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.
An exciting rugby bonanza - different from anything that has been seen on South African soil before - awaits rugby enthu...
South African fans and people connected with the local teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as well as most n...
A double round of home matches is next on the menu for the South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship ...
A tough month on the road came to an end this weekend with the four South African teams returning home after a mixed bag...
The tough nature of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was again underlined on the weekend where only the DHL Stormer...
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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.
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Unique rugby feast planned for BloemfonteinAn exciting rugby bonanza - different from anything that has been seen on South African soil before - awaits rugby enthusiasts in November, when Toyota SA in conjunction with the Toyota Cheetahs host the first installment of the Toyota Challenge, a brand-new rugby product.
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All eyes on Glasgow's challenge to Irish dominationSouth African fans and people connected with the local teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as well as most neutrals, should become Glasgow Warriors supporters as Irish powerhouse Leinster head to Scotstoun Stadium for the plum fixture of the fifth round.
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Home games will show SA teams’ progressA double round of home matches is next on the menu for the South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and it is going to be interesting to see how they apply the lessons learned from the initial four match tours that went off with mixed success.
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Breakdown improvement key for SA teamsA tough month on the road came to an end this weekend with the four South African teams returning home after a mixed bag in their first four weeks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
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Stormers fly SA flag on final weekend in the northThe tough nature of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was again underlined on the weekend where only the DHL Stormers managed a victory for the four South African franchises taking on the best of Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.