No mid-season break for Super Rugby
Sanzaar has confirmed that next year’s Super Rugby tournament will be played across 21 consecutive weeks between 15 February and 6 July.
WPRFU rejects salary cut proposal
The leadership of the Western Province Rugby Football Union has distanced themselves from a proposed 25% salary cut for all staff members earning more than R20,000 per month.
WP left red-faced after Brits mix-up
WP Rugby reportedly offered contracts to Schalk Brits and Corné Fourie despite being unable to pay both players’ salaries.
Province captain joins Saracens
Stormers and Western Province lock Chris van Zyl has signed a short-term deal to join Saracens during the November internationals.
Schickerling’s journey to hell and back
JD Schickerling is one of three uncapped players in the Springbok squad. In the May 2016 issue of SA Rugby magazine, SIMON BORCHARDT looked at his remarkable recovery from a broken neck.
Highlights: Currie Cup final
Highlights of the Sharks’ 17-12 win against Western Province in the Currie Cup final at Newlands.
Five takeaways from past weekend
What we learned from the Currie Cup final and World XV game, according to CRAIG LEWIS.
Dobson: Lineouts cost WP
Western Province coach John Dobson and captain Chris van Zyl say lost lineouts cost them dearly in their 17-12 Currie Cup final defeat to the Sharks. DYLAN JACK reports.
Watch: WP press conference
Coach John Dobson and captain Chris van Zyl address the media after Western Province’s 17-12 loss to the Sharks in the Currie Cup final at Newlands.
Lineout woes haunted Province
Western Province will be left to lament a lineout implosion as they succumbed to a 17-12 loss against the Sharks in Saturday’s final at Newlands, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
