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Asenathi Ntlabakanye says the Lions must finish off their opportunities in the red zone if they aim to topple the defending Vodacom URC champions in Glasgow on Saturday.  Ivan van Rooyen’s men will have to be sharp defensively in the round 14 clash at Scotstoun Stadium to contain the Glasgow Warriors’ dangerous backline, but a […]

Coach John Plumtree says the Sharks must be better in the air against Leinster at Kings Park on Saturday than they were last weekend. Plumtree was disappointed with his side’s effort in this area of the game in their 35-34 home win against Zebre, and said it wouldn’t have gone unnoticed by a Leinster team

Springbok lock RG Snyman has signed a contract extension with Leinster. Since joining the club from Irish rivals Munster ahead of the 2024-25 season, the 30-year-old double World Cup winner has made 14 appearances, including seven starts. In contrast, he earned just 20 caps for Munster in four seasons due to a spate of injuries.

Damian Willemse starts in a new-look Stormers lineup skippered by Neethling Fouche in Friday night’s round 14 Vodacom URC match against Ulster in Belfast. Fouche comes in for tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, who is being rested with regular skipper Salmaan Moerat after last week’s victory over Scarlets. Lock Connor Evans slots into the second row

Andre Esterhuizen is set to go head-to-head with Jordie Barrett when the Sharks take on Leinster at Kings Park on Saturday. The Springbok centre regains the No 12 jersey having returned from injury off the bench in last week’s 35-34 win against Zebre in Durban. As a result, Ethan Hooker moves to the right wing,

Former England and Racing 92 boss Stuart Lancaster has emerged as a strong candidate to replace Australia head coach Joe Schmidt. According to The Roar, the 55-year-old recently held talks with a Rugby Australia official for the soon-to-be vacant position. Schmidt will step down after the 2025 Rugby Championship. Lancaster, who left Racing 92 earlier

Head coach Philip Snyman has a plan for this week’s Hong Kong Sevens and key to it is 19-year-old Gino Cupido, who is fired up to make his Blitzboks debut. Snyman’s charges face Uruguay, Australia and New Zealand in their pool at the iconic tournament, which moves to a new venue this year, the Kai

Sebastian de Klerk has been handed a two-match suspension for a dangerous tackle during the Vodacom Bulls’ win against Leinster last week. The Bulls winger received a red card for the hit on fellow speedster Andrew Osbourne in the air and was cited after the match by the citing commissioner. During his disciplinary hearing led

NZ Rugby was left embarrassed when the logo of a major sponsor it was suing appeared on All Blacks Sevens kit. A week after NZ Rugby took legal action against Ineos over an alleged breach of their commercial deal, the chemicals company’s branding appeared on the national sevens team’s playing shorts and training jerseys at

The Griffons and Griquas’ unbeaten status will be on the line when they clash in a highly anticipated round 5 SA Cup match in Welkom on Saturday afternoon. The Northern Free Staters and the defending champions from Kimberley are two of the three remaining unbeaten teams in the competition. In another clash that is sure