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Francois Hougaard at Reeva Steenkamp’s funeral ceremony in 2013.

Bulls still tripping over Francois Hougaard’s laces

Pretoria’s Blue Bulls will have to move with the times, even if it means disposing of a few prime assets.

Hougaard, Louw out of Scotland Test

Western Province scrumhalf Louis Schreuder has been called up to the Springbok squad to replace the injured François Hougaard.

Springbok wing Lwazi Mvovo.

Twitter lashes Meyer for dropping Mvovo

Heyneke Meyer has been lambasted on social media networks for dropping wing Lwazi Mvovo in favour of scrum half Francois Hougaard at the No. 11 spot.

Pick Hougaard

Pick Hougaard, Du Preez tells Bok coach

Fourie du Preez has urged Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer to pick Francois Hougaard instead of him for the home series against England next month.

Don’t put the cart before the horse

Don’t put the cart before the horse, says Spies

Bulls captain Pierre Spies says it’s foolish to judge the Blues on their losses in the first two rounds of the competition ahead of their next game.

Namibia match could be final World Cup trial for Boks

Namibia match could be final World Cup trial for Boks

While the Boks respect their Namibian opponents, they also see Thursday’s World Cup match as an way to fine-tune their game for more brutal battles.

Du Preez returns to boost ‘super’ Bulls

The Bulls could not have received a more timely boost as they prepare for the Super 15 championship kick-off than the return of Fourie du Preez.

Du Preez setback for Boks

The Springboks may well have to do without the world’s number one scrumhalf, Fourie du Preez, in their first three Tests of the season, and the Blue Bulls could be without their…

Bulls reveal new faces in Super 14 squad

Three new signings at fullback and the return of Springboks Chiliboy Ralepelle and Pierre Spies after a layoff are the outstanding features of the Bulls’ Super 14 training squad…

Bulls add talented youngsters to line-up

South African Under-19 stars Francois Hougaard and Stephan Dippenaar have signed a three-year contract with the Blue Bulls. Hougaard is a strong scrumhalf who attended Paul Roos…