Former Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen has give his impression of Evan Roos, who is starting at No 8 on Saturday against Scotland.

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The Junior Springboks kept their U20 Junior World Championship title defence alive by qualifying for the semifinals after beating Wales 52-33 in their final pool match at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Tuesday evening. Earlier wins for both the Junior Boks and Wales over Uruguay and hosts Georgia meant this was a straight shootout for a place in the championship knockouts. In the match, Wales produced a strong fight and were in the game early in the second half, but they were eventually mauled into submission by the powerful Junior Boks as they clinched a comfortable win. Breathtaking start The game got off to a breathtaking start, as Wales came flying out the blocks, before the Junior Boks powered back. In the fourth minute Wales opened the scoring after setting up a lineout on the 5m and setting a maul from a short throw, with flank Caio James reaching over and scoring just as it was being driven out. Six minutes later from another lineout on the 5m, Wales pulled a move off the top and inside centre Steffan Emmanuel received a short pass and burst through to score, with flyhalf Carwyn Leggatt-Jones landing his second conversion for a 14-0 lead. But the Junior Boks hit straight back in the 11th minute, as a monster scrum in the Wales 22m allowed scrumhalf Hendre Schoeman to pick up at the back and snipe over for the converted score. They then levelled the scores with a stunning try for Ethan Adams in the 16th minute, as the inside centre chipped over the defence, flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed caught the ball and gave it back to Adams to run in and score, with Ahmed’s conversion making it 14-all. The Junior Boks then hit the front in the 24th minute, after a number of penalties and mauls saw captain Siphosethu Mnebelele come off the back of one and smash over. Wales’ ill-discipline finally cost them when prop Jac Pritchard was yellow carded in the 29th minute after repeated infringements, and the Junior Boks managed to take advantage with a 37th minute maul try to Heinrich Theron, with Ahmed’s extras putting them 26-14 up at the break. Second half An action pack start to the second half saw the Junior Boks extend their lead in the 42nd minute as flank Risima Khosa crashed over in the corner, but wing Cheswill Jooste was then yellow carded for a deliberate knock-on three minutes later. That allowed Wales to capitalise on the extra man by putting the Junior Boks under pressure and eventually outside centre Osian Darwin-Lewis cut through for the converted score, making it 33-21 after 49 minutes. The teams continued trading tries as first replacement hooker Liam van Wyk dotted down off a maul, before Wales wing Tom Bowen raced away to respond, making it 38-26 after 55 minutes. The Junior Boks then pulled away with further maul tries to Van Wyk in the 62nd minute followed by Mnebelele five minutes later, as they powered over the 50-point mark. A late yellow card to Mnebelele and a try to Wales fullback Lewis Edwards allowed them to clinch consolation points just before the fulltime hooter. Scorers Junior Springboks: Tries – Hendre Schoeman, Ethan Adams, Siphosethu Mnebelele (2), Heinrich Theron, Risima Khosa, Liam van Wyk (2); Conversions – Yaqeen Ahmed (6) Wales U20: Tries – Caio James, Steffan Emmanuel, Osian Darwin-Lewis, Tom Bowen, Lewis Edwards; Conversions – Carwyn Leggatt-Jones (3), Lloyd Lucas

South African pop star Tyla has personally shut down a viral rumour claiming she had signed with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, addressing the speculation directly on her Instagram Stories as she gears up for the release of her sophomore album, APOP*, on 24 July. “I’m not signed to Roc Nation,” Tyla wrote in a post shared on her Instagram Stories and later her feed, putting an abrupt end to days of online speculation about her professional future. ‘I’m not signed to Rocnation’ – Tyla clears the air. Picture: Instagram, @Tyla How the rumour started The claims began circulating on 30 June 2026, with several online publications and social media pages alleging that the 24-year-old singer had chosen not to renew her contract with Epic Records after it allegedly expired. The story exploded after an account on X shared a post claiming that Roc Nation had officially welcomed Tyla to its roster, complete with talk of a lucrative multi-million-dollar agreement and a personal call from Jay-Z himself. A doctored image from a post from the Rocnation Instagram page celebrating 30 years of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt album. Picture: X Fuelling the frenzy was a viral image of what appeared to be a digital billboard in New York’s Times Square, featuring the Roc Nation triangle hand gesture alongside the words “Roc Nation welcomes Tyla to the family”. The image was, in fact, doctored from Roc Nation’s own recent activations marking the 30th anniversary of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt album, which had genuinely included Times Square billboards, pop-ups and merchandise drops in late June. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roc Nation (@rocnation) The fabricated post spread rapidly across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube Shorts – and, notably, was picked up and reported as a confirmed fact by a number of entertainment outlets without independent verification. As it stood, Tyla remained publicly recognised as an Epic Records artist under her long-standing joint venture with FAX Records, co-managed by We Make Music and the Africa Creative Agency, alongside a strategic partnership with HYBE. Why it felt believable The rumour gained extra traction because it wasn’t entirely far-fetched on paper. Roc Nation has been aggressively expanding its African footprint, and in 2025 Nigerian singer Ayra Starr signed a major international management deal with the label – while remaining with Mavin Records for her recording career. That real connection made a Tyla signing feel like a plausible “next step” for the label, and gave the fake billboard image a veneer of credibility it didn’t deserve. It also reignited some of the online rivalry between Tyla’s and Ayra Starr’s fanbases, with the rumour framed by some as Tyla “joining their camp” – feeding into the wider comparisons South African and Nigerian Afrobeats and Amapiano fans regularly draw between the two rising stars’ chart positions, awards and global breakout narratives. A doctored image from a post from the Rocnation Instagram page celebrating 30 years of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt album. Picture: X Tyla moves the conversation to her music By addressing the rumour directly and briefly, Tyla was able to pivot attention back to her upcoming release. Fans have already had a taste of the new era through recently released single Is It Love and She Did It Again in collaboration with Swedish pop star Zara Larsson, with APOP* expected to build on the Amapiano, Afropop, R&B and pop fusion that defined her Grammy-winning self-titled debut.

