Sharks coach John Plumtree hopes Eben Etzebeth’s latest injury setback is “not too bad”. The Bok lock left the field on a golf cart in the 27th minute of Friday night’s 29-10 win against the Ospreys at Kings Park with what appeared to be a serious knee injury. Etzebeth only recently made his return from […]
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La Rochelle head coach Ronan O’Gara has been suspended for five weeks for “actions against a match official”, the French Rugby Federation said on Friday. The National Rugby League’s disciplinary committee had initially only issued a reprimand and a fine for the two-time European cup-winning tactician for his behaviour during the French club’s Top 14
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Following Jake White’s statement on Kurt-Lee Arendse’s unavailability for the Vodacom Bulls, the Mitsubishi Dynaboars announced the winger won’t return to the Japanese club next season. RugbyJP.com reports that the League One outfit and Arendse will part ways at the end of the regular season. The Springbok flyer has scored seven tries in 12 appearances
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Tinus de Beer starts at flyhalf in one of six changes to Cardiff’s lineup for Saturday’s match against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. The 29-year-old, who will leave the Welsh club at the end of the season, forms a halfback partnership with another South African, Johan Mulder. De Beer began his senior provincial career
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The Reds snatched a late win in Sydney, where Waratahs star Joseph Suaalii departed on a medical cart, while the Blues surged into the top five in Friday’s Super Rugby action. Les Kiss’ Reds overcame a 14-0 deficit to triumph 28-21 at a rain-soaked Allianz Stadium, with Filipo Daugunu’s perfectly weighted kick finding Lachie Anderson
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Veteran flanker Dan Lydiate marks his 150th appearance in the Vodacom URC when Dragons face the Stormers for the first time at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The Dragons also receive a big boost with captain Ben Carter returning to the second row, as head coach Filo Tiatia makes three team changes for the penultimate
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The Lions are hunting four tries and the win when they host Scarlets on Sunday. After snapping a five-match losing streak with a hard-fought win over Connacht, the Lions are aware that any realistic chance of reaching the URC quarter-finals for the first time rest on bonus-point victories in their final two regular-season games –
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Hooker Louis ‘Chucky’ van der Westhuizen returns to reinforce the Cheetahs pack for the heavyweight SA Cup showdown against Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday. The final league round travels the third-ranked Cheetahs 160kms up the N8 to face second-ranked rivals Griquas. The Cheetahs secured their spot in the semi-finals with a dominant 106-7 victory over
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Stormers chief John Dobson is excited about the selection of the likes of Wandi Simelane for duty on Saturday, as part of building squad depth for the Vodacom URC playoffs. Speaking in a team announcement conference on Friday, Dobson outlined his rotation strategy for the round 17 clash against Dragons at Cape Town Stadium. He has rejigged
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