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Round 3 of the Vodacom URC brings the first South African derby double-header of the season, with table-topping Hollywoodbets Sharks travelling to DHL Stormers and 10bet Lions visiting Vodacom Bulls. Glasgow Warriors and Connacht renew last season’s Quarter-Final rivalry at Scotstoun, while Ulster and Munster meet in the first all-Irish clash of the campaign. Hollywoodbets …
It will be the dawn of a new era for Leinster Rugby this weekend as they play their first Vodacom URC game at the redeveloped Laya Arena. The league champions will welcome second-placed Cardiff Rugby to their new-look home at the Royal Dublin Society site on Saturday evening, with a bumper crowd expected for the …
Ulster Rugby will be looking to get Belfast bouncing again when they head into a “huge” Irish derby against Munster Rugby this weekend. Richie Murphy’s team haven’t won any of their last five home games in the Vodacom URC. Indeed, you have to go back to January to find their last league victory at the …
Try machine Tom Bowen has a simple message for all smaller players in the game: “Back yourself”. At 5ft 7ins and 11st 11lbs, the Cardiff Rugby winger is dwarfed by some of the giants on the circuit, but he is standing tall with his performances. He scored a brace of tries in last Friday’s 47-27 …
Wales Head coach Sean Lynn has named the 30-player squad for the Wales WXV Global Series Tests against the Sakura Fifteen in Japan in October. Wales will play two Test matches against Japan to complete their WXV Global Series campaign for 2026. Japan are ranked 11th in the world, one place above Wales in the …
High drama came as standard in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup’s Round of 16, with nail-biting results and large crowds once again epitomising the community spirit of the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the …
The Springbok Women delivered a solid 20-0 win over Spain in Seville on Sunday and for Franzel September and the rest of the coaching staff, it was a constructive day at the office in their final WXV Global Series tour match. September, who shares the head coaching responsibilities with Laurian Johannes-Haupt, said it was a …
The Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10bet Lions were victorious in their second-round home clashes in the 2026/27 Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday, but unfortunately the travelling DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls both came up short in the Northern Hemisphere. The Capetonians lost 17-13 to Edinburgh in Scotland on Friday night, with a misfiring lineout in …
A strong finish to their European tour is top of the agenda for the Springbok Women when they face Spain Women in the WXV Global Series in Seville on Sunday, and according to SA captain Babalwa Latsha, that is exactly what they plan to do. Latsha spoke after the team completed their on-field preparations for …
Southwestern Districts were crowned champions of the 2026 Hollywood Foundation Iqhawe Week for U15 teams, which concluded at HTS Drostdy in Worcester on Thursday, after the Eagles edged Border by 10-7 in front of a crowd of players, coaches, parents and supporters. Along with SWD, the Griffons – who also won all three their matches …
Babalwa Latsha is back as captain and tighthead prop for the Springbok Women’s Test against Spain in Seville on Sunday, while Xoliswa Khuzwayo (prop) and Patience Mokone (wing) have also been included in the starting team for the final match of the team’s 2026 WXV Global Series tour to Europe. Springbok Women co-coaches Laurian Johannes-Haupt …
Callum Sheedy has pretty much seen and done it all during his playing career, but there has been a real first for him this week. The Welsh international fly-half went viral following his header during Cardiff Rugby’s 21-15 Vodacom URC victory away to the Scarlets last weekend. Clips of the unusual incident have been watched …
One of the Vodacom URC’s most seasoned campaigners has described the South African opposition in the competition as “unbelievably challenging” but “a great addition”. This is the sixth year that the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10Bet Lions have been involved in the multi-nation tournament. Overall, they have claimed 162 wins in North …
SA Rugby has announced the South African boys’ U17 Sevens squad, as part of Team South Africa, for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, taking place from 31 October to 13 November. The Rugby Sevens competition will be contested from 1 to 3 November, with South Africa’s squad having been finalised following …
The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship sides will have their sights set on building on their strong start to the competition last weekend in which they registered a clean sweep of victories with another challenging round awaiting them this weekend. The DHL Stormers will again kick off the action on Friday when they …
The Hollywoodbets Sharks will welcome champions Leinster Rugby as Munster Rugby and the Vodacom Bulls renew their Play-Off rivalry. The second round of the 2026/27 Vodacom United Rugby Championship brings defending champions Leinster Rugby to Durban, where Hollywoodbets Sharks await after both teams’ campaigns opened with contrasting results. Sharks earned a bonus-point victory over Ospreys, …
Having had a first taste of playing for Wales, Ryan Woodman now wants more as he beefs up and looks to get physical. The Dragons RFC flanker came on as a replacement in the uncapped international against the Barbarians at Twickenham in June. That saw him packing down alongside Jac Morgan, Aaron Wainwright and Dewi …
It was only two seasons ago that Xoliswa Khuzwayo made her Test debut against Spain in Valladolid, but since then, the Springbok Women prop has added two Rugby Africa Women’s Cup titles and a Women’s Rugby World Cup to her CV, as well as a recent tour to Fiji, where she started in both of …
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Department of Water and Sanitation is creating a serious health risk by failing to promptly resolve the sewage spill next to the B-field at Germiston Stadium. Sewage started flowing past the sports field two weeks ago. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) immediately reported the problem to the Department. A few days […]
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After a whirlwind of a summer, James Grayson has made a storming start with Edinburgh Rugby. The former Northampton fly-half enjoyed a dream debut for his new club on the weekend, helping them open their Vodacom URC campaign with a 34-29 bonus point victory away to Ulster Rugby. He brought assured tactical control at No …
The Springbok Women arrived in Seville, Spain on Sunday without Libbie Janse van Rensburg and Ayanda Malinga, who returned to South Africa for further medical treatment and obeservations, with Mary Zulu called up to the squad. Janse van Rensburg injured her ankle in Saturday’s 41-29 win over Italy, while Malinga is struggling with a knee …
The opening round of the new Vodacom URC season saw a clean-sweep for South Africa and Scotland, while it was a rare winless weekend for Ireland. It’s actually the first time since 2009 that all four Irish sides have lost on the first weekend of the league campaign. In a further rarity, there were just …
The will to win, to redeem themselves, and going back to what makes them strong were important factors in the Springbok Women securing a first ever win on Italian soil at Stadio Omero Tognon in Pordenone on Saturday, with the visitors proving that they belong on the WXV Global Series stage. The Bok Women scored …
The four South African franchises got their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaigns off to winning start, with the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and DHL Stormers recording bonus–point wins, while the 10bet Lions edged the defending champions. The teams may have been slightly rusty, as one would expect with first round matches, but there was more …