Flying wing Edwill van der Merwe has targeted a return to the Springbok side in 2025 but admits he needs to turn it on for the Lions to make that a reality.
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The Stormers could be boosted by the return of three players for their European Champions Cup clash with English side Sale Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday, including Springbok number eight Evan Roos.
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Mercurial flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has praised the Springbok set-up for helping him to develop his game and is hopeful he can kick-on in international rugby in 2025.
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Former Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies is focussing on his own mental health and fitness in the wake of a four-year doping ban that has likely ended his professional rugby career.
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SA Rugby unveiled Rhino as its new match ball partner on Wednesday, with the world’s No 1 rugby training equipment supplier coming on board after signing a seven-year partnership to provide match balls at international level for the Springbok men and women’s teams, as well as for all domestic competitions.
World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year for 2024, Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, is one of five nominees for SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year for the past season, along with Damian De Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe and Ox Nche.
The Springboks will welcome Italy, Georgia, Australia and Argentina to South Africa in 2025, SA Rugby confirmed.
Pieter-Steph du Toit cemented his place in history by becoming the first South African to be named the World Men's 15s Player of the Year for a second time.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus gave all the credit to the players as the team finished the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a clean sweep of victories following their win against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Eben Etzebeth will start at lock alongside Franco Mostert in the Springboks’ final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash against Wales on Saturday after Jean Kleyn was forced to withdraw from the match-23 due to a niggle.