The Vodacom Bulls have reportedly received a significant transfer fee for Carlu Sadie, with Bordeaux-Begles buying the prop out of his new contract with the Pretoria outfit. According to Rapport, Sadie had signed a three-year deal with the Bulls late last year and was due to arrive after the current season. However, the 27-year-old prop […]
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New Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn has turned to the Springboks for assistance as he attempts to rebuild the Bloemfontein-based franchise. Steyn took over from Izak van der Westhuizen after a disappointing Challenge Cup campaign in which the Cheetahs failed to reach the round-of-16 for the first time. Van der Westhuizen will be the Cheetahs forwards
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The dominance of the New Zealand teams in the opening round of 2025 Super Rugby Pacific will have caught the eye of Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane lauds the Chiefs’ 25-14 win on Saturday against the Blues at Eden Park, despite missing star loose forward Wallace Sititi for
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Jake White rued the absence of injured flanker Cameron Hanekom as the Vodacom Bulls succumbed to the Sharks at Loftus on Saturday. The Bulls director of rugby bemoaned the lack of pace up front without Hanekom as the hosts struggled to contain the Sharks’ rapid attack in a 29-22 loss. “We missed Cameron’s speed as
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John Dobson says the Stormers paid the price for their inaccuracy in Saturday’s loss to the Lions, and must regroup for a do-or-die clash to remain in the Vodacom URC playoffs hunt. The 30-23 defeat at Ellis Park means the Stormers have lost four successive matches in all competitions and currently sit ninth on the
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The Sharks survived a three-man deficit in the second half to overhaul the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Sharks weathered a set-piece assault from the Bulls. Despite being down to 12 men at one stage, they held firm to score three second-half tries and secure a 29-19 win in Pretoria. Four players
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Backline coach Dave Williams lauded the character of a Sharks team missing several Springboks after their 29-19 bonus-point victory against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday. The underdog visitors – who were without Ox Nche, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Andre Esterhuizen and Aphelele Fassi – triumphed despite being reduced to 12 men at one
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The Chiefs, Brumbies and Force claimed bragging rights on Saturday in round 1 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific. Damian McKenzie’s brilliance powered the Chiefs past the Blues, the Brumbies overturned a late deficit against Fijian Drua, and the Force snatched a last-gasp win over Moana Pasifika in the opening weekend of this year’s edition
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Gianni Lombard kicked 15 points as the Lions beat the Stormers on Saturday for the first time at Ellis Park in five years in round 11 of the Vodacom URC. The Lions, who hadn’t beaten the Stormers in Joburg since 2020, won 30-23 and end a four-game slump in all competitions. Ivan van Rooyen’s men
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