Manie gets green light to go East

The Stormers have reportedly agreed to grant Manie Libbok a sabbatical that will see the flyhalf miss most of next season for the Cape outfit. According to Rapport, the Springbok playmaker is set to pursue a lucrative stint in Japan League One, which runs from...

Japan coming for SA schoolboys

Two promising schoolboy rugby players could swap biltong for sushi as Japan’s League One clubs target South Africa’s junior talent. Paarl Boys’ High twins, centre Tristan and lock Jayden Joubert, recently spent a week in Japan at the invitation of a top club, having...

Dobbo: We fancy a Sharks quarter-final

John Dobson hails the “championship” performance from the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium that sets the team on course for a potential mouth-watering Vodacom URC playoff. The Capetonians’ 56-5 bonus-point win against Benetton on Saturday lifted them to sixth on the URC...

Wiese back to face Italy?

Back-row powerhouse Jasper Wiese says he’s on track to return from injury in time for the start of the Springboks’ 2025 season. “Hopefully I’ll be ready by mid-June if everything goes well,” the World Cup-winning No 8 told Sunday news outlet Rapport. The 29-year-old...

Plum: Sharks stayed in the fight

Coach John Plumtree says the Sharks have a “lot of work to do” if they are to win a maiden Vodacom URC title this season. Having pipped Edinburgh 18-17 at Hive Stadium last week, the Sharks secured another valuable comeback victory against Ulster in Belfast on...