It was a powerful opening weekend for the Springbok contingent in Japanese rugby, with several world champions delivering standout performances across the league. Cheslin Kolbe, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx were all prominent for their respective clubs, underlining the growing South African influence in Japan’s top flight. The shock result of the round came […]
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Toulon beat Bath 45-34 on Sunday, but the visitors claimed the bonus point that put them top of the tightly-balanced Investec Champions Cup Pool 2. Northampton collected a bonus point as they thrashed the Bulls 50-5 to join Bordeaux Begles at the head of Pool 4 on a perfect 10 points from two games, while
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The Vodacom URC returns this weekend with two blockbuster South African derbies at Cape Town Stadium and Kings Park. The table-topping Stormers host the Lions on Saturday, while the Vodacom Bulls travel to Durban to take on the Sharks. The STORMERS carried their superb URC form into the Investec Champions Cup where they saw off
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Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann cut a despondent figure during the post-match media conference following his side’s 50-5 hammering at the hands of Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens. His concerns were compounded by the fact that several players are nursing niggles, with at least three suffering injuries that could be considered serious. Flyhalf Kade Wolhuter
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Former Springbok No 8 Adriaan Richter has revealed the painful circumstances that forced him to part with his 1995 World Cup winner’s medal. Richter captained the Boks in the pool match against Romania, scoring two tries, and also grabbed a double against Canada. He came off the bench in the quarter-final against Samoa, but did
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The Vodacom Bulls suffered an embarrassing defeat against a rampant Northampton Saints in Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup clash at Franklin’s Gardens. Johan Ackermann’s side – missing several rested Springboks – were second best from start to finish, struggling to contain the pace and precision of the hosts and conceding eight tries in a 50-5 hammering
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Coach Frans Steyn says the Cheetahs squandered a rare chance to make a statement on the European stage after collapsing against Stade Français in Amsterdam. The Free Staters led the EPCR Challenge Cup clash 17-14 at half-time on Saturday, but a second-half surge from the French outfit turned promise into frustration as Stade Français ran
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The Sharks’ win against Saracens and Toulouse’s shock defeat to Glasgow has blown Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup wide open. The Sharks went into their round two clash at Kings Park under pressure having lost their opener at Toulouse 56-19. But a confidence-boosting 28-23 bonus-point win over Saracens, followed by Glasgow’s 28-21 upset of
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Coach Ivan van Rooyen was left lamenting a handful of missed opportunities after the Lions fell to a late 14-10 EPCR Challenge Cup defeat to the Newcastle Red Bulls. The match was played in brutally difficult conditions at Kingston Park in England’s north east, with icy temperatures and swirling winds. It was a contest the
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