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The Sale Sharks’ South African contingent shone brightly in their dominant English Premiership win over the Newcastle Red Bulls on Friday. Rob du Preez and Ernst van Rhyn both crossed the whitewash in Sale’s nine-try, 57-5 thrashing of the Red Bulls, to compound what’s been a miserable start to the season for the team from […]

Springbok scrumhalf Morne van den Berg has been handed the No 9 jersey for the Lions’ Vodacom URC clash against Benetton in Treviso on Saturday. The Lions came agonisingly close to victory in Parma last week, leading with two minutes remaining before losing 22–20 to Zebre. The narrow defeat followed their opening-round loss to Cardiff,

A decision on Swys de Bruin’s future as head coach of the Springbok Women has reportedly been made. De Bruin, who took charge of the team in August last year, guided the Bok Women to the quarter-finals of the recent World Cup – their best-ever showing. His side claimed two pool-stage wins – including a

Leinster have welcomed back five British & Irish Lions for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Sharks in Dublin. Coach Leo Cullen has made eight changes to the starting XV, with Josh van der Flier set to captain the side for the first time. Tadhg Furlong, Rónan Kelleher, James Lowe and Jamie Osborne also return,

Juarno Augustus will make his first start for Ulster in Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Bulls in Belfast. The former Stormers No 8 came off the bench against the Dragons in round one, with Ulster’s round-two clash against Edinburgh postponed due to Storm Amy. In other changes, Sam Crean starts at loosehead prop, while

Four Rugby Championship-winning Springboks will start for the Vodacom Bulls against Ulster in Belfast on Saturday. Tighthead prop Wilco Louw, flank Marco van Staden, flyhalf Handré Pollard and centre Canan Moodie have all been named in the XV for the Bulls’ opening tour match. It will be Pollard’s first appearance for the Bulls since the

A host of international players return to action this weekend as the Vodacom URC moves into round three. There are first league outings of the season for a number of British and Irish Lions and Springboks. For their Friday night trip to the Scarlets, the unbeaten Stormers welcome back two men who played key roles

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen on welcoming back five British & Irish Lions and what he expects from John Plumtree’s Sharks in Dublin. READ: Lions return as Leinster hunt first win “We need to put in the performance in front of our own home fans and get a proper result.” Leo Cullen talks returning British

Neethling Fouché has opened up about his seven-month-old son Pelser’s remarkable recovery after being diagnosed with a severe form of infantile epilepsy. Last month, the Stormers and Springbok prop turned to Instagram to ask his followers to pray for a miracle after doctors said Pelser wasn’t responding to treatment and faced a bleak prognosis. “As

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann says Handré Pollard will only feature in Saturday’s URC clash with Ulster before returning to South Africa. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. The Springbok flyhalf has been named to start in Belfast in what will be his first Bulls appearance since 2019, providing a timely boost for a side looking to make