Pumas tweak side for Nelspruit decider
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has made seven changes to his side for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Nelspruit.

Boks release three players for Vodacom URC duty
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released three players, Ben-Jason Dixon, Johan Grobbelaar, and Canan Moodie, to their local franchises after the Boks wrapped up their main training block for the week on Wednesday, before the Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider between South Africa and Argentina at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday.

Malinga wants to make every opportunity count
It was a hot and humid night in Kumagaya when Ayanda Malinga last faced Japan, but the memory of that special Test 26 months ago still fuels the Springbok Women winger.

Bok speedsters ready for hard-running Pumas
Springbok wings Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse expected Argentina to play a high-paced running game on Saturday when the teams face off in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider, and said they had to be switched on, adaptable, and play for the full 80 minutes to win the match and also bag their first tournament title since 2019.

RIP Ashwill Sauls
Mr Mark Alexander, the president of SA Rugby, passed on a message of condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Ashwill Sauls, a club rugby player from Robertson, who sadly passed away during a match over the weekend.

WP outplay Border to finish U20 Week unbeaten
Western Province defeated Border 31-7 to finish SA Rugby’s Under-20 Women’s Week – which ended on Wednesday at the Queens High School in Johannesburg – as one of only two unbeaten teams along with the Blue Bulls.

Etzebeth hits record as Hendrikse and Libbok start
Eben Etzebeth will set the record as the most capped Springbok of all time on in Nelspruit Saturday when he runs out at lock against Argentina, while Jaden Hendrikse and Manie Libbok are paired as starting halfbacks for the first time in the title-deciding match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium.

Malinga returns for WXV opener against Japan
Ayanda Malinga will make a return to Test rugby for the first time since 2022 after being named on the left wing for the Springbok Women’s opening match of WXV 2 against Japan at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Friday.

Three teams remain unbeaten at U20 Women’s Week
Western Province, Border and the Blue Bulls are the only unbeaten teams left after two rounds of SA Rugby’s Under-20 Women’s Week, currently on the go in Johannesburg.

Boks will use lessons from Pumas loss in Nelspruit
The Springboks will take the lessons learned in their heart-breaking 29-28 defeat against Los Pumas in Santiago del Estero into what is essentially the deciding match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit this Saturday.