Close encounters in Vodacom URC derbies

The DHL Stormers all but secured the South African Shield with a tense victory in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Emirates Lions kept their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes alive in Pretoria with a second win on the trot, but in both instances the victorious teams had to withstand serious comebacks from their opponents.

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Blitzboks show good improvement in Vancouver

The Springbok Sevens team came back from 19 points down to draw against France (19-19) and then scored six tries against Japan (40-12) to finish Day One of the HSBC Canada Sevens on a satisfying note at BC Place in Vancouver on Friday (Canadian time).

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Springbok Women include eight uncapped players for Spain tour

Nolusindiso Booi will lead a Springbok Women squad with eight potential debutants to Europe later this month – including a number of younger players and a former South African netball player – for Tests against Canada and Spain in Madrid.

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Nienaber satisfied as Boks wrap up week two of camp

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction with the strides made at their physical and rugby development camp in Cape Town and said they were ticking the desired boxes, as the second week of the camp concluded on Friday.

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St Francis Links ready to host first DP World Tour event

As St Francis Links prepares to host its first Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournament with this month’s SDC Championship, the focus is on presenting a golf course that is “as playable as it is beautiful”.

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