
Varsity Cup to highlight new tackle laws
The new season of the Varsity Cup, which gets under way on Monday night, will give South Africans a first taste of the tackle law changes for school and club rugby.
The new season of the Varsity Cup, which gets under way on Monday night, will give South Africans a first taste of the tackle law changes for school and club rugby.
Rassie Erasmus says there is no excuse for club and school coaches who believe new tackle height laws for participation rugby are difficult to instil.
New laws to make rugby safer at school and club level were approved by the members of the South African Rugby Union at a general council meeting on Friday.
A player was reportedly stabbed on the pitch by a spectator during a Boland League A club match between Never Despair and Porterville.
A club rugby match between Groot Brak and Heidelberg may have produced one of rugby’s best-ever try assists with this sublime behind-the-back pass.
Shocking scenes in a club rugby match between Harlequins PE and Jeffreys Bay saw several players stabbed and cut after angry spectators invaded the field following the final whistle.
SA-born Scotland international and Edinburgh prop WP Nel was amped to visit his former club side Durbell in Cape Town.
SA Rugby has confirmed that schools and club rugby will resume in April.
Rassie Erasmus, in his capacity as SA Rugby director of rugby, says while there’ll be excitement among school and club rugby communities, it is important that they adhere to Covid-19 protocols.
All Blacks great Dan Carter was on the receiving end of a huge hit in Saturday’s club rugby game between Southbridge and West Melton – his first match back in New Zealand since 2015.