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The Vodacom Bulls thrashed Munster at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday to set up a URC semi-final showdown with the Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield. Johan Ackermann’s men triumphed 45-14 after leading 31-14 at half-time to make Ruan Nortjé’s 150th match for the Bulls one to remember. The Bulls last played Glasgow in the Investec Champions Cup […]

The Blitzboks were outmuscled by Australia in their final pool match at the SVNS World Championship in Valladolid on Saturday. However, Philip Snyman’s men still secured a quarter-final spot despite the 24-14 defeat by finishing second in Pool A, and will face the winners of Pool C (likely Fiji) at 5:11pm (SA time). Having claimed

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The Crusaders overtook the Blues to finish third on the Super Rugby Pacific log ahead of next weekend’s playoffs. The table-topping Hurricanes will host the sixth-placed ACT Brumbies in Wellington on Friday. On Saturday, the defending champion Crusaders will face the Blues in Christchurch followed by a clash between the Chiefs and Queensland Reds in

A Springbok forward has been ruled out of the Vodacom Bulls’ URC quarter-final against Munster at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Influential tighthead prop Wilco Louw has bronchitis, which sees Francois Klopper take the No 3 jersey and Mornay Smith come on to the bench. AFRICA PICKS: URC betting preview – Saturday quarter-finals The winner of

Under-fire Leinster head coach Leo Cullen insists he is still the right man to guide the Irish giants to an elusive fifth Investec Champions Cup title. Pressure has intensified on Cullen following Leinster’s crushing 41-19 defeat to Bordeaux Bègles in last weekend’s final in Bilbao – their fifth defeat in a Champions Cup final since

Former Springbok props Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane have thrown their support behind Benhard Janse van Rensburg. The Bristol Bears midfielder was recently included in a 42-man England training group ahead of the Nations Championship Tests against the Springboks, Fiji and Argentina. The former Junior Bok only becomes eligible for England on 8 July, meaning

Captain David Havili says the Crusaders are “morphing” into an attacking force after finishing the regular Super Rugby season with an emphatic win over the Hurricanes. The defending champions ran in seven tries to blow away the table-topping but understrength visitors 47-14 in Christchurch on Friday, with wing Sevu Reece scoring twice in his 100th match.