Jordan Petaia has quit rugby to chase his NFL ‘dream’, joining a growing list of players setting their sights on the lucrative American sport. Petaia has earned 31 caps for the Wallabies since his 2019 debut, and is considered one of Australian rugby’s most promising backline talents. “The decision to step away from rugby hasn’t […]
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Assistant coach Rito Hlungwani said the DHL Stormers will be ready for the physical onslaught from French giants Toulon when the teams clash in Gqeberha on Saturday. The Stormers face a daunting task in their 2024-25 Champions Cup opener at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and Hlungwani emphasises the need for physicality and tactical precision against
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Donavan Don believes the new format that is set to be introduced at the Cape Town SVNS tournament this week has upped the stakes for the Blitzboks following their disappointing sixth place finish in the 2024-25 series opener in Dubai on Sunday. Under the new format, each team will play only two pool matches at
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Director of rugby Frans Steyn believes the Cheetahs would benefit more from inclusion in Super Rugby than playing in European cup competitions. “The French didn’t want us in the Challenge Cup,” Frans Steyn revealed at a press conference where the Cheetahs squad was unveiled for their 2024-25 Challenge Cup opener against Perpignan in Amsterdam on
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The DHL Stormers back youngsters such as Jonathan Roche to make a potential impact for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Dan du Plessis against Toulon on Saturday. The Stormers kick off their Champions Cup campaign this week with a marquee match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha this week. However, Feinberg-Mngomezulu is ruled out with
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Robert du Preez’s 11-point haul, complemented by brother Dan’s try, helped Sale Sharks beat Handre Pollard’s Leicester Tigers. – Four second-half tries gave Sale a 39-25 win over Leicester in Salford on Saturday. Five South Africans featured for Sale, including locks Ernst van Rhyn and Hyron Andrews and No 8 Dan du Preez. Rob du Preez
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The DHL Stormers, Sharks and Vodacom Bulls kick off their Champions Cup campaign this week, with the Lions and Cheetahs doing battle in the second-tier Challenge Cup. South African teams fortified their contender status in Europe as the five franchises again advanced to the knockout stage of the 2023-24 EPCR cups. The Sharks made history
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South African finishers produced some of their finest work in round 7 of the Vodacom URC. Which one of them scored the Try of the Week? DHL Stormers flyer Leolin Zas wins the race to dot a Warrick Gelant grubber at Kings Park. Chip and chase at it’s finest Leolin Zas scores this beauty for
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The Vodacom Bulls continued their winning run as the Sharks beat the DHL Stormers for the first time in the Vodacom URC heading into a two-week pause in the competition. All four South African teams were in action on Saturday after a four-week break due to the November internationals, the Sharks and Bulls returning with
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Coach Philip Snyman did not disguise his disappointment with the Blitzboks’ performance in the 2024-25 SVNS Series opener, finishing sixth in the Dubai 7s. Snyman pinpointed the Springbok Sevens inablity to secure and keep the ball as the big work-on in the build up to the Cape Town tournament at DHL Stadium this week. He
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