Lions out of URC playoffs

Lions out of URC playoffs

Benetton’s shock 33-7 victory over Glasgow on Saturday eliminated the Lions from the race for the Vodacom URC quarter-finals. The Italian club’s bonus-point win in Treviso moved them up to sixth on the log with 46 points. Seventh-placed Munster (who beat Ulster 38-20...

Bok legend: Victor Matfield

Celebrate world champion Springbok Victor Matfield’s birthday with a look back on his illustrious career. There has been no greater lineout exponent in the professional game than Matfield, who turned 48 on Sunday. For the entirety of his career, Matfield ruled the air...

Gaza is a gift to the game

MARK KEOHANE lauds two-time World Cup winner and Vodacom URC champion Damian Willemse as a treasure for the Stormers, Springboks and SA rugby. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane praises Willemse’s evolution from ‘teenage sensation to senior statesman’, after celebrating...

SA Cup: Kavaliers gallop into Currie Cup

The Boland Kavaliers qualified for the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division by beating Eastern Province in Gqeberha on Saturday. A 36-22 bonus-point victory sealed fourth spot on the SA Cup log for the Kavaliers, who will travel to Nelspruit for a semi-final against the...

Stormers douse Dragons fire

Damian Willemse marked his 100th appearance with a try as the Stormers thrashed Dragons at a cold and wet Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night in the Vodacom URC. The Stormers established a commanding 14-0 half-time lead through two converted tries, before Willemse’s...