Sharks lock Jason Jenkins discusses the formidable challenge of containing Springbok giant RG Snyman in Saturday's crucial URC match against Leinster in Durban, ...
It was not a pretty sight for SA teams in the Champions Cup this season, and none of them have reached the playoffs – but there is hope for next season, writes Ashfak ...
The FA Cup final win over Manchester City was memorable, but papered over the very obvious cracks at the club.
Flank James Venter doesn’t think that playing extra time in the semi-final against the Bulls will affect the Sharks too much at altitude in Saturday’s Currie Cup ...
There is a welcome new face at No 8, where the powerful Jasper Wiese is back in action for the Springboks against the All Blacks after a six-match suspension.
There was finally a silver lining for star SA sprinter Akani Simbine, following a series of near-misses, as he claimed his first major championship medal at the ...
The Boks gathered in Pretoria yesterday for training ahead of the first Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld on July 6, which will be followed by the second encounter ...
More importantly for 400m world record-holder Wayde van Niekerk was the fact that he completed the race in a decent time, having had to recover from a back problem ...
Manie Libbok’s Stormers teammates Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Dan du Plessis, Ruben van Heerden and Evan Roos have also recently signed contract extensions until ...
Damian Willemse actually played the entire Stormers match against Connacht, having had his finger strapped when the injury happened early in the first half as it ...
Before getting stuck into scrums, Gotovtsev – who grew up in a freezing village in Siberia – was a freestyle wrestler, and even tried his hand as a brakeman in bobsleigh. ...
The Bulls are sitting pretty at second in the URC standings on 61 points, two behind leaders Munster, with the last league game left against the Sharks in Durban ...
Prudence Sekgodiso’s performance at the Marrakech Diamond League race was a testament to her hard work in the early part of the season, where she won the SA 1 500m ...
Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell confirmed that Lukhanyo Am and Jaden Hendrikse have been ruled out of the Challenge Cup final with injuries, but Vincent Koch ...
Ox Nche will be delighted to have Springbok teammates Vincent Koch and Eben Etzebeth back to tackle the Gloucester pack in the scrums in Friday’s Challenge Cup final ...
The first Springbok Test of 2024 is exactly a month away, against Wales at Twickenham in London on June 22 – and that is a match which falls outside of the official ...
The Bulls started like a house on fire against Benetton, grabbing a four-try bonus point in just 25 minutes through Canan Moodie, David Kriel, Kurt-Lee Arendse and ...
The Lions have to beat Glasgow to stay in the URC playoff race, and would like to take their journey to the final league encounter against the Stormers in Cape Town ...
Jake White’s Bulls team are currently second on the URC standings on 61 points, two behind Munster – who beat Edinburgh 29-26 – by beating Benetton at Loftus Versfeld ...
Bulls coach Jake White was quick to point out that Benetton – who are eighth on the URC log and beat the Sharks last week – won’t be pushovers, as they boast a number ...
Lythe Pillay was still a teenager when he formed part of the SA 4x400m relay team at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and he is excited about competing in the 400m race ...
Ruan Vermaak has been a consistent performer for the Bulls this season. The former Lions utility forward was the Player of the Match in last week’s 40-34 URC victory ...
The Bulls are intent on avoiding another late implosion against Benetton, having nearly capitulated from a 37-10 lead against Glasgow – eventually winning 40-34 ...
A big performance against URC log leaders Glasgow might just put Lions star Edwill van der Merwe into the Springbok mix.
Elrigh Louw believes the Bulls learnt valuable lessons in the final quarter against URC log leaders Glasgow, and won’t repeat those errors against Benetton on Saturday. ...