Sacha injury prognosis revealed

Sacha injury prognosis revealed

Scans have shed light on the ankle injury suffered by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu during the Stormers’ Vodacom URC quarter-final win against Cardiff. The Springbok flyhalf was on crutches after the match in Cape Town, having gone over awkwardly while scoring a...

Snyman: Blitzboks not clinical enough

Coach Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks were their own worst enemies in going down 26-19 to Australia in the SVNS World Championship final in Valladolid. Australia fought back from 14-0 down to lead 26-14, before withstanding a late Blitzboks onslaught. “Australia were...
Controversial call sinks Blitzboks comeback

Controversial call sinks Blitzboks comeback

The Blitzboks were denied a dramatic late try against Australia as they suffered defeat in the SVNS World Championship final in Valladolid on Sunday. South Africa thought they had forced the decider into extra-time when Shilton van Wyk scored under the posts in the...

Schools wrap: Boishaai outmuscle spirited SACS

Paarl Boys’ survived SACS’ first-half fightback, while there were also notable wins for Paul Roos, Michaelhouse and Kingswood. Boishaai put in a brutally physical display against SACS in Newlands, scoring four tries in a 32-16 win. The visitors’ pack dominated the...

Saffa faces axe in Les Bleus coaching shake-up

France head coach Fabien Galthié is reportedly preparing a major overhaul of his coaching team, with a South African specialist coach among the casualties. Reports from France indicate that respected kicking coach Vlok Cilliers and long-time defence guru Shaun Edwards...

Blitzboks through to cup final in Spain

The Blitzboks saw off a fierce challenge from Argentina to set up a cup final against Australia at the SVNS World Championship in Valladolid on Sunday. South Africa fought back from 7-5 down at half-time to win 19-7. The Blitzboks will play Australia, who scored late...

Kick-off times confirmed for URC semis

The Vodacom URC semi-finals in Edinburgh and Dublin will both take place on Saturday. The first clash between the top-ranked Glasgow Warriors and Vodacom Bulls at Murrayfield will kick off at 3:30pm SA time. It is the first meeting of the teams in the URC knockout...

Stormers could bring back another Bok

Another veteran Springbok could follow Siya Kolisi and Cheslin Kolbe in returning to the Stormers. Kolisi and Kolbe will rejoin the Cape club at the end of the season from the Sharks and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath respectively. According to Rapport, double World...