Saffas Abroad: Du Preez stars for Sharks

Saffas Abroad: Du Preez stars for Sharks

Dan du Preez scored his second try of the season as the Sharks edged the Bears in a South African-flavoured English Premiership clash. English Prem: Fullback Tyrone Green and former Sharks prop Jordan Els ran out for Harlequins in the 24-22 win against the Exeter...

Van Staden still sharpening his rugby blade

Apart from his love for rugby, Vodacom Bulls star Marco van Staden also has a love for knife collecting that reflects his own journey in the game. Much like the knives Marco van Staden is passionate about collecting, the Vodacom Bulls forward has been tempered by the...

Jake: This is the why we needed

Jake White believes the Vodacom Bulls’ emotional response to Cornal Hendricks’ death fuelled their big win against Dragons at Loftus, and tees them up for the URC playoffs. Saturday’s nine-try 55-15 victory secured second spot for the Herd on the table, setting up a...

Baa Baas can’t pick Roos?

Resting protocols may block South African players such as Stormers No 8 Evan Roos from representing the Barbarians against the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium in June. Despite not receiving a call-up to Rassie Erasmus’ 54-man Bok alignment camp this week, six-Test...

URC quarter-finals: Stormers to tackle champs

The Stormers travel to Scotland while the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks look to make home-ground advantage count in the opening round of the URC playoffs in two weeks’ time. With the top eight confirmed on Friday night, Saturday’s URC matches in Pretoria, Durban and Dublin...