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Griquas produced a devastating second-half display to beat the Boland Cavaliers in their SA Cup semi-final in Kimberley on Saturday. The hosts triumphed 59-35 after the teams were locked at 28-28 at half-time and will now host the defending champion Pumas in next Saturday’s final. Boland threatened an upset after overturning an early 14-point deficit […]

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Departing flank Siya Kolisi scored two tries while debutant flyhalf Vusi Moyo ran the show in a dominant win for the Sharks at Kings Park against Zebre on Saturday. Nineteen-year-old Moyo contributed 15 points as the Sharks finished a disappointing Vodacom URC season on a high with a 54-19 win in Durban. It was Kolisi’s

Former Lions scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba has left the Shizuoka Blue Revs after making just five appearances in two seasons. Nohamba joined the Japanese club in 2024 following a standout spell with the Lions, but injuries disrupted his time in League One. RugbyJP reports that Nohamba featured only four times during his first season in Japan

Veteran Welsh referee Nigel Owens believes Henry Pollock risks getting the wrong kind of reputation if he doesn’t rein in his emotions.  Writing in his latest column for WalesOnline, Owens said Pollock’s showmanship caught his eye during Northampton’s defeat to Leicester Tigers last week. The former Test referee stressed that rugby needs characters, but suggested

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Former Springbok coach Jake White believes the All Blacks have made a “wonderful masterstroke” by bringing back Sir Graham Henry as a selector. Henry, who guided New Zealand to World Cup glory in 2011, will work alongside new head coach Dave Rennie and assistant Neil Barnes as the All Blacks attempt to close the gap

Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read has blasted NZ Rugby after it confirmed that Richie Mo’unga will not be eligible for the Greatest Rivalry tour. Mo’unga returns to New Zealand from Japan in July after three seasons with the Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, having signed an 18-month deal with NZ Rugby. But despite being contracted

Highlanders wing Caleb Tangitau appears set for a long stint on the sideline after suffering a serious injury during a Super Rugby Pacific match. Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph said the initial diagnosis was that Tangitau had ruptured his achilles tendon late in the 42-12 loss to the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. It is a

Lions utility forward Ruan Venter will go under the knife next week after suffering a serious knee injury. The 23-year-old was forced off on a medical cart early in the Lions’ Vodacom URC defeat to Leinster in Dublin last weekend. According to Netwerk24, Venter could be sidelined for between five and nine months. If that