Category: RUGBY
Cheetahs claw into top four
The Cheetahs beat Free State rivals Griffons on Saturday, as SA Cup pace-setters Griquas and Pumas continued their winning runs in round 5 of the competition. Frans Steyn’s charges converted
Read MoreLeyds shines as Blitzboks finish ninth
Tristan Leyds starred with a brace of tries as the Blitzboks ended their Singapore Sevens campaign on a high, overpowering Australia in Sunday’s ninth-place final. Leyds’ first-half heroics to help
Read MoreSaffa bruiser powers Gloucester comeback
Ruan Ackermann’s try sealed Gloucester’s recovery from a 14-point deficit to overhaul Montpellier on Saturday and book their place in the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-finals. The South African loose forward
Read MoreRG raves about Nienaber’s Irish role
RG Snyman says former Bok boss Jacques Nienaber brings a “different mindset” to Leinster, helping to transform the club into an even more formidable European force. Speaking in a wide-ranging
Read MoreSA Rugby yet to tie down Ackers
Junior Springbok coaching consultant Johan Ackermann might not travel with the team to Italy for the World Rugby U20 Championship. The former Lions boss joined the Junior Boks’ set-up in
Read More‘SA won’t host Rugby World Cup again’
A prominent rugby boss says South Africa can’t afford to host the Rugby World Cup again. SA staged the global showpiece for the first and only time in 1995, with
Read MoreStormers must seek justice for Fouche
MARK KEOHANE wants the Stormers to appeal tighthead prop Neethling Fouche’s four-game suspension, arguing that prejudicial verdicts like these cannot go unchallenged. Fouche will be unavailable for the remainder of
Read MoreMunster edge La Rochelle, Glasgow tame Tigers
Munster overcame Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle on Saturday to reach the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals, while Franco Smith’s Glasgow set up a clash with Jacques Nienaber’s Leinster. Flyhalf Jack Crowley
Read MoreBeauden blows hot, Moana make history
Moana Pasifika made it back-to-back wins for the first time in Super Rugby on Saturday, while Beauden Barrett proved the difference for the Blues against his former team, Hurricanes. Despite
Read MoreLIVE: Singapore Sevens – Day Two
Follow the live action as the Blitzboks take on the USA in a ninth-place semi-final at the Singapore SVNS. (Kick-off at 5.50am). Tweets by SVNSSeries Source link
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