
Stormers lead but Sharks the top draw
The Stormers may be the best performing South African team in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the Sharks lead in the popularity stakes.
The Stormers may be the best performing South African team in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the Sharks lead in the popularity stakes.
The golden product so desperately sought after by Varsity Cup organisers is hidden not in the future, but the past, writes ZELIM NEL.
Bernard van der Linde scored the winning try in the 78th minute as Tuks produced a dramatic comeback to snatch the Varsity Cup final against Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday night.
Scarra Ntubeni has been ruled out for an extended period and the Stormers have scrambled to secure a replacement hooker as they prepare for a visit from league leaders Leinster. DYLAN JACK reports.
Here’s a wrap of all the action involving South African players in the UK, Ireland, France and Japan, including Andre Esterhuizen’s last-gasp winner for Harlequins in the English Premiership.
Leo Cullen says South African teams have the luxury of “recharging their batteries” while the Europeans battle in two competitions simultaneously.
The Sharks were made to toil in the Durban rain to claim a vital bonus-point victory over a second-string Leinster side at Kings Park on Saturday night.
Heyneke Meyer paid tribute to Pedrie Wannenburg, who died in a car crash, describing the former Springbok as a “soft-hearted but an out-and-out team guy”.
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls host Benetton in a Vodacom URC clash at Loftus Versfeld.
Condolences and tributes pour in for Pedrie Wannenburg after the ex-Springbok and Bulls star reportedly died in a car crash in the USA.