The Golden Lions edged the Blue Bulls on Day 2 of the U18 Craven Week, while Border, Griquas and Western Province XV were also among the winners at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The second day of the tournament served up a series of fascinating contests, with 42 tries scored over the course of the four matches – and 10 of those coming in the Jukskei Derby. Clawed their way back The Bulls raced to 12-0 lead after their lineout set the platform for two tries. The Lions clawed their way back into the contest, and flyhalf Jaydon Viljoen slotted a long-range penalty goal of the stroke of half-time to reduce the Bulls’ lead to five points. The contest opened up in the second stanza, and the lead changed hands several times. Lions centre Ethan Lourens crashed over for his second try late in the game, while the subsequent score by lock Glodi Tshipamba sealed a 43-32 win for the boys in red and white. Bagged a brace Earlier in the day, Border scored six tries in their 36-14 win against the Valke, with wing Ncuthu Kepe bagging a brace. The free-flowing contest between Griquas and the Pumas yielded 12 tries in all, with Griquas fullback Tyler Campher scoring a hat-trick. The Kimberley-based side dominated the contest after half-time, scoring 22 points in the second stanza to secure a 43-29 victory. The battle between WP XV and the Griffons followed a similar pattern, with the Western Cape side bouncing back from a half-time deficit to bank an emphatic 52-33 result. Flyhalf Travis Pheiffer scored 13 points for WP XV, while wing Cayden Samuels and flanker Yanos Molnar finished with two tries apiece. The U18 Craven Week continues at Grey High on Wednesday, with the Leopards tackling the Limpopo Blue Bulls at 10:00 and Western Province facing the Sharks in the big coastal showdown at 15:30. U18 Craven Week results – day two (Tuesday, 7 July): Border 36-14 Valke Griquas 43-29 Pumas Western Province XV 52-33 Griffons Blue Bulls 32-43 Lions Monday, 6 July Boland 39-20 Leopards – MATCH REPORT Free State 66-41 Limpopo Blue Bulls – MATCH REPORT Sharks 36-19 South Western Districts – MATCH REPORT Western Province 42-25 Eastern Province – MATCH REPORT U18 Craven Week fixtures – Day 3, Wednesday, 8 July: Leopards vs Limpopo Blue Bulls – 10:00 Boland vs Eastern Province – 11:45 Free State vs South Western Districts – 13:30 Western Province vs Sharks – 15:30

Fashion stylist extraordinaire Law Roach is proving his pulling power after attending a Schiaparelli fashion show in Paris this weekend and pulling a model off the ramp, straight onto a private jet to dress Zendaya in the dress she’s in. Zendaya wore one of the Italian fashion house’s freshly launched designs from their haute couture fashion show in London later on that same evening. As Roach walked out of the show with the model, who was still wearing the dress, this was his response. “I flew in last night to come to the show. I have a private jet waiting for me, and for her (looking at the model), to get that dress off of her, to get it to London to put it on a very special girl,” said Roach. @alexaonthescene Replying to @Ramon Torres law roach confirms that the schiaparelli dress zendaya wore to the odyssey london premiere is the same dress that debuted on the runway this morning #zendaya #theodyssey #schiaparelli #tomdaya #lawroach ♬ original sound – alexaonthescene “Why this one? Because it’s giving Odyssey?” asked the interviewer. “Maybe,” he responds before walking off with a smile. Zendaya was later seen in the dress as she walked red carpet for the London premier of The Oddyssey looking as stunning as we’ve come to expect her to look, with the help of her trusted stylist and friend, Roach. @instylegermany Zendaya sorgt bei der Londoner Premiere von The Odyssey in einem spektakulären Look von Schiaparelli für den Fashion-Moment des Abends. Da stellt sich nur eine Frage: Hat Stylist Law Roach (@LuxuryLaw) das Kleid heute Morgen direkt vom Laufsteg eingesammelt? 🔥 Credits: Zendaya via Getty Images #Zendaya #TheOdyssey #Schiaparelli #LawRoach ♬ original sound – InStyle Germany The stylist and television personality is best known for his work with artists such as Zendaya and singers Céline Dion and Ariana Grande. But he also has his hand in fashion television show Project Runway. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)

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