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Sharks coach John Plumtree hailed the calming influence of Springbok prop Ox Nche after his team’s gutsy victory against the Vodacom Bulls at Kings Park on Saturday. A depleted Sharks side hit by three late withdrawals, including captain Siya Kolisi, dug deep to win 20-17 in front of a 34,000 festive-season crowd. At the post-match […]

A Springbok side featuring seven debutants shrugged off an early red card to put 10 tries past Portugal in Bloemfontein. Captain by Salmaan Moerat for the first time, the Springboks lost Andre Esterhuizen to a red card in the first 10 minutes, but turned on the style to earn a 64-21 win in their first-ever

Brothers Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse combined to score 13 points as the Sharks preyed on the Bulls at Kings Park on Saturday. Jaden dotted down for the hosts while Jordan added eight points from the tee to go with a penalty try as the Sharks won 20-17 to extend their streak to four successive URC

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Joseph Dweba scored a brace of tries as the DHL Stormers beat a 14-man Lions outfit at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday in round 8 of the Vodacom URC. The Stormers raced into 15-0 half-time lead, and notched five tries in a bonus-point 29-10 victory at Cape Town Stadium, following four defeats in all competitions

Paul Roos Gymnasium came up short in the World Schools Festival final against New Zealand’s Kelston Boys’ High in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, writes ALLAN SCHULZ. Paul Roos and EG Jansen were South Africa’s representatives at the six-day event held in Abu Dhabi from 15-21 December. Paul Roos faced Llandovery College (Wales), Harrow (England) and

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Rory Duncan has been appointed CEO of the Free State Cheetahs. Netwerk24 reports that the 47-year-old could join the union as early as mid-January. Duncan replaces Ross van Reenen, whose three-year term recently expired. Duncan played for the Cheetahs from 2006 to 2008, and captained them to the 2007 Currie Cup title. After hanging up

An inspired second-half comeback attempt was dashed by a dramatic late drop-goal as the Springboks fell to their first defeat of the year and drew the series with Ireland in Durban. Having gone into the break trailing 16-6, the Springboks turned the game on its head in the second half, with Handre Pollard kicking eight

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is investigating the possibility of leaving the Sharks to return to the DHL Stormers. This is according to a Netwerk24 report which claims Kolisi may dump the Sharks for a move back to Cape Town, where he made his professional debut in 2012. In addition to what already constitutes a potential