Missed any of the action from Saturday's opening round of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA? Here are all the highlights from Cape Town and Pretoria.
The Cell C Sharks turned a 23-12 half-time deficit into a 33-30 victory at Cape Town Stadium, mainly thanks to three tries by Reniel Hugo (lock) and two red cards to the DHL Stormers.
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In Pretoria, the Vodacom Bulls only managed to put some daylight between them and the Emirates Lions late in the match, as they clinched their first round encounter by 24-9, keeping their neighbours from Johannesburg try-less.
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Three of the four matches in round six of the FNB Varsity Cup played in Pretoria on Friday resulted in dramatic finishes, with the result only confirmed in the last play of each match.
A quick-fire second-half hat-trick by Cell C Sharks lock Reniel Hugo saw the Durbanites get their PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA campaign off to a winning start by beating the DHL Stormers by 33-30 in an eight-try thriller on a glorious sunny autumn day at Cape Town Stadium.
Two tries in the closing 14 minutes steered the Vodacom Bulls to an encouraging 24-9 victory against the Emirates Lions in their PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday evening.
The 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit will make his long-awaited return from injury for the DHL Stormers in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener against the Cell C Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back a wealth of experience as Director of Rugby Jake White named his squad to battle the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, with a new-look back-trio selected for their PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener.
George Cronje, a former SA Schools star No 8, is enjoying every minute of his time at the SA Rugby Academy and says the experience has fuelled his motivation to dream big and become the best player he can be.
Walter Sisulu University (WSU All Blacks) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) kept their perfect records in the FNB Varsity Cup intact on Sunday with convincing wins in round five of the tournament.
The winner of the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series in South Africa will be the recipients of the first perpetual trophy in the history of the British & Irish Lions.
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko and Springbok prop Frans Malherbe left the field encouraged after a contact training session between the SA Rugby Academy and the DHL Stormers in a sunny Stellenbosch on Tuesday.
The Walter Sisulu University's All Blacks outplayed the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Pretoria on Tuesday to remain the only unbeaten side in the 2021 FNB Varsity Shield.
Three of the four matches in round six of the FNB Varsity Cup played in Pretoria on Friday resulted in dramatic finishes, with the result only confirmed in the last play of each match.
George Cronje, a former SA Schools star No 8, is enjoying every minute of his time at the SA Rugby Academy and says the experience has fuelled his motivation to dream big and become the best player he can be.
