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.
Vodacom Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee said Benetton were fully deserving of their victory in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 R...
It was a weekend for the travelling teams (and hookers JJ Kotze and Robey Leibrandt) as no fewer than five of the six ma...
Benetton dismantled the Vodacom Bulls to win the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final by 35-8 in front of a small but ecstat...
DHL Western Province reaffirmed their status as the favourites to defend their Women’s Premier Division crown as they ea...
A first-half hat-trick by JJ Kotze laid the foundation for DHL Western Province as they got their Carling Currie Cup cam...
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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.
Review
Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final ReviewVodacom Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee said Benetton were fully deserving of their victory in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final in Treviso, after the Italian club side ended a remarkable season turn-around by dismantling the men from Pretoria in front of their ecstatic home crowd at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo.
Tournament news
The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #2It was a weekend for the travelling teams (and hookers JJ Kotze and Robey Leibrandt) as no fewer than five of the six matches in the opening round of the Carling Currie Cup were won by visiting sides, with only the New Nation Pumas managing a home victory.
Match report
Benetton rock Vodacom Bulls in Rainbow Cup finalBenetton dismantled the Vodacom Bulls to win the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final by 35-8 in front of a small but ecstatic crowd at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso on Saturday evening. The Italians surged to a 20-8 halftime lead and never surrendered their supremacy in a dominant and clinic display of finals rugby.
Review
Women’s Premier Division R7 and First Division R2 ReviewDHL Western Province reaffirmed their status as the favourites to defend their Women’s Premier Division crown as they earned their seventh win in a row in an exciting round featuring valuable wins for the Border Ladies and EP Queens.
Match report
WP outclass hapless Bulls at LoftusA first-half hat-trick by JJ Kotze laid the foundation for DHL Western Province as they got their Carling Currie Cup campaign off to a perfect start by beating the Vodacom Bulls by 48-24 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.
