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John Dobson admitted the Stormers were outplayed by a more desperate Cardiff side after Friday night’s 22-16 Vodacom URC defeat at Arms Park. The loss denied the Cape side a valuable opportunity to strengthen their hopes of hosting multiple playoff matches in Cape Town. Dobson cut a frustrated figure after the match and conceded his […]

Cardiff qualified for the Vodacom URC playoffs with a passionate home win over the Stormers at the Arms Park on Friday night. Corniel van Zyl’s side ran in four tries for a 22-16 bonus-point win to climb up to fourth on the log, above the Vodacom Bulls, who host Benetton on Saturday. The Stormers remain

The Pumas booked their place in the SA Cup final after edging the Cheetahs in a thrilling semi-final in Mbombela on Friday. The teams scored five tries apiece in an entertaining contest, but the accurate boot of flyhalf Clinton Swart ultimately proved decisive in a 42-36 victory. The Free Staters made a bright start and

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The Vodacom Bulls XV produced a stirring second-half comeback to beat the Lions XV 33-32 in a thrilling final at Ellis Park on Friday and lift the inaugural SA Rugby U23 Cup title. Trailing by nine points at halftime, the young Bulls turned the match on its head with three tries after the break to

Munster have been boosted by the return of two key backs for Saturday’s crunch Vodacom URC clash against the Lions at Thomond Park. Flyhalf Jack Crowley and winger Seán O’Brien are among five changes to the starting XV for the final league-stage fixture as the sixth-placed Irish province chase playoff qualification. Crowley returns in a

Four fit-again players have been included in a Junior Boks training squad ahead of the U20 International Series in Cape Town later this month. Luan Giliomee, Christian Vorster, Jordan Steenkamp, and Pieter van der Merwe are back in the group after missing the recent U20 Rugby Championship due to injury. The first batch of the

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A backline star has played his final game for the Vodacom Bulls after going under the knife. Bulls coach Johan Ackermann confirmed on Friday that utility back David Kriel underwent achilles surgery earlier this week. “David is unfortunately finished for the season,” said Ackermann ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against Benetton at Loftus Versfeld.

Flu ruled two Springboks out of the Vodacom Bulls’ URC clash against Benetton on Saturday. Coach Johan Ackermann said on Friday that captain Marcell Coetzee and wing Kurt-Lee Arendse had failed to recover in time for the Loftus Versfeld encounter. “Unfortunately, Marcel and Kurt-Lee got a bit of flu. They are still under the weather,