Relive the moments that set the stage for another epic Vodacom URC showdown between the Sharks and Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. 2023-24 round 14: Glasgow Warriors 21 Sharks 10 2022-23 round 5: Sharks 40 Glasgow Warriors 12 2021-22 round 2: Glasgow Warriors 35 Sharks 24 Photo: Steve Haag/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix The post Collision Course: Sharks vs Glasgow […]
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Speedster Leolin Zas can’t wait for the DHL Stormers’ first game back at DHL Stadium this weekend and continue his impressive start to the Vodacom URC. After a challenging three-match European tour, the Stormers are eager to bounce back in front of their home fans on Saturday, when they host Irish outfit Munster in round
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Munster have included Springbok World Cup winner Jean Kleyn in a 32-man squad for their Vodacom URC clashes against the DHL Stormers and Sharks in the Republic. Kleyn, who played a key role in Munster’s URC title win over the Stormers in 2022-23, will be crucial to the Irish giants’ challenge again versus his former
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The Springboks’ injury-ravaged second row received another blow after the DHL Stormers confirmed that Salmaan Moerat will miss the November internationals. Moerat will miss the end-of-year-tour Test matches against Scotland, England and Wales after undergoing an operation on a knee injury. The 26-year-old captained the Springboks in Tests against Portugal, Australia and Argentina, but missed
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The Vodacom Bulls are riding high after a bonus-point victory in Wales, but Kurt-Lee Arendse expects the Herd to sharpen their discipline against the Scarlets on Friday, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Arendse, who scored a brace of tries in the Bulls’ 29-19 win over the Ospreys last week, has been in scintillating form, notching three tries
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Springbok and Vodacom Bulls centre Lionel Mapoe has announced his retirement from rugby, calling time on a professional career that spanned nearly two decades. The 36-year-old is reportedly set to switch gears and step into the boxing ring, with rumours suggesting a potential bout against former teammate Elton Jantjies on 30 November. Mapoe expressed gratitude
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Former Ireland international Bernard Jackman has lavished praise on RG Snyman following the towering lock’s home debut for Leinster in their bonus-point win over Munster at a packed Croke Park. Snyman, who crossed the whitewash to score his team’s bonus-point try, was instrumental in unbeaten Leinster’s fourth consecutive win, which sent them to the top
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As the DHL Stormers prepare to face Munster in Cape Town, take a look back at the key clashes that have defined this growing rivalry in the Vodacom URC. 2023-24 round 5: MUNSTER 10 Stormers 3 2022-23 Grand final: Stormers 14 MUNSTER 19 2022-23 round 17: Stormers 24 MUNSTER 26 2021-22 round 2: MUNSTER 34
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Rassie Erasmus has taken to social media to respond to outgoing World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont’s comments about the Springboks’ Bomb Squad. In a candid interview with The Times, Beaumont, who will step down from his position in November, questioned whether the sport allows too many substitutes, reflecting on how the game used to “open up” in
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On this day in 2023, Cheslin Kolbe produced one of the moments of the World Cup by charging down Thomas Ramos’ conversion to help the Springboks claim an epic quarter-final victory over hosts France. WOW! #RWC2023 | #FRAvRSA pic.twitter.com/aVj0M4UUyq — Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 15, 2023 An onrushing Kolbe successfully prevented Ramos from adding
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