Venter’s Bok dreams in doubt after knee injury

Ruan Venter looks destined for a stint on the sidelines after being driven off the field on a medical cart with what appears to be a serious knee injury. Venter departed early in the Lions’ 31-7 Vodacom URC defeat to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium clutching his right...

State of the URC: All to play for in final round

There’s plenty on the line for South Africa’s Vodacom URC contenders heading into the final round of the regular season, writes LINDIZ VAN ZILLA. The big winners this past weekend were the Vodacom Bulls, who jumped from seventh to fourth on the URC standings after a...
Watch: Mahashe puts Prendergast in his place

Watch: Mahashe puts Prendergast in his place

Lions flank Siba Mahashe stepped a cover defender like a winger before embarrassing Sam Prendergast during a brilliant solo effort against Leinster. Unfortunately for the visitors, the TMO intervened and after five minutes of TV replays, winger Erich Cronje was...

Hansen takes brutal parting shot at Japan refs

Toyota Verblitz coach Steve Hansen signed off from Japanese club rugby with a withering assessment of the refereeing standards. The World Cup-winning former All Blacks mentor confirmed his departure after the Verblitz lost their final match of the season to the Honda...