The Shortball highlights wrap from Round 6 of Super Rugby
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpFox Sports have put together another segment of the Shortball, that gives fans a round-up of all the Super Rugby highlights from this past weekend. It was an eventful week in the Southern Hemisphere,...
Guilty Messam avoids Super sanction
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumChiefs captain Liam Messam has escaped sanction despite being found guilty of contravening a Super Rugby law against the Sharks in Durban. Messam was cited for a choke hold-style tackle on Sharks flanker...
Bismarck du Plessis banned for a month for kicking Michael Leitch in the face
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpIn what was a farcical first half in the rain of Durban, three players were red carded within twenty minutes as the Sharks and the Chiefs played out a tense Super Rugby round 6 contest. Arguably the...
Francois Steyn cleared of tip tackle
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSharks back Francois Steyn has been cleared of dangerous play following his tackle on Chiefs first five-eighth Aaron Cruden during their heated Super Rugby game in Durban. Springboks second five-eighth...
Some giants are waking up
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe latest round of Vodacom Super Rugby was marked by irrefutable evidence that some giants of the competition are starting to stir and are now beginning to flex their muscles after an early season slumber...
Sharks find the missing ingredient
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comIt is a time-worn cliché and all coaches are guilty of over-using it at some stage, but for the Cell C Sharks it was nonetheless apt after the season they have had so far for the coaching staff to laud...
Bismarck du Plessis banned for four weeks
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBismarck du Plessis will miss four Super Rugby matches after pleading guilty to kicking Chiefs No 8 Michael Leitch in the head. The Sharks and Springboks hooker was red-carded in the 18th minute of...
Bismarck banned for four weeks
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comSharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis was suspended for four weeks on Sunday after kicking an opponent during his team's narrow Super Rugby victory over the Chiefs in Durban on Saturday, Sanzar said. Du...
Sharks prevail in bizarre game
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comA 13-man Cell C Sharks team weathered a late onslaught from the 14-man Chiefs to score an important 12-11 win in a Vodacom Super Rugby game that won’t be remembered for the quality of rugby produced...
Super Rugby Round 6 Preview Part 2
1 decade ago by Len KaplanCan the Force come back firing after losing four in a row to pull off a shock win at Loftus Versfeld? Will the Chiefs – without Sonny Bill Williams this week – win two consecutive games in South...
