Wrap: Eagles fightback floors Shimlas; CUT, UCT march on

The NWU Eagles overturned a 16-point deficit to beat the Shimlas 32-22 on Thursday, while there were also round-two Varsity Cup wins for CUT, UP-Tuks and UCT.

Watch: ‘Blown away’ Coetzee arrives at Bath

Former Stormers loose forward Jaco Coetzee has completed his move to Bath after arriving in England and completing his isolation period on Thursday.

Venter Jnr helps Maties stampede UWC

Andre-Hugo Venter scored four tries as Maties bounced back with a 43-21 victory over a heavily rotated UWC in the Varsity Cup on Thursday.

Fans left seething amid ‘shambolic’ RWC ticket-sale process

Supporters from around the globe are furious after they were unable to purchase 2023 Rugby World Cup tickets in ‘an egregious system’ on the official ticketing website on Wednesday.

Bok trio feature in world’s highest-paid XV

Flyhalf Handre Pollard is said to be the biggest earner in world rugby at the moment and has, along with fellow Boks, Eben Etzebeth and Faf de Klerk, been included in the highest-paid XV.

Juba scores brace as Sharks knock out Brumbies

Fullback Andre Joubert crossed for two tries as the 1996 Sharks powered to a convincing 32-18 victory over the 2001 Brumbies at Kings Park in our interactive Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.

McGeechan backs former Stormer as Lions bolter

Former British & Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan has named former Stormers centre Huw Jones among the potential bolters for their upcoming tour of South Africa.

Ex-Blitzbok captain: Varsity Cup gave me confidence

The life-changing opportunity to play for UCT during the first-ever Varsity Cup in 2008 gave Kyle Brown’s burgeoning rugby career a big boost.

2021 tour will be Lions’ toughest yet in SA

British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard believes the 2021 tour of South Africa will be the Lions’ toughest yet.

Varsity Cup teams (Round 2)

Take a look at how all the match-day squads shape up ahead of the second-round fixtures in the Varsity Cup.