Masotti: Our badge is evolving, our DNA is not

In an open letter to the Sharks family, controlling owner Marco Masotti explains the Durban-based club’s major rebrand. There is a seat in the South East Stand at Hollywoodbets Kings Park that I will never forget. It was nothing special to look at. The kind of seat...

Vowles: Sharks must match Boland muscle

Sharks XV coach Mike Vowles expects a fierce physical examination from a settled Boland Cavaliers side in KwaMashu on Saturday. After opening their Currie Cup campaign with three away fixtures, Vowles says the Sharks have taken confidence from their performances...

Louw: Boks learned from Los Pumas loss

Elrigh Louw says the Springboks are ready to face a “quality” Argentina side after their one-point defeat in Santiago two years ago. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. The flanker came off the bench when the Boks suffered their only loss of the 2024 Rugby Championship campaign,...

Rennie: Stormers will want our scalps

Head coach Dave Rennie says the All Blacks on Friday can expect a fired-up Stormers side packed with quality players out to prove a point to Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus. Speaking on Wednesday ahead of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry opener at Cape Town Stadium, Rennie...

Wiese draws on farm roots, brotherly bond

Cobus Wiese says the values instilled on his family farm, not raw talent, remain the foundation of his rapid rise into the Springbok fold, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s clash against Argentina in Buenos Aires, the utility forward was...