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Wandisile Simelane’s late try in rainy Pretoria helped the Stormers beat the Vodacom Bulls in a tense North-South derby on Saturday.  The fleet-footed outside centre, who joined the Stormers from the Bulls in January 2024, struck in the 67th minute — pouncing on a Jurie Matthee up-and-under after Warrick Gelant’s clever tap-back.  RECAP: Stormers end […]

Jurie Matthee kicked 14 points as the Stormers ended a four-game losing streak with a narrow win against the Vodacom Bulls in inclement conditions in Pretoria on Saturday. Leading 12-9 at half time, the Stormers reignited their Vodacom URC playoff hopes with a hard-fought 19-16 victory in the rain-delayed North-South derby at Loftus Versfeld. The

Coach John Plumtree says the Sharks paid the price for not pitching up mentally against a hungry Lions outfit at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Lions scored six tries in their 38-14 victory, with the final scoreline flattering the Sharks, who crossed the line twice in the last two minutes. “Obviously it wasn’t what we

Flyhalf Gianni Lombard starred with the boot and ball for the Lions in their six-try bonus-point win against the Sharks at Ellis Park on Saturday. Lombard scored six points from the tee, before finishing off a superb team move in the fourth quarter to score under the posts as the Lions raced to a 38-14

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Winger Mark Tele’a’s acrobatic finish against the Hurricanes on Saturday helped the defending champion Blues to claim their first win of the Super Rugby Pacific campaign. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?#SuperRugbyPacific #HURvBLU pic.twitter.com/XjgH08dxGV — Super Rugby Pacific (@SuperRugby) March 1, 2025 WATCH: Savea soars on the North Shore On the board in 2025 The Blues win

Two-time World Cup-winning Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard says he is “beyond excited” to be heading back to the Vodacom Bulls. The Bulls confirmed on Saturday that the 30-year-old had signed a two-year contract which starts on 1 July. Pollard played 72 matches for the Bulls across all competitions from 2013 to 2019, before joining French

Head coach Dan McKellar lauded the grit shown by the Waratahs in a narrow Super Rugby win over Fijian Drua, but blasted them for “nearly beating ourselves”. The Sydney outfit came through 29-24 at home on Friday evening to make it two wins from two to open the season, but they failed to deliver the

All Blacks star Ardie Savea says he doesn’t regret signing for Moana Pasifika despite the Super Rugby side opening their season with three successive defeats. The Moana captain was an inspirational figure as his side went down fighting 31-29 to the Highlanders in Auckland on Friday, having fought back from a 21-point half-time deficit. However,