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Two-try hero Siya Kolisi led from the front while Nick Hatton made a star cameo to help the Sharks clinch the 2024-25 SA Shield in the Vodacom URC. Skipper Kolisi dotted down either side of the break as John Plumtree’s men dug deep to deny a late comeback from the Lions in a 25-22 bonus-point […]

The French were clinical in taking their chances and the Irish were not, interim head coach Simon Easterby said after France beat Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Easterby was speaking after Les Bleus swept aside the Irish 42-27 to end their hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam. The French scored 34 unanswered points from

Gregory Alldritt says France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont’s injury-exit from the blockbuster clash against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday focused the tourists’ resolve. Dupont is unlikely to play any further part in this season’s Six Nations championship after suffering what coach Fabien Galthie described as a “fairly serious knee injury” in the 42-27 demolition of Ireland

A brace of tries from fullback Blair Kinghorn and centre Tom Jordan gave Scotland enough of a lead to survive a fourth-quarter flurry from Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday. The hosts scored four tries in the first half to take a 28-8 advantage into the break, but they were chased to the final whistle by

Coach Frans Steyn’s Cheetahs suffered a 45-29 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers in the opening round of the SA Cup in Wellington on Saturday. Boland scored three tries to lead 19-0 after 23 minutes and while the Cheetahs fought back well to go 29-25 ahead in the second half, winger Lunathi Nxele’s hat-trick try with

Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored two of France’s five tries to beat defending champions Ireland in Dublin on Saturday and power to the top of the Six Nations standings with one round to go. France produced a devastating second-half display to hammer Ireland 42-27 in Dublin to establish Les Bleus as the favourites to win the title.

Sharks coach John Plumtree lauded captain Siya Kolisi after their 25-22 Vodacom URC victory against the Lions at Kings Park that secured the SA Shield. Kolisi made his return from a mandatory Springbok break off the bench in the Sharks’ 38-14 defeat at Ellis Park seven days ago. On Saturday, he led them from No

Coach Ivan van Rooyen lauded the Lions for a gutsy fightback but rued unforced errors and a 20-minute slump for sealing their fate at Kings Park on Saturday. “We started off well in the first 20 minutes, then we went to sleep for the final 20 minutes before half time,” Van Rooyen said in a

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Captain Siya Kolisi scored two tries to lead the Sharks to victory in a nail-biting URC derby against the Lions at Kings Park on Saturday. Kolisi dotted down on either side of the break as the Sharks held firm to deny a late comeback from the Lions in a 25-22 bonus-point victory that marked the