Category: RUGBY
Cheetahs out to dethrone Griquas
With Currie Cup qualification confirmed, attention shifts to this weekend’s SA Cup semi-finals in Nelspruit and Kimberley. The Pumas host the Boland Kavaliers at Mbombela Stadium at 7pm on Friday,
Read MoreNtlabakanye: Things need to change
Asenathi Ntlabakanye says the players are responsible for the Lions’ disappointing season and must take decisive action. For the third straight season, the Lions have missed the playoffs. After back-to-back
Read More‘Super-human’ Curry to play through the pain
England flank Tom Curry will travel Down Under with the British & Irish nursing a wrist injury that requires surgery. Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson said Curry would
Read MoreWallabies’ Lions series prep rocked by injury
Explosive Wallabies back Joseph Sua’ali’i is in a race to be fit to face the British & Irish Lions. The former rugby league star suffered a concussion while making a
Read More‘Fresh’ Fouche ready to fizz
Stormers tighthead prop Neethling Fouche says a three-match ban enabled him to “freshen up a bit” ahead of the Vodacom URC playoffs. The 32-year-old was harshly red-carded for what was
Read MoreSteyn tells Griquas the Cheetahs are hungry for tries
Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn wants Griquas to prepare for an all-out attack in Kimberley on Saturday when the teams clash in the SA Cup semi-final. The Cheetahs conceded two late
Read MoreEngland playmaker to call it quits
One of English rugby’s most-capped internationals has announced that he will retire from the professional game at the end of this season. Harlequins scrumhalf Danny Care, who won 101 caps
Read MoreManie wants to play Super Rugby
All Blacks great Mils Muliaina says an American team competing in Super Rugby could help attract South African players back to the southern hemisphere competition. Amid reports that World Rugby
Read MoreWP snap up Blitzbok for Currie Cup
Western Province have secured the services of a star Blitzbok for this year’s Currie Cup. Netwerk24 reports that Shilton van Wyk will be loaned to WP for the domestic tournament
Read MoreDamian done did it on his milestone
Stormers playmaker Damian Willemse capped a standout performance in his 100th appearance with a try and two conversions against Dragons at Cape Town Stadium. The Fans’ Man of the Match
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