Sports

Richie Mo’unga shrugged off a broken hand to extend his remarkable title-winning streak after leading Toshiba Brave Lupus to their second straight Japanese championship on Sunday. The former All Black flyhalf has finished every season in top-level domestic rugby since 2017 with a winner’s medal and he picked up another as Toshiba beat Malcolm Marx’s […]

Jake White says “choice words” were said in the coaches’ box during a deja vu time at Loftus on Saturday, but is ecstatic with the Vodacom Bulls securing a successive home URC semi-final. Speaking post-match following the Bulls’ thrilling win on the Highveld, White hailed the Bulls’ grit after they overturned a 21-8 deficit to

Reds coach Les Kiss concedes that New Zealand teams have found their “mojo” going into the Super Rugby playoffs and it will be tough to break their title-winning dominance. Four New Zealand teams finished in the top six, who will contest the playoffs starting next week. The Hurricanes, Reds and the defending champion Blues recorded

The Vodacom Bulls have reportedly secured the services of a Springbok world champion and URC title-winning lock. According to Rapport, the Bulls are poised to bring lock Marvin Orie back to Pretoria as part of a sweeping recruitment drive ahead of the 2025 Currie Cup. Orie, who last played for the Boks at the 2023

Jaden Hendrikse’s “cramp” during Saturday’s penalty shootout at Kings Park has been questioned after the Sharks scrumhalf winked at Munster flyhalf Jack Crowley. After slotting his second penalty of the shootout, Hendrikse went down with what appeared to be calf cramps and was treated on the spot where Crowley was set to kick his second attempt.

Stormers powerhouse Evan Roos is currently not among the leading candidates for the Springbok No 8 jersey, but remains a part of Rassie Erasmus’ plans. There have been reports of a fallout between Roos and Erasmus that led to the 25-year-old’s exclusion from the recent national alignment camp in Cape Town. According to Rapport, Roos

Affies denied Jeppe a famous victory on Saturday, while Paarl Gim remain unbeaten. Trailing 35-33 with less than two minutes to go, flyhalf Nehemia Hollenbach slotted a 40m drop goal for Jeppe to spark wild celebrations on and off the field. But the hosts failed to control the restart and were penalised for offsides, with

The Stormers’ defensive collapse against Vodacom URC champions Glasgow was perplexing, writes MARK KEOHANE, but urges lessons from Bordeaux’s Investec Champions Cup revival. Franco Smith’s Warriors ended the Stormers’ season on Friday night at Scotstoun with a resounding quarter-final victory and fifth successive win over John Dobson’s charges. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane describes the Stormers’

One of the Bulls or Sharks will contest the 2024-25 United Rugby Championship final which may yet be hosted in South Africa. The two South African contenders each booked a place in the semi-finals along with Leinster and Glasgow after winning quarter-finals. The Bulls will host the Sharks on Saturday, with the winner advancing to

The Sharks won a dramatic penalty shootout against Munster at Kings Park to set up a Vodacom URC semi-final against the Bulls at Loftus. With the teams locked at 24-24 after 80 minutes of Saturday’s quarter-final and 20 scoreless minutes of extra time – and both sides having scored three tries – the match went