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Jean Kleyn and Thaakir Abrahams headline an unchanged Munster starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final clash with the Sharks in Durban. Lock Kleyn, a 2019 World Cup-winning Springbok, partners captain Tadhg Beirne in the second row, while Abrahams starts at fullback against his former side, joining Calvin Nash and Diarmuid Kilgallen in a pacey […]

DHL Stormers loose forward Marcel Theunissen took one of the biggest challenges to come his way and has used it to become even better on and off the field. It was at the end of last season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship that Marcel Theunissen felt like something wasn’t quite right with him physically. What has

Sharks head coach John Plumtree has made it clear that style will take a back seat to substance when his side hosts Munster in the URC quarter-final at Kings Park on Saturday. “We are not out here to entertain anyone,” Plumtree said in a press conference on Friday. “We are here to progress as a

Wilco Louw and Embrose Papier return as Jake White bolsters a formidable Vodacom Bulls lineup for the URC quarter-final against Edinburgh at Loftus on Saturday. The Springbok duo sat out the round 18 demolition of Dragons in Pretoria two weeks ago, and start for the Bulls as White’s charges look to secure a second successive

Ross Thompson practices his drop goals during training at Pretoria Boys High in the buildup to Saturday’s URC quarter-final between the Vodacom Bulls and Edinburgh. Drop goals at altitude @URCOfficial pic.twitter.com/dXNbLKwWcp — Edinburgh Rugby (@EdinburghRugby) May 29, 2025 Photo: Calum Chittleburgh/SNS Group via Getty Images The post Watch: Edinburgh drop Loftus tactical hint? appeared first

Loosehead prop Rambo Kubheka is one of three newcomers and several returnees included by head coach Kevin Foote in the latest Junior Springbok training squad. The Junior Boks’ final preparation camp for the World Rugby U20 Championship next month in Italy starts in Stellenbosch on Monday. Foote welcomes back locks Jaco Grobbelaar and Arno van

Lukhanyo Am brings up his 100th cap as the Sharks go in search of a maiden Vodacom URC semi-final berth against Munster in Durban on Saturday. The Springbok double world champion returns from a knee injury at outside centre as one of two changes to the backline by Sharks head coach John Plumtree for the

Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith has allayed fears over Huw Jones’ fitness for the British & Irish Lions tour, despite the centre’s ongoing Achilles tendon struggles. Jones, who returned to action earlier this month after a long layoff, was originally named to start Friday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against the Stormers at Scotstoun but was

Northampton star Henry Pollock chats about his scuffle with Bordeaux prop Jefferson Poirot after the final whistle of the Investec Champions Cup final in Cardiff. “I was pretty angry.” For the first time since @SaintsRugby‘s #InvestecChampionsCup final defeat, Henry Pollock and Tommy Freeman sat down to reflect on the game in Cardiff and that full-time

The Bulls dominate Edinburgh at Loftus, while the Sharks edge Munster in Durban to book their places in the URC semi-finals, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. United Rugby Championship: Glasgow Warriors vs Stormers (Friday, 8.35pm, Glasgow) Grant Craze: Glasgow by 7 Simon Borchardt: Glasgow by 8 Devin Hermanus: Glasgow by 5 Zelím Nel: Glasgow by 3