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Leicester Tigers flyhalf Handre Pollard and Northampton Saints bruiser Juarno Augustus were the headliners for SA’s contingent of overseas-based players in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday. Champions Cup: – Five first-half tries helped Leicester Tigers hammer the Sharks 56-17 at Welford Park in round 2. Pollard scored 17 points as they cruised to victory. […]

The DHL Stormers and Lions renew hostilities while the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks clash in another all-South African showdown when the Vodacom URC resumes this week. The competition will kick off with a series of festive derbies in round 8, with the Stormers and Lions set to lock horns in Cape Town before the Sharks

Head coach John Plumtree has defended his call to rest the Sharks’ frontline players in a heavy Investec Champions Cup defeat against the Leicester Tigers on Saturday. Speaking post-match, Plumtree did not hold back after the Sharks went down 56-17 at Welford Road, voicing frustration over South African rugby’s scheduling demands. He hinted at the

John Dobson and Salmaan Moerat lamented the DHL Stormers’ defensive effort against Harlequins, as the injury-hit Cape outfit dug deep in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash. Crippled by injuries to several frontline players, the Stormers went down 53-16 at Welford Road in a match that saw French referee Ludovic Cayre dish out four yellow cards

Sharks boss Marco Masotti has stressed the need for innovative solutions to secure SA Rugby and the sport’s future in the country.  Masotti reportedly heads up one of two separate groups, the other led by Akshay Karan, that have proposed competing bids to rival Ackerley Sports Group (ASG) as SARU’s equity partner.  The Sharks majority

While sharing details of a neck injury that nearly cost him his life, Springbok and DHL Stormers prop Steven Kitshoff is upbeat about packing down for club and country again. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Rapport, the 32-year-old revealed how a Currie Cup match against Griquas in September ended with him just millimetres away

DRC-born Sharks loose forward Vincent Tshituka has his sights set on the Springboks, saying representing South Africa “would be the highest honour”. Currently sidelined with a shoulder injury, the 26-year-old powerhouse shared both his personal goals and the Sharks’ future in an interview with Sunday newspaper Rapport. “To pull on the green and gold [jersey]

A key member in the Lions backline is reportedly set to part ways with the Johannesburg outfit at the end of the season to join Japanese side Shizuoka Blue Revs. According to Rapport, the versatile Sanele Nohamba is leaving Ellis Park, with the Sunday newspaper suggesting the 25-year-old’s diminishing role at the franchise played a

Captain Alex Dombrandt and wing Cadan Murley each scored a hat-trick as Harlequins beat the DHL Stormers in the Investec Champions Cup clash at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday night. Quins streaked to a 53-16 victory, scoring eight tries to one against the injury-ravaged Stormers in a match that saw French referee Ludovic Cayre dish out

Cardiff showed their class in fighting back to overtake and then subdue the touring Cheetahs in the round 2 EPCR Challenge Cup clash in Wales on Saturday. Three second-half tries saw Cardiff take the lead and cruise to a 26-10 win against the Cheetahs at Cardiff Arms Park. Cardiff started strong, opening the scoring in