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Sharks XV coach Mike Vowles insists the Currie Cup remains a prestigious competition, while explaining their threefold approach to it. Once the pinnacle of South African provincial rugby – involving full-strength, Springbok-packed teams – the Currie Cup has effectively become a third-tier competition behind the Investec Champions Cup and Vodacom URC, with the country’s four […]

Sharks XV coach Mike Vowles believes the way his side plan to play in Bloemfontein on Friday will give them the edge over the Cheetahs. Both teams opened their 2026 Currie Cup campaigns with victories last weekend, the Sharks edging the Pumas 26-24 in Nelspruit and the Cheetahs holding off the Lions 29-27 at the

Vodacom Bulls winger Sebastian de Klerk provides an update on his recovery from a foot injury suffered during a URC clash against the Stormers in March.  The Lisfranc injury, which in his case involved a fractured bone in the midfoot, ruled the 26-year-old out of the remainder of the Bulls’ URC campaign and ended his

Check out the match 23s for this weekend’s Currie Cup matches. CHEETAHS vs SHARKS XV (Friday, 5pm) CHEETAHS – TBC SHARKS XV – 15 Chijindu Okonta, 14 Christie Grobbelaar, 13 Marnus Potgieter, 12 Janco Purchase, 11 Lyle Matthews, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Ross Braude, 8 Thomas Dyer (c), 7 Danilo Botha, 6 Willem van den

Coach Mike Vowles has made one enforced change to the Sharks XV starting lineup for Friday’s Currie Cup clash against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. Blindside flank Danilo Botha replaces Jannes Potgieter, who suffered a knee injury early in last week’s 26-24 win against the Pumas in Nelspruit. The only other change sees Bryce Calvert replace

Murray Mexted believes the All Blacks’ success in South Africa will depend on one thing above all else. With Dave Rennie’s side preparing for the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, Mexted says too much attention has been paid to the results of previous matches against the Springboks and not enough to why the All Blacks

The All Blacks are rediscovering their identity under Dave Rennie, setting the stage for a blockbuster Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. Something is stirring in New Zealand rugby. After five years in which the idea of the All Blacks needing rescuing would have sounded like heresy, the old beast is showing

Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is among a group of ten Boks who have been recalled into Rassie Erasmus’ 43-man squad prepare for the next phase of the international season. The group will assemble in Johannesburg on Sunday to begin preparations for next month’s Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires before turning their attention to the four-Test

Former Stormers scrumhalf Nic Groom has explained why Junior Boks flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed went largely unnoticed last year. Ahmed, who’s about to turn 20, starred as South Africa retained the Junior World Championship title after stepping into the No 10 jersey following Vusi Moyo’s call-up to the Springbok squad. That came after he had attended

Coach Kevin Foote has revealed the staggering number of 2026 Junior Boks who will be eligible for their 2027 campaign. The SA U20s retained the Junior World Championship title with a 16-5 victory against France U20 in Tbilisi on Saturday night, and Foote believes they are well placed to chase a third successive crown. Foote