Sharks back Griquas hero

Currie Cup-winning Griquas flyhalf George Whitehead will start for the Sharks against Connacht in Galway on Saturday. The Vodacom URC resumes this weekend, and the Sharks have turned to one of the Currie Cup’s most experienced campaigners to steer them through tricky...
Blitzboks ready to deliver in Dubai

Blitzboks ready to deliver in Dubai

Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks could not have asked for a tougher start to the new-look SVNS season. The Blitzboks are talking the same talk in Dubai this week – and it’s all positive. Head coach Philip Snyman and senior players Impi Visser and Ryan Oosthuizen...

Griquas flyer set for Stormers debut

Dylan Maart will make his Stormers debut in the table-topping Vodacom URC clash against Munster in Limerick on Saturday. The winger has joined the squad on loan from Griquas and will have the experienced duo of Warrick Gelant and Leolin Zas at the back with him, while...

Lions forced into key changes for Bulls clash

Coach Ivan van Rooyen has made several enforced adjustments to the Lions side for Saturday’s Vodacom URC Juskei derby against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. In the pack, RF Schoeman starts at tighthead prop in place of Asenathi Ntlabakanye, who is unavailable due to...

Munster call in Ireland cavalry, start Saffa

Thaakir Abrahams will wing it for Munster in Saturday’s top-of-the-table Vodacom URC match against the Stormers in Limerick. The former Sharks flyer, who has made 16 appearances and scored four tries for the Irish giants, starts in a back three featuring Shane Daly...

Rebel R360 league delays launch

The breakaway R360 league has again pushed back its launch date. Fronted by former England international Mike Tindall and originally slated to kick off this year, the launch of R360 – which aims to attract 300 of the best players in the world across both the men and...

Willie refuses to close door on Bok career

Willie le Roux insists his international career is not yet over. The veteran fullback, speaking at an SA Rugby sponsorship event in Joburg on Thursday, admitted he still feels the pull of the national setup. “You do miss being in the team all the time, especially when...

Boks bid to end season on high

The Springboks take on Wales in the season-ending international Test on Saturday at a time when the gulf between the two rugby nations has never been more apparent. The Boks are back-to-back world champions and arrive in the Welsh capital in high spirits on the back...

Erasmus brilliance dwarfs awards snub

Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks keep redefining excellence despite World Rugby overlooking him for Coach of the Year, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that Erasmus needs no external validation after producing the most dominant two-season run of...