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Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth’s fitness has headlined the injury-hit Sharks’ ‘disruptive’ buildup to Saturday’s derby clash against the Vodacom Bulls in Durban. The Sharks, bolstered by Siya Kolisi’s return to captaincy, will face Jake White’s charges at Kings Park in round 8 of the Vodacom URC. However, among those injured for the Durbanites are Bok […]

The 30th season of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup got off to a record-breaking start. A 5% increase in matchday attendance compared to rounds one and two last season highlights the growth for rugby’s elite club competitions. Fan engagement has also significantly increased with over four million views on YouTube representing a 115%

Marcell Coetzee is cracking his knuckles for a showdown with Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth when the Bulls take on the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday. “There’s nothing else in the world like an SA derby,” Coetzee said on Wednesday. A trip back to Kings Park will be particularly sentimental for Coetzee, a Port

Siya Kolisi returns to lead a Springbok-laden Sharks lineup in their derby clash with the Vodacom Bulls at Kings Park in round 8 of the Vodacom URC on Saturday. However, among those not considered for the second of two all-SA showdowns this weekend in the URC, due to injury, are Bok world champions Bongi Mbonambi,

Leinster’s World Cup-winning coach Jacques Nienaber says they are privileged to be experiencing a season like no other. With the RDS being redeveloped, the Irish giants have adopted Dublin’s Aviva Stadium as their temporary home. Their three matches there so far this term have attracted crowds of 18,397 (Dragons), 20,945 (Lions) and 34,184 (Clermont) –

Asenathi Ntlabakanye and Francke Horn display some excellent keepy-up control ahead of the Vodacom URC clash between the Lions and DHL Stormers in Cape Town. Keepy-ups challenge with the Emirates Lions boys Some of the ball control on display though pic.twitter.com/rnSJ4x2eQA — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) December 19, 2024 Photo: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images The post Watch:

Five Grey College players made the Team of the Festival as the hosts went unbeaten at the inaugural NextGenXV Global Schools Challenge held in Bloemfontein, writes ALLAN SCHULZ. The Premier Schools competition was hosted by Grey College and included Grey High, Oakdale, Strathallan School (Scotland), Denstone College (England) and an U18 invitational team from Hamilton

Former Wallabies back Ashley-Cooper says the Springboks are the “best positioned” team in world rugby. The Boks underlined their world champion status in 2024 by winning a full Rugby Championship title for the first time since 2009 (when it was still the Tri-Nations), beating the All Blacks twice to regain the Freedom Cup, and going

Salmaan Moerat expects a ‘furious’ clash against the Lions on Saturday in the first of two SA Vodacom URC derbies for the DHL Stormers in Cape Town over the festive period. The Stormers face the Johannesburg outfit in round 8 of the URC at Cape Town Stadium, before John Dobson’s charges host the Sharks in

In the double world champions’ first match since winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup, a youthful Springbok side kicked off the 2024 season with a big win against Wales at Twickenham. Four up-and-coming stars – flyhalves Jordan Hendrikse and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, loose forward Ben-Jason Dixon and wing Edwill van der Merwe – made their debuts