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Jake White says an emotional Vodacom Bulls team could play “on a whole different level” against Dragons on Saturday, as they grapple with the loss of Cornal Hendricks. The Bulls will take to the Loftus Versfeld pitch following the sudden death of the former Springbok and Bulls winger, who suffered a heart attack on Wednesday.

Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn has loaded megaboot Tiaan Swanepoel for the SA Cup semi-final against Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday. In what marks his starting debut for the Cheetahs since joining from Green Rockets Tokatsu in Japan, Swanepoel arms Free State with a goal-kicker capable of splitting the sticks from more than 60 metres. Swanepoel

All Blacks scrumhalf Cam Roigard delivered a match-winning performance to guide the Hurricanes past the Highlanders in Wellington on Friday. The hosts secured a thrilling 24-20 win at Sky Stadium, with Roigard crossing twice – including a dramatic winner after 22 phases when the  siren had already sounded. The Canes, sporting their Captain America-inspired kit,

Keagan Johannes starts at flyhalf, while Sergeal Petersen and Nama Xaba have been recalled as part of a formidable Vodacom Bulls 23 to face Dragons in Pretoria on Saturday. Johannes replaces the injured Johan Goosen in one of several tweaks to the Bulls backline from the Vodacom URC win against Cardiff at Loftus Versfeld last

Coach Ivan van Rooyen has backed flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela to control the game when the Lions host Ospreys on Saturday in the final URC match at Ellis Park this season. The 21-year-old former Griquas flyhalf is set to make his URC starting debut after featuring off the bench in three matches this season. Both teams

France superstar Antoine Dupont has become a shareholder in Rugby Football Club Los Angeles (RFCLA), the team announced on Friday. The 2021 World Player of the Year has bought into US rugby as the country prepares to host the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles as well as the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups in

Sharks coach John Plumtree says Springbok fullback Aphelele Fassi could move to flyhalf during Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against Scarlets at Kings Park. Siya Masuku, who starts at 10, is the only specialist flyhalf in the match 23, with scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse expected to move there if Masuku gets injured, but Plumtree says Fassi is

Eben Etzebeth has been passed fit for the Sharks’ Vodacom URC match against Scarlets at Kings Park on Saturday. The Bok lock limped off the field during last week’s 29-10 win against Ospreys, but has recovered quickly from what turned out to be a leg knock, rather than a knee injury, to retain his place

The finals venue, dates and start of next season’s Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions have been confirmed. Both tournaments will again feature South Africa’s leading Vodacom URC teams among Europe’s elite clubs. Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium will host the European cups finals weekend, with the Challenge Cup decider scheduled for Friday, 22