Straeuli feels vindicated by backing Cash

Rudolf Straeuli believes the Lions are reaping the rewards of standing by coach Ivan van Rooyen during a tough period. After years of frustration and near misses, the Lions have finally secured a place in the Vodacom URC playoffs and will face Leinster in Dublin on...

Barrett ruled out of SA tour

The All Blacks will have to take on the Springboks without one of their key players later this year. Captain Scott Barrett will miss New Zealand’s highly anticipated tour of South Africa after being ruled out for up to five months with a serious back injury. Outgoing...

Moyo praises Junior Boks’ game management

Junior Boks captain Vusi Moyo hailed his side’s growing maturity and cohesion after their 82-25 thrashing of Fiji in the U20 International Series on Tuesday. The SA U20s produced a dominant attacking display at Wynberg Boys’ High in Cape Town, running in 12 tries....

Giliomee stars as Junior Boks trounce Fiji

Fullback Luan Giliomee scored three of the Junior Springboks’ 12 tries in a crushing win against Fiji in the U20 International Series on Tuesday. Five days after putting 97 unanswered points past Chile, South Africa smashed the Pacific Islanders 82-25 at Wynberg Boys’...
Boks help rugby beat soccer

Boks help rugby beat soccer

Rugby has overtaken soccer as South Africa’s most popular spectator sport among the country’s consumer class. This is according to new BrandMapp research. BrandMapp director of storytelling Brandon de Kock said rugby now leads the country’s “Big 3” sports among the 14...