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In a 12–11 victory at the Stade de France, Pollard scored four first-half penalties as the Springboks narrowly held off a New Zealand team that was down to 14 men following Sam Cane’s red card. Despite having mostly struggled in the years preceding the event, South Africa won their third World Cup in Japan four years ago, and going into the 2023 edition in France, they were considered favorites. Due to a calf injury, Pollard, who was instrumental in South Africa’s victory against England in the 2019 World Cup final, was not included in the country’s initial 33-man World Cup…

It was the tale of the Rugby World Cup of 2023, and now, legend Siya Kolisi of South Africa has revealed in an exclusive interview with TNT Sports how he miraculously recovered from an ACL injury to lead his team to consecutive titles. Just five months before the competition began, in April of last year, Kolisi’s goal of playing in France seemed to have come to an end when he sustained a catastrophic knee injury during the Sale Sharks’ United Rugby Championship match against Munster. Kolisi said that he was prepared for the worst, anticipating being out for a period…

The three have not been included in Jacques Nienaber’s squad; lock De Jager is unwell, fly-half Pollard and center Am are out with injuries. The 2019 World Cup champions will be missing three key players, it has been confirmed. The news of their absence was speculated earlier today. One identified fly-half Manie Libbok is the sole recognized fly-half in the team due to Pollard’s absence; Damian Willemse provides backup for South Africa in that position. It’s interesting to note that four scrum-halves—Faf de Klerk, Jaden Hendrikse, Grant Williams, and Cobus Reinach—are named among the 33. Props Trevor Nyakane and Frans…

It has been announced by Rassie Erasmus that he will rejoin South Africa as head coach. He will likely oversee the team’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027. This year, Jacques Nienaber led the Springboks to their second consecutive World Cup victory. However, he will now assume a new position with the Irish team Leinster. As director of rugby, Erasmus was a key player in the team’s 2023 victory and will take up his place when South Africa raised the trophy in 2019. According to a report in the South African publication Rapport, Erasmus will now…

With three goals and eight assists in 2024 alone, Theo has returned to being one of the most decisive players after exhibiting inconsistent play in the first half of the 2023–24 season. When the Frenchman switched to central defense during a defensive emergency that lasted from October to December, many people think that’s when everything clicked since it felt like a spark was lit when he returned to the wing. Compared to his four goals and five assists in the previous season, he has five goals and ten assists so far in 2023–2024. He might top his finest season with…

According to financial analyst Kieran Maguire, who spoke with Football Insider exclusively, it would be hypocritical to feel pity for Zaniolo’s predicament in light of Villa’s agreement with BK8. The 24-year-old midfield player, like Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United, is being investigated for breaking Italian gambling laws. Due to his involvement in bets, the midfielder for the Magpies received a 10-month suspension. Zaniolo, who insisted he has never wagered on sports, flew to Turin to talk with authorities, according to the Daily Mail. This summer, Zaniolo joined Villa on a season-long loan from Galatasaray, the winners of the Turkish Super…

While LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been reasonably healthy, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled with injuries throughout the season, as many other important role players have not. The two most effective perimeter defenders for the Lakers, Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent, have missed much of the season due to foot and knee ailments, respectively. The Lakers are running out of time to get both players back in time for the Play-In Tournament and postseason. Although head coach Darvin Ham has insisted that everything is going according to plan, neither has shown any clear indications that they are very…

Although the Rossoneri relished their 2021–2022 Serie A title triumph, after then, they have regressed. Milan has only triumphed once in their last six games in all competitions, and not in the Italian league since October 7. Although the Rossoneri enjoyed winning the Serie A title in 2021–2022, since then, negative progress has been made. Milan has won zero games in the Italian top division since October 7 and just one of their past six games overall. Milan’s current fitness coach, Matteo Osti, is under scrutiny for the high number of injury setbacks Milan is experiencing. During the current international…

After leading the Steelers to a record 17 consecutive winning seasons as head coach, Mike Tomlin is set to begin his 11th postseason appearance. However, some in the NFL think 2017 might be his final season in Pittsburgh, as ESPN reports. Adam Schefter reported this week that while the Steelers are not firing Mike Tomlin, “some people around the league believe that Mike Tomlin could decide, eventually, to take some time off.” Consider taking a year off, just like Sean Payton did.” Notably, Payton left his position as head coach of the Saints in 2022 after 15 seasons in that…

A dismal NRL season for the Sydney Roosters may lose Cooper Cronk his position as head coach of the team. Numerous reports state that in light of the team’s unavoidable elimination from the playoffs, the Roosters’ halves consultant is being closely examined. The dominant team, who often contends for the championship every year, is presently mired in 14th position on the standings with five games left in the regular season. The Roosters have only managed 8 wins and 11 losses so far this season, despite having a number of representative players on their roster, including Lindsay Collins, Joseph Suaalii, Joey…