Anton Taylor, whose highlight of his rugby career was placing second in a Pete Sampras lookalike competition at a club fundraiser, takes a look at some of the bigger, and smaller moments from Round 3 of an action-packed Vodacom Super Rugby weekend.
The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions finished the first block of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in the top e...
All club roads lead to the Mother City on Saturday for the biggest match on the South African club rugby calendar, when ...
While the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, and Lions will look to kick on from their victories in the Vodacom United Rugby C...
The Hollywoodbets Sharks claimed the SA Rugby Under-21 title on Saturday when they defeated the Fidelity ADT Lions 63-31...
South Africa’s age-old north-versus-south provincial and franchise rivalry will play out at club level in Cape Town on S...
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The Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks added another fantastic award to their impressive list of recent accolades when they scooped the prestigious Laureus Team of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday evening.
Four players will make their first appearance at the third Under-20 alignment camp in Stellenbosch this week after being invited by Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux as the planning phase continues for the SA Rugby Academy and SA U20 season in the next few months.
Ahead of Monday’s landmark 20th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, former Springbok wing Bryan Habana has been inducted into the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Hard work lies ahead for the Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs in the Guinness Pro14 after the teams were reintroduced the realities of touring the northern hemisphere in winter this past weekend, with both sides suffering disappointing defeats.
Two second half tries by Ben Lam paved the way for a 38-22 Hurricanes triumph over the Cell C Sharks in their third round Vodacom Super Rugby match in Wellington on Saturday morning (SA time).
Werner Kok will play in his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament for the Springbok Sevens team next weekend in Los Angeles, where Ryan Oosthuizen, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Mfundo Ndhlovu will return to action in the green and gold.
Jaco Visagie (hooker) and Johnny Kotze (outside centre) will both earn their 50th Vodacom Super Rugby caps when the Vodacom Bulls return to Loftus Versfeld for the first time this season to face the Blues on Saturday (kick-off 17h15).
Springbok centre Andre Esterhuizen will take over the captaincy duties from regular skipper Lukhanyo Am, who is being rested, for the Cell C Sharks' fourth round Vodacom Super Rugby match with the Rebels on Saturday in Ballarat.
The DHL Stormers have made four changes for their home encounter with the Jaguares - which kicks off at 15h05 on Saturday - with Springbok tighthead prop Wilco Louw set to earn his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby cap off the bench.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team will revel in the opportunity to take the field again after their historic first appearance at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in December last year.
The Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks added another fantastic award to their impressive list of recent accolades when they scooped the prestigious Laureus Team of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday evening.
Werner Kok will play in his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament for the Springbok Sevens team next weekend in Los Angeles, where Ryan Oosthuizen, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Mfundo Ndhlovu will return to action in the green and gold.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Three SA teams in the Vodacom URC top eightThe DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions finished the first block of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in the top eight on the log, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks finally won their first game of the season as the competition takes a break for the November Tests.
Pick n Pay Gold Cup
History beckons in Pick n Pay Gold Cup FinalAll club roads lead to the Mother City on Saturday for the biggest match on the South African club rugby calendar, when Villager FC host Naka Bulls in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Three SA sides look to kick on; Sharks seek first winWhile the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, and Lions will look to kick on from their victories in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last weekend to build on their campaigns, the Hollywoodbets Sharks will be desperate to end their winless streak in round five of the cross-hemisphere competition.
Tournament news
Sharks U21s and Bulls U19s crowned Cup championsThe Hollywoodbets Sharks claimed the SA Rugby Under-21 title on Saturday when they defeated the Fidelity ADT Lions 63-31 in a high-scoring final in Durban on Saturday, while the Vodacom Bulls edged DHL Western Province by 20-14 in the SA Rugby U19 Cup final staged in Pretoria on Friday.
Pick n Pay Gold Cup
Villager to host Naka Bulls in 2025 final in CTSouth Africa’s age-old north-versus-south provincial and franchise rivalry will play out at club level in Cape Town on Saturday when Western Province champions Villager host Bulls champions Naka Bulls in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final.