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.
South Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the dome...
The battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-...
After months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tac...
If there is a consolation for Ulster head coach Dan McFarland after his team’s 27-5 defeat to Leinster in the Guinness P...
Toyota Cheetahs looseforward Junior Pokomela emphasised the importance of adequate recovery and steady progress to build...
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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.
Tournament news
Two trophies up for grabs when local rugby season resumesSouth Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the domestic season resumes next month, after a complete re-working of fixtures and competition structures has been forced by the six-month interruption.
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Castle Lager Springbok Showdown to kick-start local season next monthThe battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-and-coming talent against each other on 3 October, as SA Rugby announced its plans today to reignite an exciting four-month local season.
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Fans Reunited for Vodacom Super Fan SaturdayAfter months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tackle when they will take the field at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 September in a spectacular Vodacom Super Fan Saturday double-header that will feature the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks.
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Ulster coach acknowledges 'outstanding' Leinster’s superiorityIf there is a consolation for Ulster head coach Dan McFarland after his team’s 27-5 defeat to Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 final in Dublin at the weekend it is that he will soon be in position to apply any lessons that he and his players took from the experience.
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Pokomela: “Getting the body going bit-by-bit”Toyota Cheetahs looseforward Junior Pokomela emphasised the importance of adequate recovery and steady progress to build match fitness as the players adapt to contact training after five months of home-based fitness and non-contact training.