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French forward wore the No. 9 shirt in his debut season after arriving from Saint-Germain

Delve into the unpredictable nature of sporting success, exploring the intricate interplay of talent, hard work, luck, and the ever-present element of the unexpected.

The Bulls against the United Rugby Championship defending champions Leinster, the repeat of last season’s final, is the pick of the matches in Round Two of the competition, with the Loftus Versfeld cl

The Springboks are on the cusp of winning back-to-back Rugby Championship titles and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi want to do it with a solid performance.

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Tickets for the much-anticipated MTN8 semifinal second leg between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday (3pm) have sold out.

During the memorable 2023 rugby world cup, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus infamously screamed at his team, “We’re the only f**king thing that works in South Africa!”. I found the world’s greatest rugby coach’s foul-mouthed rant at once jolting, jarring, hilarious, sobering and unintentionally thought provoking. I wrote before the 2023 rugby world cup that I believed the Springboks would retain the Webb Ellis trophy and provided reasons for my confidence. Admittedly I aged during the final minutes of the semi-final and finals, but my reasons for confidence were validated by the displays of sheer courage and determination that saw the Boks over the line. The Bok’s gutsy victory not only lifted the Webb Ellis trophy, but also that of the nation for weeks afterwards. But back to reality – is Rassie right and as a nation can we learn from this coaching genius and from the boys in green and gold? It is far too simplistic of course to believe that a nation’s problems can be solved by emulating a sports team, no matter how successful, but a few fundamental lessons can be taken on board and applied to our country going forward if we are to become a winning nation again. The first is to agree that we actually want to be a winning nation. In other words, we must develop a shared desire to succeed, particularly in a highly competitive global environment. But what in fact is a winning nation?

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South Africa have potentially their best chance of qualifying for the global showpiece, other than as hosts, since 2002.

Pieter Coetzé clinched his second medal of the world championships in Singapore on Friday as he finished second in the 200m backstroke.