Pumas hold off Cheetahs to reach SA Cup final

The Pumas booked their place in the SA Cup final after edging the Cheetahs in a thrilling semi-final in Mbombela on Friday. The teams scored five tries apiece in an entertaining contest, but the accurate boot of flyhalf Clinton Swart ultimately proved decisive in a...

Bulls stun Lions in dramatic U23 Cup final

The Vodacom Bulls XV produced a stirring second-half comeback to beat the Lions XV in a thrilling SA Rugby U23 Cup final at Ellis Park on Friday. Trailing by nine points at half-time, the young Bulls turned the match on its head with three tries after the break to...

Flu bug forced Bulls into late reshuffle

Flu ruled two Springboks out of the Vodacom Bulls’ URC clash against Benetton on Saturday. Coach Johan Ackermann said on Friday that captain Marcell Coetzee and wing Kurt-Lee Arendse had failed to recover in time for the Loftus Versfeld encounter. “Unfortunately,...

Junior Boks get Giliomee boost

Four fit-again players have been included in a Junior Boks training squad ahead of the U20 International Series in Cape Town later this month. Luan Giliomee, Christian Vorster, Jordan Steenkamp, and Pieter van der Merwe are back in the group after missing the recent...

Injured back won’t play for Bulls again

A backline star has played his final game for the Vodacom Bulls after going under the knife. Bulls coach Johan Ackermann confirmed on Friday that utility back David Kriel underwent achilles surgery earlier this week. “David is unfortunately finished for the season,”...
Lombard, Batho start for Lions in Limerick

Lombard, Batho start for Lions in Limerick

Coach Ivan van Rooyen has made several enforced changes to the Lions’ starting lineup for Saturday night’s clash against Munster at Thomond Park. Sebastian Lombard starts at tighthead prop after Asenathi Ntlabakanye was hit with an 18-month doping ban on Wednesday....