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.
It was a weekend of high drama in the first round of the Carling Currie Cup as the Vodacom Bulls snatched a thrilling wi...
The Xerox Lions squeezed a hard-fought 20-17 win out over hosts, Tafel Lager Griquas, in a weather-affected Carling Curr...
The Vodacom Bulls showed nerves of steel and massive character to defeat DHL Western Province 22-20 in their Carling Cur...
There will be a rejuvenated sense of energy this weekend as the local rugby season switches to the next chapter with the...
Ulster will face a tough test in the Guinness PRO14 on Monday as they travel to Edinburgh for a repeat of last year’s se...
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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
Carling Currie Cup Review - Round 1It was a weekend of high drama in the first round of the Carling Currie Cup as the Vodacom Bulls snatched a thrilling win over DHL Western Province, Xerox Lions got past Tafel Lager Griquas in a weather-affected clash and a free-scoring Cell C Sharks eased past Phakisa Pumas in Durban.
Match report
Xerox Lions get past Tafel Lager Griquas in weather-affected clashThe Xerox Lions squeezed a hard-fought 20-17 win out over hosts, Tafel Lager Griquas, in a weather-affected Carling Currie Cup Round One match in Kimberley on Saturday. The team from Jozi were handed the win when an approaching thunder storm forced the players off the field just five minutes into the second half and when the storm did not subside 30 minutes later, the match was called.
Match report
Vodacom Bulls snatch thrilling win over DHL Western ProvinceThe Vodacom Bulls showed nerves of steel and massive character to defeat DHL Western Province 22-20 in their Carling Currie Cup round-one clash played at DHL Newlands on Saturday evening.
Preview
Carling Currie Cup Preview – Round 1There will be a rejuvenated sense of energy this weekend as the local rugby season switches to the next chapter with the opening round of the Carling Currie Cup, with three matches to be broadcast live on SuperSport.
News
Unbeaten Ulster faces tough Guinness PRO14 testUlster will face a tough test in the Guinness PRO14 on Monday as they travel to Edinburgh for a repeat of last year’s semi-final, marking one of the big matchups in round eight of the competition.