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The Blitzboks recovered from two yellow cards to overtake New Zealand with a second-half surge at the Cape Town Sevens on Saturday. South Africa won 19-14 after trailing 7-0 at half-time to book their place in Sunday’s semi-finals, having fought back to beat Fiji 24-21 earlier in the day. The hosts’ final pool match is […]

Benetton scored two late tries to beat the Lions in Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match at Ellis Park. The hosts led 18-11 with 10 minutes remaining only for the visitors to surge to a 26-18 victory. It was a disappointing result for a Lions side that had come into the match on a high having

John Plumtree says a combination of personal reflection and professional pressure led him to step away from the Sharks head coach role earlier than expected. Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against Toulouse at the Stade Ernest-Wallon will be Plumtree’s final match at the helm, with JP Pietersen taking over on an interim basis from next

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The Blitzboks began the defence of their Cape Town Sevens crown with a pulsating win in the final seconds against Fiji on Saturday. South Africa snatched a 24-21 victory after trailing 21-12 in the second half on a hot but blustery day in the Mother City. The never-say-die Blitzboks sent the home crowd wild when

Former Test referee Nigel Owens says rugby’s disciplinary system is “a total mess”. Owens was reacting to the 12-week ban given to Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth for an eye-gouge on Wales flank Alex Mann in Cardiff. An independent committee ruled the act intentional and set a mid-range entry point of 18 weeks before reducing the

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Pau welcome last season’s runners-up Northampton in the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday, in the modest French club’s first appearance in the competition in almost 25 years. A quarter-final loss in January 2001 was their last outing in the continent’s leading tournament and since then they have experienced the highs and lows of professional rugby in

The Glasgow Warriors opened their Investec Champions Cup campaign in style on a grim, rain-soaked night in Manchester. Franco Smith’s men roared back from 14 points down to claim a bonus-point 26-21 victory over the Sale Sharks. The hosts made the perfect start, turning early pressure into points when a lineout drive powered captain Ernst

Stormers coach John Dobson praised his side’s resilience and squad depth after claiming a priceless 26-17 Investec Champions Cup win over Bayonne. Dobson was thrilled with how an inexperienced match-day group fronted up in one of Europe’s most intimidating cauldrons, while playing much of the second half with 14 men. “The first half was great