Montpellier start Pollard, Serfontein

Springboks Handre Pollard and Jan Serfontein are among the South Africans in Montpellier’s starting lineup for their opening Top 14 clash against Pau on Friday.

Munster stick with Saffa trio

Damian de Allende, CJ Stander and Chris Cloete all have been named in Munster’s match-day squad for their semi-final showdown against Leinster in Dublin on Friday.

Medical experts monitoring ‘devastated’ Kings players

Robbie Kempson has confirmed that the Kings have called in medical experts to help players deal with their mental health issues following the franchise’s withdrawal from competitive rugby.

‘Boks leaving would be massive loss’

Crusaders scrumhalf Bryn Hall and Blues forwards James Parsons and Tony Lamborn share their thoughts on why the All Blacks need the Springboks in the Rugby Championship – because there is ‘no better Test match to watch’.

Springboks took ‘sea of red’ as a challenge

Former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says running out to a ‘sea of red’ motivated the team during the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa.

Lions tour director warns against ‘illegal’ ticket purchases

Tour director Lourens Oberholzer has cautioned South Africa residents against attempting to buy tickets through second-hand platforms for any of the eight British & Irish Lions matches in South Africa in 2021.

Highlanders part ways with head coach

Aaron Mauger’s time as Highlanders coach has come to an end after the franchise opted against offering him a contract renewal.

Bullish De Allende eyes Leinster scalp

Damian de Allende believes Munster have the ambition to cause a massive upset when they face reigning champions and title favourites Leinster in the PRO14 semi-finals on Friday.

In pictures: Sharks return to contact training

Check out some of the pictures from the Sharks camp as the squad recently returned to full-contact training following mandatory Covid-19 health tests earlier this week.

Watch: Rhyno Smith – PRO14 top try-scorer

Cheetahs fullback Rhyno Smith claimed the top try-scorer award for the curtailed 2019-20 PRO14 season after dotting down 10 times.