Graphics: Currie Cup teams (Round 4)

Check out the match-day squads for round four of the Currie Cup, which is set to be headlined by the showdown between the Lions and Sharks in Joburg.

Currie Cup preview (Round 4)

Bulls fans will be worried this week as a Covid outbreak in their camp threatens to derail their quest to top the Currie Cup table, writes ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE.

Book review: ‘The Chosen 23’

The product of a challenge by his son to name the best players he has seen since 1992, ‘The Chosen 23’ is author Mark Keohane’s 150-page answer.

World Rugby, RFU, WRU implicated in head-injury saga

World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union confirmed they’ve received a letter of claim from solicitors representing certain players and will now take time to consider its contents.

Lions stick with winning combination

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has named an unchanged starting lineup for Saturday’s clash with the Sharks at Ellis Park.

Dark cloud hangs over WP Rugby

The problems at Western Province Rugby are layered, and everyone involved needs to step up to be accountable, writes JAMES DALTON.

Fortuin to make Sharks debut

Former Vodacom Bulls and Kings lock Aston Fortuin will make his debut for the Sharks against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Powell concerned about Olympic Games preparation

Blitzboks coach Neil Powell says World Rugby’s decision to postpone the Singapore and Hong Kong Sevens could leave teams short of preparation for the Olympics.

Griquas vs Bulls match cancelled

The Griquas’ match against the Vodacom Bulls scheduled for Kimberley on Saturday has become the first Currie Cup game to be called off due to Covid-19 protocols.

From the mag: Why Steyn is ‘rugby royalty’

Frans Steyn’s impact at last year’s World Cup added more prestige to a decorated career that isn’t over yet, writes CRAIG LEWIS in the latest SA Rugby magazine.