Saffa speedster hit with season-ending ban

Ospreys will finish the Vodacom URC campaign without one of the Welsh club’s key attacking threats in the backline. Winger Daniel Kasende has been handed a four-match suspension following his red card against Cardiff last month. The former Griquas and Cheetahs...

Superbru: Leinster, Bordeaux to lock up in final

Defending champions Bordeaux Bègles and Irish giants Leinster will clash in the Investec Champions Cup final, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Investec Champions Cip: Leinster vs Toulon (Saturday, 4pm, Dublin) Simon Borchardt: Bordeaux by 8 Lindiz van Zilla:...

Bath ready to rumble in Bordeaux ‘backyard’

Johann van Graan and Beno Obano are confident Bath can get the job done in Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup semi-final at defending champions Bordeaux Bègles. Bath will arrive in Bordeaux with momentum and belief after a golden spell under Van Graan. The Premiership...

Hansen offers his advice on Kiwi player drain

Legendary coach Steve Hansen says New Zealand rugby must come to terms with the steady flow of players heading overseas. A number of high-profile names are set to leave at the end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, and the former All Blacks boss describes it as...

Bulls CEO: No hiding behind ‘rebuild’ excuse

Chief executive Edgar Rathbone insists the Vodacom Bulls will not use a “rebuilding phase” as a crutch next season despite the departures of several key players. The Bulls are set to lose Kurt-Lee Arendse and Ruan Nortjé to Japan and Wilco Louw will be returning to...