Coach Steyn takes his cue from Rassie

Frans Steyn is applying lessons from mentors such as Rassie Erasmus as the double World Cup winner guides the Cheetahs through his rookie coaching season.  The Springbok legend celebrated World Cup glory under Erasmus at Japan 2019, 12 years after lifting the Webb...

Watch: Green grasses a sitter

South African fullback Tyrone Green makes a hash of what should have been a try for Harlequins against Gloucester at Twickenham in the English Premiership. Tyrone Green with a HOWLER over the try line 🫣#GallagherPrem | #PremRugby pic.twitter.com/8FcnAPDvwv — The Rugby...
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...

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...

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...