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.
It may be early in the Carling Currie Cup but the pressure on the teams will rise significantly this weekend as the race...
The Glasgow Warriors will be hoping former DHL Stormers midfielder Huw Jones’ luck may have turned the tide for them as ...
Phakisa Pumas hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg will celebrate a big career milestone of 50 caps for the Lowvelders on Fri...
Victor Sekekete and George Cronjé will earn Carling Currie Cup honours for the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday when they lin...
Tiaan Swanepoel will make a highly anticipated starting debut for the Xerox Lions in round two of the Carling Currie Cup...
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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.
Preview
Carling Currie Cup Preview – Round 2It may be early in the Carling Currie Cup but the pressure on the teams will rise significantly this weekend as the race for favourable log positions intensifies with a little over a month left before the pool stage concludes.
News
Glasgow Warriors hope Jones’ luck will turn the tideThe Glasgow Warriors will be hoping former DHL Stormers midfielder Huw Jones’ luck may have turned the tide for them as they look to make up some lost ground in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend against the Dragons.
Team announcement
50* up for Phakisa Pumas’ Janse van RensburgPhakisa Pumas hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg will celebrate a big career milestone of 50 caps for the Lowvelders on Friday if he takes the field in their Carling Currie Cup clash against Tafel Lager Griquas in Nelspruit.
Team announcement
Sekekete, Cronjé move up in Toyota Cheetahs’ ranksVictor Sekekete and George Cronjé will earn Carling Currie Cup honours for the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday when they line up against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in their opening match of the competition.
Team announcement
Swanepoel and Cronje to start for Xerox LionsTiaan Swanepoel will make a highly anticipated starting debut for the Xerox Lions in round two of the Carling Currie Cup, when they host DHL Western Province at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
