For Ackers, Bulls success must mean silverware

Johan Ackermann needs to turn goosebumps into glory, writes SIMON BORCHARDT. “He is the right man at the right time,” Bulls president Willem Strauss said when Johan Ackermann was appointed head coach. The former Springbok lock was the obvious candidate once it became...
Bone Collector: Time is now for Lions

Bone Collector: Time is now for Lions

Willem Alberts believes sticking to key fundamentals will be crucial if the Lions are to lift the Currie Cup on Saturday. Alberts – affectionately known as ‘The Bone Collector’ – retired from rugby last year at the age of 40 and played over 80 matches in all...

Krappie, Asenathi win big at Lions awards

Morne van den Berg and Asenathi Ntlabakanye walked away with the top honours at the Lions Players Awards ceremony at Ellis Park on Tuesday night. Van den Berg capped off a stellar 2024-25 season by claiming both the International Backline Player of the Year and the...

White retires – this time for good

Veteran Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White has confirmed his retirement, bringing down the curtain on a Test career that spanned over a decade and 77 caps in gold. The 35-year-old initially bowed out after July’s British & Irish Lions series, but was coaxed back for...

All Blacks’ worst loss not that painful

The All Blacks’ 43-10 defeat to the Springboks in Wellington didn’t make the New Zealand Herald’s list of their 10 most painful losses. The All Blacks have suffered 131 Test defeats since 1903, with Saturday’s loss to the Boks the heaviest, but it didn’t hurt as much...

Frenchwoman banned for biting

France’s Axelle Berthoumieu will miss the rest of the Women’s World Cup after an appeal panel upheld a ban for biting during last weekend’s quarter-final against Ireland. Berthoumieu had appealed a 12-match ban for biting against Ireland and while the panel reduced...