The Vodacom Blues did the Vodacom Super Rugby double over Cell C Sharks in Durban by winning their second derby by 19-16.
The two South African coastal franchises will go “flat out” this week to try and ensure qualification for the playoff ro...
The DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks are still in the race to the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, but the Vodacom ...
Victories will be key for all five South African franchises in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup as the ...
The main South African focus as the Investec Champions Cup returns with round three this weekend will be on the Hollywoo...
SA Rugby unveiled Rhino as its new match ball partner on Wednesday, with the world’s No 1 rugby training equipment suppl...
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He has been around the block – and the globe – with the Blitzboks, and he arrived in Hong Kong for his eighth visit this weekend, so when Chris Dry said that Springbok Sevens team will aim “to keep things simple this week”, his advice will be taken to heart.
Some of the top deaf rugby players in South Africa will look to stamp their authority and play their way into contention for the SA Deaf Rugby national squad over the next week as they battle it out in the inaugural Stones Cup in Bloemfontein.
The Blues pulled away in the second half after leading by 10-6 at the break to defeat the DHL Stormers 24-9 in their Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.
We live streamed the SSG Gold Cup quarter-final between Blue Bulls representatives, ABE Midas Naka Bulls, and Border champions Hollywoodbets Swallows, from the Adelaars Sports Ground in Pretoria.
Vodacom Bulls skipper Handre Pollard kicked the winning points right at the end of a tough derby battle to hand his team a close-fought 19-16 Vodacom Super Rugby win over the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday afternoon.
Vodacom Bulls centre Jesse Kriel glides through the Cell C Sharks defence for his try in Durban.
South Africa’s senior rugby landscape will have a strong international flavour in 2019, while the Currie Cup Premier Division will move to an earlier time-slot in the season.
It is almost inconceivable to imagine the Blitzboks team without Branco du Preez – from those very early days in 2010 when he joined the set-up as an eager 19-year-old, up until this week and his eighth visit to Hong Kong.
The semi-finals of the SSG Gold Cup, presented by Blu Approved & M4Jam, have been confirmed for Durbanville and Rustenburg following a nail-biting quarter-final weekend in which the results of two matches were in the balance until the final seconds.
The venue to make their Blitzboks debut is something players will always remember. Sako Makata was due to do so in Hong Kong last year, but an injury prevented him. Looking back, it was the best thing, says the Blitzbok.
He has been around the block – and the globe – with the Blitzboks, and he arrived in Hong Kong for his eighth visit this weekend, so when Chris Dry said that Springbok Sevens team will aim “to keep things simple this week”, his advice will be taken to heart.
Vodacom Bulls centre Jesse Kriel glides through the Cell C Sharks defence for his try in Durban.
Investec Champions Cup
Big week ahead for Sharks and Stormers in FranceThe two South African coastal franchises will go “flat out” this week to try and ensure qualification for the playoff rounds of the Investec Champions Cup after a mixed bag of results in round three of the tournament.
European Professional Club Rugby
Four SA teams still in the European playoff racesThe DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks are still in the race to the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, but the Vodacom Bulls’ hopes of advancing to the knock-outs were dashed this weekend as they suffered their third straight defeat in the competition, while both the Toyota Cheetahs and Emirates Lions managed to keep alive their aspirations of reaching the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16.
European Professional Club Rugby
Victories key as SA sides eye European playoff spotsVictories will be key for all five South African franchises in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup as the teams gear up for the penultimate pool round in the respective competitions this weekend.
Investec Champions Cup
All three SA sides can still make the playoffsThe main South African focus as the Investec Champions Cup returns with round three this weekend will be on the Hollywoodbets Sharks’ clash with French giants Toulouse, while the other two local sides still have an outside chance of advancing to the playoffs.
Partner News
SA Rugby chooses Rhino as official match ball supplierSA Rugby unveiled Rhino as its new match ball partner on Wednesday, with the world’s No 1 rugby training equipment supplier coming on board after signing a seven-year partnership to provide match balls at international level for the Springbok men and women’s teams, as well as for all domestic competitions.
