Two quick tries late in the game swung the result of the Vodacom Super Rugby match between the Chiefs and the Cell C Sharks in Hamilton in favour of the home team, who won 29-23.
The South African domestic champions and the PRO14 title holders will go into their second round Rainbow Cup fixtures in...
TUT Vikings, UKZN Impi and Rhodes ended the pool phase of the FNB Varsity Shield with wins at Loftus Versfeld on Friday,...
After a thrilling opening weekend of action in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA, the competition returns for another double-head...
The DHL Stormers have been forced to make a number of changes for their PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA second-round encounter with...
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has opted for continuity by naming an unchanged starting XV for their second-round...
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The Springbok Women's Sevens team finished their short tour to France in emphatic fashion in Nancy on Sunday, winning the Stanislas Sevens tournament by beating Sweden 22-0 in the final.
SWD Eagles snatched their first win of the campaign when they edged Zimbabwe Academy 31-30 (half-time 19-7) in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at a wind-swept D'Almeida Stadium in Mossel Bay on Sunday.
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs XV outplayed the Mutisure EP Elephants 49-12 (half-time 21-12) in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match played at D’Almeida Stadium in Mossel Bay on Sunday.
The Boland Cavaliers proved that they are a force to be reckoned with in this years SuperSport Rugby Challenge competition by beating Border Bulldogs 52-0 (half-time 14-0) at Police Rugby Club in East London on Saturday afternoon.
The Cell C Sharks gave another impressive performance on the road but they unfortunately went down 29-23 to the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday morning (SA time) in their last Vodacom Super Rugby tour match through Australasia.
Branco du Preez will become the most-capped Springbok Sevens player of all time at the HSBC London Sevens next weekend when he runs out for his 70th tournament for the Blitzboks in the penultimate tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham.
It is exactly a week since Phendulani Buthelezi was named as the Junior Springboks’ captain for 2019, and the Cell C Sharks looseforward says it is such a surreal feeling, it still hasn’t sunk in yet.
The Spanish Women’s team will visit South Africa later this year in a groundbreaking tour where they will provide stiff opposition to the Springbok Women, a South African Invitational XV and the Eastern Province XV in Port Elizabeth in September.
The Springbok Women will battle it out for a place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in August when they face Kenya, Madagascar and Uganda in the Women’s Cup in Gauteng, which serves as the qualifier for the international spectacle.
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant and Hanro Liebenberg (looseforward) for Friday’s clash against the Rebels in Melbourne, where they will be looking for their sixth victory out of seven outings over the team from Victoria.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team finished their short tour to France in emphatic fashion in Nancy on Sunday, winning the Stanislas Sevens tournament by beating Sweden 22-0 in the final.
Branco du Preez will become the most-capped Springbok Sevens player of all time at the HSBC London Sevens next weekend when he runs out for his 70th tournament for the Blitzboks in the penultimate tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham.
News
Different types of pressure in the Rainbow CupThe South African domestic champions and the PRO14 title holders will go into their second round Rainbow Cup fixtures in what should be an absorbing weekend in the dual hemisphere competition under different types of pressure.
Match report
FNB Varsity Shield: Pool phase concludes in PretoriaTUT Vikings, UKZN Impi and Rhodes ended the pool phase of the FNB Varsity Shield with wins at Loftus Versfeld on Friday, but none of them will feature in the final at Tuks Stadium on Sunday.
Preview
PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA Preview – Round 2After a thrilling opening weekend of action in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA, the competition returns for another double-header of fixtures on Saturday - the Cell C Sharks host the Emirates Lions in Durban while the Vodacom Bulls travel to Cape Town to battle the DHL Stormers.
Team announcement
Injuries force changes to DHL Stormers teamThe DHL Stormers have been forced to make a number of changes for their PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA second-round encounter with the Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, with Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi making a return to the starting team.
Team announcement
Cell C Sharks unchanged for Emirates Lions visitCell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has opted for continuity by naming an unchanged starting XV for their second-round PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA fixture against the Emirates Lions in Durban on Saturday.
