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Having won successive Rugby World Cup titles in 2019 and 2023, players like Eben Etzebeth and Deon Fourie can be fondly referred to as veterans in the Springbok squad.

The back-up hooker was 37-year-old veteran Deon Fourie, who had been picked in the World Cup squad as a utility forward, but who made a name for himself as an openside flanker over the last few years.

The 35-year-old Fijian’s 1.82m, 103kg physique is not far off the Stormers’ own breakdown master Deon Fourie – who is 1.77m and 96kg – and he is not nicknamed “Demolition Man” for ...

Bok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick has been part of Rassie Erasmus’ backroom staff since 2018. Picture: Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images/ Age will not be a factor when Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus ...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has a lot to ponder on when it comes to the hooker position leading up to the 2027 World Cup in Australia, starting with next week’s alignment camp in Cape Town.

Unless he suffers an injury, Bok captain Siya Kolisi will continue to lead the team over the coming year, according to coach ...

If 2025 is to be anything for the Springboks, it will be the year that coach Rassie Erasmus starts to show his hand ahead of the 2027 World Cup title defence.

Rassie Erasmus believes that 38-year-old Deon Fourie is the ideal insurance policy if those wrestling Bongi Mbonambi for the ...

Deon Fourie is one of several Springboks who have returned to the DHL Stormers match day squad for Saturday’s crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with log leaders Leinster in Dublin ...

Springbok loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu will leave the Sharks for the Stormers at the end of the season to fill the void ...

The Stormers have strengthened their squad by signing 25-year-old Springbok Ntuthuko Mchunu, who will join from the Sharks at ...