Predictions: Mixed bag for Bulls, Lions

The SA Rugby mag team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 5 picks are in – the coastal teams have been given two thumbs up but there were a few scrunchy noses for the Vodacom Bulls and Lions.

Continuity for Bok Women to face Fiji

The Springbok Women have named an unchanged starting XV to battle Fiji for their second Rugby World Cup clash in Auckland on Sunday.

Dobson calms storm over Sacha’s future

John Dobson has downplayed rumours of England boss Eddie Jones trying to snap up DHL Stormers playmaker Sacha Mngomezulu.

Ospreys vs Stormers ‘game of the round’

Jamie Roberts has hailed Friday night’s clash between the Ospreys and DHL Stormers as the game of the weekend in the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship. #URC

‘Bone Collector’ back for Lions

Willem Alberts will play his first competitive match in eight months when the Emirates Lions face Irish giants Ulster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Eddie eyes Stormers star

A rising DHL Stormers star has reportedly caught the eye of England coach Eddie Jones.

Tshituka: I want to do it all at Sharks

Barnstorming loose forward Vincent Tshituka is champing at the bit to make his much-anticipated debut for the Cell C Sharks in the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.

South Africa to host Champions Cup final?

South Africa is yet to host a match in Europe’s premier club rugby competition, but northern-hemisphere bosses believe the country is the “appropriate place” to stage a Champions Cup final.

Rewind: Breyton, the Bok punching bag

Breyton Paulse held his own in an era dominated by big men, but watch as the Springbok dynamo got bullied by Ireland bruisers Paul O’Connell and Reggie Corrigan at Newlands in 2004.

Zas back and ready to go full throttle

A catalyst for the DHL Stormers’ championship run last season, lethal finisher Leolin Zas missed the final after a cruel twist of his fate, and his ankle. Now he’s back, and ready to take care of unfinished business.