Asenathi returns for Lions tour

Springbok prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has been cleared to travel with the Lions to France and Wales. The big tighthead was sidelined for last weekend’s EPCR Challenge Cup win over Lyon due to a minor hamstring issue. The Lions begin their trip with an EPCR Challenge Cup...

‘Raw’ Sharks prop welcomes Ox schooling

Sharks prop Mawande Mdanda says scrumming against Ox Nche every week has been the most valuable lesson of his young professional career. The 22-year-old tighthead, who grew up playing rugby on the dusty streets of Mandeni, is still early in his journey but already...

Depleted Clermont travel to Durban

Winless Clermont have left several first-choice players in France for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against the Sharks at Kings Park. Already bottom of Pool 1 and out of contention for the playoffs, the Top 14 club has opted to manage its resources with an...

‘We did everything we could to play’

Cheetahs CEO Rory Duncan has detailed their desperate efforts to ensure Sunday’s EPCR Challenge Cup fixture against Ulster went ahead. Severe winter conditions in the Netherlands ultimately led to the match at Dukes Rugby Club in ’s-Hertogenbosch being cancelled, but...