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Back-to-back comeback wins in Europe have reignited the Bulls’ season and sharpened their URC ambitions, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane says the Bulls’ two-point victories in Pau and Edinburgh have transformed a campaign that looked lost just a fortnight ago. After losing seven straight matches across competitions, the Bulls trailed by […]

Tony Brown is among the Springbok assistant coaches offered contract extensions until the end of the 2031 World Cup. SA Rugby recently extended Rassie Erasmus’ contract through to the global showpiece in the USA, and CEO Rian Oberholzer confirmed talks with assistant coaches are progressing. “The process has started and the offers [to the Bok

A dejected John Dobson rued the Stormers’ ill-discipline and lineout inefficiency in their 30-19 defeat to the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium. Saturday night’s loss was not only the first of the Vodacom URC campaign for the Cape side, but it also demoted them to second on the log, with the Glasgow Warriors now the

The Sharks ended the Stormers’ winning start to this season’s Vodacom URC with a bonus-point victory at a sold-out Cape Town Stadium. The 30-19 triumph was the KwaZulu-Natalians’ first in the Mother City in five attempts in this competition and moved them up from 14th to 11th on the log. For the Stormers, it was

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Footage has emerged of the Waratahs training punch-up that left Angus Scott-Young with a facial fracture and Miles Amatosero suspended for four weeks. READ: Waratah banned for punching teammate BRAWL FOOTAGE EMERGES! See the shocking fight during a Waratahs training session left Angus Scott-Young with a facial fracture and Miles Amatosero suspended for at least

Coach Johan Ackermann says the Vodacom Bulls never doubted they could overturn a 12-point half-time deficit to beat Edinburgh at Hive Stadium. The Bulls triumphed 19-17 in the Vodacom URC clash to record back-to-back away wins over European competition following a sequence of seven consecutive losses. “There was no panic. That calmness was exactly the

Saturday’s Vodacom URC match between the Stormers and Sharks at Cape Town Stadium will be played in front of a capacity crowd. It is the second time this month that the 55,000-seater Cape Town Stadium has sold out, following the north-south derby between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls. The match kicks off at 7:30pm. Newlands

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann says recovery will be key after his side’s hard-fought Vodacom URC win over Edinburgh. The Bulls overturned a 17-5 half-time deficit to claim a valuable 19-17 victory at Hive Stadium on Friday night, but Ackermann admitted the physical toll was significant – particularly on the artificial surface. “Unfortunately, both [winger]

The ACT Brumbies will begin their Super Rugby Pacific campaign without an  influential figure. Captain Allan Alaalatoa has been ruled out of the opening rounds as he continues to battle a lingering back injury. The experienced Wallabies tighthead has been managing the issue for the past six months and will miss the season opener against