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Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze has been handed a six-game ban for headbutting South African Jordan Chait in a club rugby clash between Black Lion and Israel’s Tel Aviv Heat.
Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze has been handed a six-game ban for headbutting South African Jordan Chait in a club rugby clash between Black Lion and Israel’s Tel Aviv Heat.
A flurry of three successive tries saw the DHL Stormers floor the Vodacom Bulls to earn a bonus-point victory in the first north-south derby of the season in Cape Town on Friday night.
Makazole Mapimpi crossed for two tries as the Sharks raced to a bonus-point victory in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Lions at Kings Park on Friday night.
The Springboks received an early Christmas present with the news that World Cup-winning lock RG Snyman is on track to make his return from injury in the new year.
John Dobson dismissed any potential rivalry with counterpart Jake White as a “media construct” ahead of the derby between the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls on Friday.
Jake White says the Stormers have paid the Vodacom Bulls a great compliment by picking six forwards on the bench for the north-south derby.
The Sharks resting Eben Etzebeth and benching Siya Kolisi is part of coach Neil Powell’s plan to manage the Springboks through an action-packed portion of the season.
World Rugby has announced a series of law applications which will be implemented from January 2023 aimed at speeding up the game.
Ruan Nortje is among a host of Springboks recalled to start for the Vodacom Bulls in the URC clash against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Friday.
The United Rugby Championship has requested a full report from Benetton after prop Cherif Traore accused his club teammates of racism.