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Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane is cracking his knuckles in anticipation of a “massive challenge” when the Sharks engage with the Vodacom Bulls heavyweight set piece at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. “I know moves of theirs and they know things about me,” the 68-Test Bok veteran said at a press conference on Wednesday. “I know what […]

The Lions have secured the services of another front-rower for the foreseeable future. Tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye last week agreed to a two-year contract extension and now hooker PJ ‘Bere’ Botha has decided to stay in Johannesburg until at least 2028. The Lions have also retained No 8 Francke Horn and centre Henco van Wyk

Major League Rugby is the latest to join what appears to be an initiative to speed up the game at the expense of the scrum. Tournament organisers said MLR was leading “the charge in evolving the game for fans and players alike, with a focus on creating a faster, more fluid spectacle” and that the

The Blues, strengthened by the return of Beauden Barrett, have high hopes of back-to-back titles as Super Rugby Pacific returns this week, but are wary of Australian sides bolstered by the collapse of the Rebels. All Blacks playmaker Barrett is back at the Vern Cotter-coached Blues after a stint playing for Toyota Verblitz, with the

Attack coach Dawie Snyman says it is crucial the Stormers are clinical on both sides of the ball against the Lions on Saturday, as prop Frans Malherbe challenges the pack to lift their game.  The Stormers, fresh off a narrow defeat to the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town, are bracing for another bruising Vodacom URC

All you need to know about the 11 teams heading into the 2025 edition of Super Rugby Pacific, which starts on Friday. BRUMBIES Key players: Allan Alaalatoa, Rob Valetini, James Slipper, Noah Lolesio, Tom Wright. Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa, Tevita Alatini, Liam Bowron, Charlie Cale, Feao Fotuaika Nick Frost, Lachlan Hooper, Tom Hooper, Lachlan Lonergan, Cadeyrn Neville,

Winger Canan Moodie says the Vodacom Bulls have unfinished business against the Sharks at Loftus on Saturday. The Bulls imploded against an injury-hit Sharks team at Kings Park in the Vodacom URC last December, relinquishing a 17-10 lead after 50 minutes to lose 20-17. The pre-match favourites made a plethora of errors and poor decisions

Vodacom Bulls utility back Boeta Chamberlain insists he will be ready to step up should Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Sharks at Loftus come down to a last-minute goal kick. The 25-year-old flyhalf/fullback has a 78% goal-kicking success rate in this season’s Vodacom URC after six appearances (including four starts at flyhalf), but has

Springbok and Stormers hooker Andre-Hugo Venter’s childhood was like no other. Son to legendary former Bok Andre Venter, Andre-Hugo was just a five years old when his father was diagnosed with Transverse myelitis, a condition that has kept him confined to a wheelchair ever since. Springbok stars would regularly visit the Venter household and it

Frans Malherbe is relishing the opportunity to earn his 150th cap for the Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday, but says it won’t distract him from the team’s main goal. The veteran tighthead is set to become the first Stormers player to reach the milestone in the Vodacom URC derby against the Lions — an