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Maxime Mermoz has been indicted for his alleged role in a €7-million (R141-million) tax credit and reduction embezzlement scheme. The 38-year-old’s name emerged during the dismantling of a major fraud network in the Toulouse region, as reported by La Dépêche du Midi. Eleven individuals were arrested and taken into custody in connection with the case, […]

With the top eight confirmed, Saturday’s URC matches in Pretoria, Durban and Dublin will determine the Vodacom Bulls, Sharks and Stormers’ quarter-final opponents. On Friday night, Edinburgh and Munster booked their playoff spots, with Edinburgh claiming a 47-17 bonus-point win against Ulster at Hive Stadium and Munster beating Benetton 30-21 in Limerick. Those results ended

John Dobson says the Stormers face a challenge in the Vodacom URC playoffs following a red card for star playmaker Damian Willemse in Friday night’s win against Cardiff. The head coach was addressing the media after the Stormers secured fifth place on the log with a 34-24 bonus-point victory at Cape Town Stadium. The match

The Stormers secured their Vodacom URC playoff seeding with victory over Cardiff in the final home match of their regular season at Cape Town Stadium on Friday night. Wingers Suleiman Hartzenberg and Leolin Zas scored a brace of tries apiece as the Stormers converted a 19-12 half-time lead into a 34-24 bonus-point win, locking in

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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