Sharks debut for Koch
Springbok prop Vincent Koch will make his long-awaited Sharks debut in the Vodacom URC clash with Ulster in Durban on Saturday.
Springbok prop Vincent Koch will make his long-awaited Sharks debut in the Vodacom URC clash with Ulster in Durban on Saturday.
Former Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies has confirmed that he has taken up a youth coaching role, as he continues to serve his suspension for a banned substance.
Captain Tomas Appleton says a new-look Portugal is relishing a “massive” first-ever Test against the Springboks in Bloemfontein in July.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says World Rugby’s plan to introduce a 20-minute red card is a “kneejerk reaction” and doesn’t solve the issue of what constitutes a sending off.
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship has set a new all-time record audience with a global viewership of just under 3 million tuning in across Round 8, which included the North-South derby in Cape Town.
Duhan van der Merwe is among the four nominees for the Six Nations Player of the Year award after finishing the tournament as top try-scorer.
World Rugby appears set to make a radical change to the set-piece laws that favours teams with a weaker scrum, affecting a core part of the Springboks’ World Cup double triumph.
Jake White believes the Vodacom Bulls are on the verge of securing a place in the semi-finals of the URC and Champions Cup ahead of a two-match tour that includes a clash with Leinster.
Steven Kitshoff is set to return to Cape Town Stadium for the first time since leaving the DHL Stormers after being named in Ulster’s 30-man squad for their two-match @Vodacom #URC tour.
Ireland’s Six Nations title defence will only serve to fuel the Springboks ahead of the two-Test series in South Africa in July, says Jacques Nienaber.