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The ever-reliable Handre Pollard’s goal-kicking delivered Leicester Tigers a stunning 34-34 draw against Harlequins in the English Premiership at Twickenham on Saturday. Renowned for his composure under pressure, the Springbok playmaker scored 18 points from the tee, including a last-minute conversion off the post to salvage the stalemate. Pollard opened the scoring with an early […]

Coach Johann van Graan’s Bath inflicted a record defeat on Saracens in the English Premiership on Saturday. The six-time champions endured their worst ever loss in England’s top tier as leaders Bath ran riot at the Recreation Ground to win 68-10. Saracens conceded 10 tries as they collapsed following the sending-off of flanker Toby Knight

John Dobson said Saturday’s dramatic derby win sees the DHL Stormers enter 2025 well placed in the Vodacom URC and ‘really have a crack’ in the Investec Champions Cup. The Stormers overcame a first-half deficit to beat the Sharks 24-20, and are up to ninth on the URC standings before the close of round 9

Makazole Mapimpi scored another brace at Murrayfield as the Springboks saw off a fired-up Scotland in their end-of-year tour opener. Mapimpi, who scored twice when the Boks were last in Edinburgh in 2021, dotted down for another brace as the world champions opened their November tour with a hard-fought 32-15 win. Thomas du Toit also

Sharks coach John Plumtree says he was surprised by reports that Siya Kolisi wants to return to Cape Town to be closer to his kids. The Sharks paid R18 million to Racing 92 only four months ago to bring the Springbok captain back to Durban after an unsuccessful stint in France. However, Kolisi and his

Sharks coach John Plumtree says some of the older Springboks may not make it to the 2027 World Cup due to the current “12-month rugby season”. The Sharks’ injury woes continued in Cape Town on Saturday with lock Emile van Heerden, centre Andre Esterhuizen and fullback Aphelele Fassi all suffering knee injuries in a 24-20

Relive Jean-Luc du Plessis’ game-winning try before the final hooter in a riveting Vodacom URC derby duel between the DHL Stormers and Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday. Manie Libbok converted Du Plessis’ 77th minute touchdown as the hosts overturned a five-point first-half deficit to beat the Sharks 24-20 at a sold-out Cape Town Stadium.

The Lions’ hopes of snapping a three-game slump in the URC took a hit on Saturday when it was announced that lock Ruben Schoeman has been banned until March. Schoeman has been handed a five-game suspension following what was deemed a dangerous clear-out of flyhalf Manie Libbok in last week’s 29-10 loss to the Stormers

Manie Libbok converted a late Jean-Luc du Plessis try as the DHL Stormers overcame a first-half deficit to beat the Sharks in a thrilling derby clash in Cape Town on Saturday. Trailing 10-5 at half time, the Stormers overturned the Sharks’ advantage through three second-half tries – the third scored with less than three minutes

Coaches John Dobson and John Plumtree have been forced to make team changes for the clash between the DHL Stormers and Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday. Stormers hooker Joseph Dweba has been ruled out with a hamstring niggle, so Andre-Hugo Venter starts with JJ Kotze on the bench for the Vodacom URC round 9