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Springbok Aphiwe Dyantyi one of two to join South African rivals

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Fresh from their United Rugby Championship final defeat, the Bulls have announced the signing of winger Aphiwe Dyantyi and flanker Kuyenzeka Xaba from the Stormers.

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The 13-cap Springbok, and former World Rugby breakthrough player of the year, made his professional return at the end of 2023 after serving a four-year doping ban.

The 29-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Bulls, which will keep him at Loftus Versfeld until June 2026.

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“This feels like a second opportunity,” said Dyantyi.

“It will be good to be in an environment like the one the Vodacom Bulls have, almost very familiar considering that I was down the highway during the start of my career.

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“I spent over 10 years in Gauteng, so it is familiar territory and this move feels like me coming home. I am closer to family and friends, a support structure that has been so important for me over the years.

“I hope to enjoy my time with the Loftus family and am thankful for the opportunity Jake (White) and Edgar (Rathbone) have given me.”

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Stormers flanker Xaba has also signed a two-year deal with the URC runners-up, and has set his sights on winning more silverware for the Bulls.

“This is a privilege for me to come join the most successful union in South Africa,” the 26-year-old said.

“I am looking forward to a different challenge away from my comfort zone. There is a lot of quality players at the Vodacom Bulls and I want to play alongside them. I also have a wonderful opportunity to be taught by seasoned coaches, I am looking forward to learning from them.

“I cannot wait to slot into the brand of rugby this club plays and I have hopes of doing my bit to help add more silverware to the Loftus trophy cabinet.”

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takata 28 minutes ago
Can Les Bleus avoid a Black-wash in New Zealand?

Right: there was officially 7.3 million watching FRA-NZ on TF1 (free to air) at 9 pm last november (w. 8.3 peak). But why did not TF1 spent also those big bucks (about 3 years ago) to get the rights for three consecutive NZ-FRA at 9 am on saturday morning in July 2025?


Broadcasters are certainly not fools and are making plenty of marketing studies to back up their offers; so, tell me please, why no offer in France for such a major event? - (answer: low expected audience = not a major event)


In fine, this series ends up as a gift to the very expensive channel who was already broadcasting Top 14. Canal Plus also scored 920.000 viewers for the Top 14 final on 28 June. In addition to 4.2 million viewers on Antenne 2 (the final is always free to air), those 5.1 million viewers are not bad for the 188th episode of the 2025 series when most missed the last 187 (actually it’s a record for a championship final).


Also, can you tell me what was the audience in New Zeland for last november FRA-NZ game and if it’s possible to compare it with last saturday? I’m pretty sure there would also be a big difference between home and away games, due to different time zone and level of media coverage - ie: this manufactured outrage about the French selection.


Another clue: I can’t find anywhere how many viewers in France watched last saturday game on Canal Plus… nobody published it.


As for SA test next November, I do believe that it would probably score below the AB, we’ll see.

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