The Emirates Lions fought bravely, but their best efforts were not enough for a rampant Crusaders side, who won their Vodacom Super Rugby clash by 36-10 in front of the Christchurch faithful on Friday morning.
The return to the playing field of Springbok lock RG Snyman may have been a footnote in Munster's 42-17 Vodacom United R...
The four South African sides in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship were given a baptism of fire on the opening weeken...
Benetton scored 15 unanswered points in the final quarter to win their Vodacom United Rugby Championship season opener a...
Irish powerhouse Leinster gave the Vodacom Bulls a proper welcome to Northern Hemisphere rugby when they won their Vodac...
Simon Zebo and Gavin Coombes scored two tries apiece as Munster started their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign...
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The Border Bulldogs opened their SuperSport Rugby Challenge campaign with an impressive 41-16 win over Zimbabwe Academy in East London on Sunday.
The second Guinness PRO14 season for the two South African teams came to an end as the Toyota Cheetahs finished the season off on a high note with a 61-25 triumph over a gallant Isuzu Southern Kings side in Bloemfontein on Saturday evening.
Nine tries, six of which came in the second half, saw DHL WP open their SuperSport Rugby Challenge campaign in impressive fashion, beating the SWD Eagles 62-7 in East London on Sunday.
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge exploded back onto rugby fields all across Southern Africa this weekend, with a number of teams showing great intent early in the competition.
The Cell C Sharks got their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour off to winning start when they defeated the Waratahs 23-15 in Sydney on Saturday.
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a strong second-half fightback at the Vale Resort outside Cardiff against Wales for a 35-31 victory on Tuesday in the final game on their warm-up tour to the UK.
A moment of magic from Dillyn Leyds swung the tide back in the DHL Stormers' favour against the Vodacom Bulls in a pulsating Vodacom Super Rugby derby at DHL Newlands in Cape Town.
Zintle Mpupha will resume her duties as Springbok Women's Sevens captain when they tour to France next week for invitational tournaments in Paris and Nancy, where she will be joined by a former international rower and touch rugby player.
With their blitz tour to the UK done and dusted, the Junior Springboks will enter the next phase of their preparation for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship on Friday.
The Vodacom Bulls play the Waratahs at home in Pretoria on Saturday in a Vodacom Super Rugby match where both sides will want to rebound immediately from last weekend’s performances.
The Border Bulldogs opened their SuperSport Rugby Challenge campaign with an impressive 41-16 win over Zimbabwe Academy in East London on Sunday.
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a strong second-half fightback at the Vale Resort outside Cardiff against Wales for a 35-31 victory on Tuesday in the final game on their warm-up tour to the UK.
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Snyman’s return massive for Munster, and the BoksThe return to the playing field of Springbok lock RG Snyman may have been a footnote in Munster's 42-17 Vodacom United Rugby Championship opening win over the Cell C Sharks on Saturday, but for more reasons than one it was massive.
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Rude awakening for SA sides in EuropeThe four South African sides in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship were given a baptism of fire on the opening weekend of the new competition, with only the Emirates Lions getting a victory in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Benetton comeback stuns Stormers in TrevisoBenetton scored 15 unanswered points in the final quarter to win their Vodacom United Rugby Championship season opener against the DHL Stormers by 22-18 in Treviso on Saturday.
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Leinster overpower Bulls in Vodacom URC openerIrish powerhouse Leinster gave the Vodacom Bulls a proper welcome to Northern Hemisphere rugby when they won their Vodacom United Rugby Championship opener convincingly by 31-3 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
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Six-try Munster too strong for the SharksSimon Zebo and Gavin Coombes scored two tries apiece as Munster started their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign with an emphatic 42-17 victory over the Cell C Sharks in Limerick on Saturday.
