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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 21: Handre Pollard of South Africa kicks the ball during the Rugby World Cup 2023 semi final match between England and South Africa at Stade de France on October 21, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Juan Jose Gasparini/Gallo Images)

Pollard: Best kick of my life

Handre Pollard says he could “kick another 1000 kicks” but nothing will top the feeling of slotting the winning penalty for the Springboks in the World Cup semi-final against England.

Elton Jantjies of South Africa during the 2023 Castle Lager Rugby Championship Springbok training session at Loftus Stadium Field B in Pretoria on 20 June 2023

Elton banned for doping

Elton Jantjies has received a lengthy ban from rugby after the veteran Springbok flyhalf was suspended for the use of banned substance Clenbuterol.

‘O’Keeffe did not help Boks beat France’

Joel Jutge, head of referees at World Rugby, has defended Ben O’Keeffe after Antoine Dupont criticised his officiating in the World Cup quarter-final between France and SA.

Lions cashing in on squad rotation

Head coach Ivan van Rooyen expressed optimism about squad rotation benefiting the Lions in their Challenge Cup clash with Ospreys in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Willie le Roux of the Vodacom Bulls during the 2023 United Rugby Championships match between Bulls and Connacht at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on 25 November 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Mixed news for Bulls

The Vodacom Bulls welcome back Willie le Roux for the match against Bordeaux Begles at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, but will be without Wilco Louw for several weeks.

Bulls to snap up Sharks playmaker

Sharks utility back Boeta Chamberlain is reportedly in negotiations to swap Durban for Pretoria and link up with the Vodacom Bulls.

Tempers flare between Stormers and Clermont during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Clermont at Cape Town Stadium on 21 January 2023 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Stormers welcome ice-cold Parisian hostility

The DHL Stormers travel to Paris in the final round of the Champions Cup looking to secure a home playoff in hostile and unfamiliar conditions.

Libbok urges Stormers to embrace icy Paris

Manie Libbok says the DHL Stormers are not fazed by the subzero conditions they’re likely to experience in the Champions Cup clash against Stade Francais in Paris on Saturday.

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 21: Siya Kolisi of South Africa embraces Owen Farrell of England following the during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and South Africa at Stade de France on October 21, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Kolisi defends ‘misunderstood’ Farrell

Siya Kolisi has jumped to the defence of “misunderstood” Owen Farrell while admitting that he hopes the England flyhalf becomes his teammate at French club Racing 92.