams. North versus South. By Jean de Villiers, former DHL Stormers and Springbok captain.

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February 16, 2023
New laws to be trialled in Super Rugby
epa09835779 Fijian Drua's Napolioni Bolaca (C) in action during the round 5 Super Rugby Pacific match between Fijian Drua and Western Force at Leichhardt Oval, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 19 March 2022. EPA/MICK TSIKAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
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New laws to be trialled in Super Rugby

World Rugby’s new laws to try and speed up the game will be introduced in Super Rugby for the 2023 season and if successful could be implemented in the Rugby World Cup in France later this year.

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February 14, 2023
Boks vs All Blacks Twickenham date confirmed
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Boks vs All Blacks Twickenham date confirmed

The Springboks will line up against the New Zealand at Twickenham in England for only the second time ever when they clash in a Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture on Friday, 25 August 2023 – two weeks before the international extravaganza kicks off in France, where South Africa will attempt to defend their crown as world champions.

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February 12, 2023
Nkosi raring to go after return to rugby
Springbok wing Sbu Nkosi
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Nkosi raring to go after return to rugby

Bulls and Springbok wing Sbu Nkosi has returned to rugby after a period on the sidelines that included going AWOL for three weeks as he battled mental health issues.

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February 10, 2023
Dobson’s DHL Stormers relishing another run with the Vodacom Bulls
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Dobson’s DHL Stormers relishing another run with the Vodacom Bulls

John Dobson’s DHL Stormers players will run out to a Pretoria crowd willing them to lose as the age-old north versus south rivalry writes another 80 minutes of its epic history. And Dobson wants all of this. He wants exactly what he grew up watching and loving about the most intense rivalry in South African rugby. He wants a battle.

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February 9, 2023
Vodacom Bulls call on fans to help ‘Open Upper Loftus’ for DHL Stormers clash
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Vodacom Bulls call on fans to help ‘Open Upper Loftus’ for DHL Stormers clash

The Vodacom Bulls have called on their fans to help them try and achieve something they haven’t been able to do for the past two years when they host the DHL Stormers in another epic north versus south clash between these two historic teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 18 February.

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February 7, 2023
Sport is not life and death. Your next heartbeat is – Jake White
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Sport is not life and death. Your next heartbeat is – Jake White

For most of my career as a coach, a rugby match was like life and death for me. The next try was life or death for me. But when you’re lying in intensive care with tubes stuck down your throat, you quickly realise what life and death really comes down to. It’s not that next try. It’s that very next heartbeat, and your hope that it will happen. By Jake White, Bulls director of rugby.

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February 6, 2023