Super Rugby

Smith to coach Varsity Cup Dream Team

Varsity Cup have named their Dream Team to play against the Junior Boks later this month. The once-off fixture will be played at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on 21 April and broadcast live...

Shimlas blow Pukke away

FNB UFS-Shimlas beat FNB NWU-Pukke 63-33 in an epic final in Bloemfontein on Monday to claim their first FNB Varsity Cup title. The hosts outscored their old rivals by nine tries to four in a breathless...

Super Rugby Highlights: Round 9

Bulls face crucial away campaign

The Vodacom Bulls know the next fortnight will be make or break for them in this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby competition, but to come out on top they will need to defeat their own demons of the past two...

Selection posers abound for Ludeke

Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke sits with a massive selection headache as he prepares to choose his side for the crucial Vodacom Super Rugby showdown with the Cell C Sharks in Durban this weekend. The...

Bok women’s sevens side depart for Canada

The Springbok women’s sevens team on Monday departed for Canada for the fourth leg of the Women’s World Series with high hopes of delivering better results than those in Dubai, Brazil and Atlanta as...

Goosen's miss denies Racing a win

Racing-Métro replacement fly-half Johan Goosen missed a last-minute penalty to allow Jake White's Montpellier to snatch a 24-all draw in their Top 14 clash in Paris on Saturday. Goosen, who is a contender...

Varsity Cup to honour Boks that Rock

The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International has produced a long list of Springboks over the last few years. No less than 15 capped Springboks have graced the playing fields of the inter-varsity...

Rhodes flies home with hamstring injury

The DHL Stormers have sustained a blow ahead of their final Vodacom Super Rugby tour match against the Western Force in Perth with confirmation that Michael Rhodes will be flying home with the hamstring...

Stormers out-thought naïve Waratahs

The DHL Stormers may well have used the Western Force’s shock win over the Waratahs in the opening week of competition as their cue for the defence orientated win they scored over the Vodacom Super...