Easy pool, brutal playoffs: The Springboks’ 2027 Rugby World Cup balancing act

Easy pool, brutal playoffs: The Springboks’ 2027 Rugby World Cup balancing act

The Springboks begin their title defence in the 2027 Rugby World Cup with seemingly easy matches against Italy, Georgia, and Romania. But will this gentle start prepare them for the intense knockout stages ahead?

Bulls CEO: World Cup year will force a re-think

South Africa’s big four clubs will have to strategise differently for next season’s Vodacom URC and Investec Champions Cup competitions. That’s according to Blue Bulls Company CEO Edgar Rathbone, who told Netwerk24 that the 2026-27 season will demand smarter planning and tougher decisions as the road to the 2027 World Cup intensifies. “In a World Cup year you have even less access to your Springboks, and in 2023 there were more training camps an…