Magical Manie URC’s top marksman
DHL Stormers goalkicking ace Manie Libbok is the favourite to finish the league stages of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as the top points scorer.
Zelim Nel
Phepsi adds fizz to Ulster’s big Belfast bash
Duane Vermeulen’s match-up with Phendulani ‘Phepsi’ Buthelezi is worth the ticket price alone when Ulster and the Cell C Sharks clash for the first time in their history in the final round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Blitzboks get Branco boost
The most capped Blitzbok in South African sevens history, Branco du Preez is back and raring to get back to work for the World Rugby Sevens series champions at the next two tournaments of the 2021/22 season.
Scrum strikes to replace dud penalty shootout
Let attacking prowess decide the outcome of a crunch tie rather than relying on a dead-ball crapshoot, writes ZELIM NEL.
Paul Roos rally to pip Paarl Gim
Centre Jurenzo Julius scored a late intercept try as Paul Roos fought back to produce a thrilling 26-24 victory over Paarl Gimnasium on the Jan Kriel Field in Paarl on Saturday.
Pollard: Champions Cup perfect prep for Boks
Handre Pollard is thrilled to be on duty in the Champions Cup playoffs, partly because the high stakes will prime the Springbok flyhalf for the pressures of the pending international season.
Varsity Cup must hit ‘rewind’ to fast forward
The golden product so desperately sought after by Varsity Cup organisers is hidden not in the future, but the past, writes ZELIM NEL.
Roos rampant as Rassie sees the light
Another telling contribution from Evan Roos in an important Stormers victory appears to finally have caught the eye of Rassie Erasmus.
De Allende dominates as Munster move up
Damian de Allende was prominent as Munster leapfrogged Ulster with a 24-17 win in Belfast that lifted them into third place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday night.
Easter Festivals hub: Day 3
Catch all the live action from the final day of the KES, St John’s, St Stithians and Kearsney Easter Festivals.
