Captain Francke Horn and forwards coach Wessel Roux say the Lions are ignoring playoff permutations and focusing on one thing – beating Munster on Saturday. The fifth-placed Lions head to Thomond Park knowing a win over sixth-placed Munster will seal a top-eight place and a first Vodacom URC playoff appearance. While both sides will know […]
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Englishman Karl Dickson will referee the Investec Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux Bègles. The showpiece decider takes place at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao on Saturday, 23 May and will mark Dickson’s first EPCR final appointment as referee. He will be assisted by Christophe Ridley of England and Scotland’s Hollie Davidson, while South
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Stedman Gans is embracing his role as a utility back ahead of a potential 100th appearance for the Vodacom Bulls. The former Blitzbok, who can cover both midfield and wing, has become an increasingly important figure in the Bulls squad following injuries to players such as David Kriel and Sebastian de Klerk, and the sudden
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The Lions will head into Saturday’s decisive Vodacom URC clash against Munster at Thomond Park with the Irish club in turmoil, both on and off the field. Munster confirmed on Tuesday that the club has commissioned an independent governance and organisational review following what CEO Ian Flanagan described as a “difficult” period for the club.
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Life in Wales has already far exceeded South African scrumhalf Johan Mulder’s expectations, but the best may yet be to come. Mulder joined Cardiff amid little fanfare in 2024 and appeared to be coming on board as very much the third-choice No 9. But he has gone on to make 33 appearances over the past
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World Rugby has handed down an 11-year ban to former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze for orchestrated doping offences. Former Georgia chief medical officer Nutsa Shamatava was also banned from rugby for nine years. The sanctions were announced by World Rugby after a joint investigation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) uncovered what was described as
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All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has shed light on when veteran lock Brodie Retallick might be available for the national side again. Retallick played the last of his 109 Tests in the 2023 World Cup final defeat to the Springboks in Paris. He then left New Zealand to play in Japan Rugby League One and
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Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe added another accolade to his glittering career after finishing as the leading point-scorer in Japan Rugby League One this season. Kolbe edged Black Rams Tokyo flyhalf Ichigo Nakakusu by a single point after slotting a 65th-minute penalty during the Tokyo Sungoliath’s 39-22 win over the Black Rams on Sunday. Kolbe ended
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Former England flyhalf Stuart Barnes says Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu can surpass Dan Carter and become more famous than Antoine Dupont. Feinberg-Mngomezulu has enjoyed a rapid rise since his breakthrough 2024 Test season, cementing himself as the Springboks’ first-choice No 10 before hitting a dip in form with the Stormers. But Barnes believes his ceiling is unmatched.
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Jimmy Stonehouse says it’s disappointing for South African rugby that the SWD Eagles will not be in the Currie Cup Premier Division this season. The Eagles, coached by former Springbok mentor Heyneke Meyer, finished fifth in the SA Cup standings, missing out on a top-four spot to the Boland Cavaliers on points difference. Only the
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