
State of the URC: SA sides push on to playoffs
The Stormers and Sharks will look to firm up their prospects of reaching the playoffs when the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes this week.
The Stormers and Sharks will look to firm up their prospects of reaching the playoffs when the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes this week.
Sharks lock Gerbrandt Grobler has reportedly saved a pregnant woman trapped in her home during the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal this week.
The Currie Cup match between the Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Saturday has been called off due to the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal.
“I’ll be back” says Sbu Nkosi, after the injured Springbok had surgery in a bid to end a run of misfortune and return to the playing field.
Aphiwe Dyantyi has reportedly moved to Durban and could be offered a rugby career lifeline by the Sharks when his doping ban comes to an end in 2023.
The Sharks produced a statement performance against the Lions in wet conditions at Kings Park on Saturday with a bonus-point win that lifted them to sixth position in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship standings.
Sharks coach Sean Everitt says Phepsi Buthelezi’s Man-of-the-Match heroics in Saturday’s win over the Lions has shown that his team are hitting all the right notes at the “perfect” time this season, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.
Four tries and a flawless kicking display from Curwin Bosch secured a bonus-point win for the Sharks against the Lions at wet and muddy Kings Park on Saturday evening.
The picks are in and the SA Rugby magazine team is split over who will win the north-south derby between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.
Despite the ongoing debate around referee interpretations, the two South African derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday will be handled by overseas match officials.