When injured Ethan could be back

A tentative timeline has been set for Ethan Hooker’s return to the Springboks following surgery to his injured shoulder. According to Rapport, Hooker will definitely miss the Nations Championship Tests against England, Scotland and Wales in July, but is targeting the...

Stormers may rue Belfast slip

The Stormers’ thrilling draw against Ulster delivered three log points but exposed costly flaws at a crucial stage of the Vodacom URC season, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane says the 38-38 result in Ulster strengthened the Stormers’ top-two...

Frans: Cheetahs players saved my arse

Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn was a relieved man after a missed Griquas conversion enabled his team to qualify for the Currie Cup Premier Division. The Free Staters edged Griquas 32-31 in Bloemfontein on Friday night, with an 84th-minute miss from replacement flyhalf...

Jan: Retirement decision ‘gnawed’ at me

Jan Serfontein says his body was screaming at him to stop, but the mental battle to walk away from rugby nearly broke him. The former Springbok centre has revealed the agonising internal struggle that preceded his shock retirement announcement, admitting he wrestled...

Genia: Japan stint sharpening Libbok for Boks

Former Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia believes Manie Libbok’s stint in Japan’s second division has honed the flyhalf’s attacking game. Genia works as skills coach with Libbok at the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners, where former Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper serves as attack...

SA Cup: Ruthless Boland edge out Eagles

Heyneke Meyer’s SWD Eagles missed out on Currie Cup qualification as the Boland Cavaliers snatched the final SA Cup semi-final spot on points difference. SWD hammered the Leopards 69-19 in George on Saturday, but Boland’s ruthless 85-29 dismantling of Eastern Province...

Foote: Junior Boks showed fight, resilience

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote praised his side after a 29-29 draw with New Zealand in the U20 Rugby Championship on Saturday. South Africa fought back from 15-8 down to hold a 22-15 lead at half-time at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The reigning U20 world champions...

Umaga: Uncertainty taking toll on Moana

Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga says the club’s uncertain future is affecting on-field performances after another heavy defeat in Super Rugby Pacific. The team, set up as a professional pathway for Tongan, Samoan and Cook Islands players, are hoping for a positive...
Late Leinster surge buries Lions

Late Leinster surge buries Lions

Leinster scored five tries, including three in the last 10 minutes, to beat the Lions at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The 31-7 victory moved Leinster up to third on the Vodacom URC log, with the Lions dropping from third to fifth. Ivan van Rooyen’s men now travel to...