Rugby must heed Super League threat
Football’s recent brush with the prospect of a breakaway league that would have shredded the hierarchy of that sport served Test rugby a timely reminder of the perils of professionalism, writes ZELIM NEL.
Watch: Rassie to help raise funds for Cape Town club
Rassie Erasmus will be teaming up with comedians Rob van Vuuren and Nick Rabinowitz for a fundraiser event for the Masiphumelele rugby club in Cape Town.
Send local Boks on tour of SA
With the overseas leg of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup scrapped, fans want to see SA Rugby implement a Springboks vs Provinces series instead of a dual tournament.
Van der Mescht: ‘A mixture between Bakkies, Victor and Retallick’
Imposing Sharks forward JJ van der Mescht is far more than just a physical specimen, writes SIMNIKIWE XABANISA in the latest SA Rugby magazine.
SA Rugby: Time ran out on Rainbow Cup
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has expressed his disappointment after confirmation that the PRO14 Rainbow Cup will not have cross-hemisphere fixtures.
Dual tournament approach for Rainbow Cup
With no formal approvals in place to allow the South African teams to enter the UK and Ireland for their PRO14 Rainbow Cup fixtures, PRO14 Rugby and SA Rugby will operate dual tournaments with no cross-hemisphere fixtures.
SA teams now set to play from next weekend
The Stormers-Sharks and Bulls-Lions clashes are now set to take place next weekend in a local iteration of the Rainbow Cup, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Stormers confident of pull factor
Stormers coach John Dobson says while they want to keep Bongi Mbonambi and Pieter-Step du Toit, they have excellent replacements lined up should the Springbok duo decide to leave. DYLAN JACK reports.
Folau threatens Carter’s Super Rugby legacy
Vengeance will be up for grabs when the 2014 Waratahs line up in Christchurch to take on the 2008 Crusaders in Game 3 of the Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.
Etzebeth opens up on finger injury
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth has explained the details of the finger injury he suffered during a Toulon training session that gave his British & Irish Lions series hopes a scare.
