Lions trust winning combos for Stormers duel

Coach Ivan van Rooyen has taken an ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ approach by naming an unchanged starting XV for the URC clash between the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers on Saturday.

Bulls plan to soften Coetzee blow

Captain Marcell Coetzee is confident the Vodacom Bulls will continue to grow as a team while he is playing club rugby in Japan.

Van den Heever to face All Blacks

Former Vodacom Bulls wing Gerhard van den Heever starts on the bench and will face the haka with Japan in a showdown with the All Blacks on Saturday.

Sharks circling Bok World Cup hero

Vincent Koch is in high demand, with the Springbok tighthead prop reportedly “weighing up a number of options” to return home or stay in Europe.

By the numbers: Lions vs Stormers

The Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers renew hostilities when the SA teams lock horns in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Mchunu backs Bok-less Sharks

Ntuthuko Mchunu says the Cell C Sharks have proven they can perform without their Springboks.

Du Plessis amped for midfield match-up

DHL Stormers centre Dan du Plessis says he won’t have “anything to prove” when he comes up against Henco van Wyk at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Bok camp shifts focus to Ireland

Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks got what they wanted out of their three-day training camp in Stellenbosch.

All Blacks star joins tour after ‘weird funk’

Sam Whitelock flew to Japan on Wednesday as a late addition to the New Zealand squad after revealing his delayed departure had been the result of jumping around with his kids on a trampoline.

Lions back wily Bok to bully Stormers

Springbok anchor Ruan Dreyer is primed for maximum impact in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash between the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers on Saturday.