WIN! With Castle Lager, Independent Media and the Springboks

The Castle Lager Incoming Series kicks off this weekend, with the first Test against Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (kick-off 5pm).

Independent Newspapers and The Star, in partnership with Castle Lager, are giving away 10 double tickets to five lucky fans ahead of the 2025 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between the Springboks and Italy at Loftus.

Also on Saturday at Loftus, the Springbok Women will play World Rugby’s second-ranked team, Canada, in the first Test (kick-off 1.30pm).

The senior national teams will be captained by Jesse Kriel and Nolusindiso Booi, respectively, who will both hope for the fervent support of South Africans to spur them on to victory.

The Boks have faced the Azzurri 16 times and won 15 of those encounters, with their only loss to the Italians recorded in 2016. The 12th-ranked Bok Women, meanwhile, have never beaten their Canadian counterparts after three matches between the two nations.

The last time the Boks faced Italy was in 2022, when they won comfortably, 63–21, in Genoa. The Bok Women will be hoping to fare better against their opponents – the last time the two sides met, the Canadians ran out 66–7 winners in Madrid.

To stand a chance of winning double tickets to the first Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series, answer this simple question: How old has Castle Lager turned this year?

Send your answer to [email protected], followed by your name and surname. Terms and conditions apply. Competition closes at 12pm.

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