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Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has responded to Steve Hansen’s claim that the All Blacks were “robbed” in the 2023 World Cup final against the Springboks. All Blacks captain Sam Cane’s yellow card in the 29th minute of the Paris decider for a “dangerous tackle” was upgraded to red after a bunker review, while […]

Utility back Ethan Hooker headlines a list of promising Sharks players to put pen to paper on a new contract with the Durban outfit. Hooker, who has been a standout in a star-studded Sharks backline that features Springboks Makazole Mapimpi and Andre Esterhuizen, has signed a deal that extends his stay at Kings Park until

Adding to his list of off-field accolades, Springbok supremo Rassie Erasmus will receive the FW de Klerk Foundation’s annual Goodwill Award. The foundation recognised Erasmus, a two-time World Cup winner, and his role in uniting South Africans from all walks of life. The awards ceremony is set to take place in 2025. The 52-year-old Erasmus

The Sharks have confirmed that loosehead prop Ox Nche has extended his stay in Durban by signing a new long-term contract. A 39-Test Springbok world champion, the 29-year-old from Bloemfontein has signed on at Kings Park until 2028. Nche, who famously dismantled the English scrum at the World Cup last year, initially joined the Sharks

Head coach Ivan van Rooyen is relishing the opportunity for the Lions to build on a big win at home when the Pride face the DHL Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Van Rooyen’s charges return to Vodacom URC duty against their local rivals in Cape Town, after getting off the mark in the

South Africa’s struggles in the Champions Cup may have more to do with how they play, than where and when, writes ZELIM NEL. After two rounds of Champions Cup action, the three SA teams in the competition have combined for one win in six matches, and an aggregate score of 112-215. The Sharks opened their

Leicester Tigers flyhalf Handre Pollard and Northampton Saints bruiser Juarno Augustus were the headliners for SA’s contingent of overseas-based players in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday. Champions Cup: – Five first-half tries helped Leicester Tigers hammer the Sharks 56-17 at Welford Park in round 2. Pollard scored 17 points as they cruised to victory.

The DHL Stormers and Lions renew hostilities while the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks clash in another all-South African showdown when the Vodacom URC resumes this week. The competition will kick off with a series of festive derbies in round 8, with the Stormers and Lions set to lock horns in Cape Town before the Sharks

Head coach John Plumtree has defended his call to rest the Sharks’ frontline players in a heavy Investec Champions Cup defeat against the Leicester Tigers on Saturday. Speaking post-match, Plumtree did not hold back after the Sharks went down 56-17 at Welford Road, voicing frustration over South African rugby’s scheduling demands. He hinted at the

John Dobson and Salmaan Moerat lamented the DHL Stormers’ defensive effort against Harlequins, as the injury-hit Cape outfit dug deep in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash. Crippled by injuries to several frontline players, the Stormers went down 53-16 at Welford Road in a match that saw French referee Ludovic Cayre dish out four yellow cards