Utility backs Gerhard van den Heever and Shane Gates have been included in the Brave Blossoms’ extended training squad for the 2021 Test season. (more…)
Former World Cup-winning Springbok Kobus Wiese has for the first time spoken out publicly since being hospitalised after a massive heart attack last week. (more…)
UCT, CUT and UP-Tuks all made it three wins from three in the 2021 Varsity Cup, while UWC and Maties also emerged victorious in the third round this past Sunday. (more…)
The planned PRO14 Rainbow Cup, due to commence in two weeks’ time, is in jeopardy. (more…)
Kobus Wiese’s good friend and former teammate Toks van der Linde says the Springbok great is stable and in good spirits after suffering a ‘scary’ heart attack this week. (more…)
Springbok prop Frans Malherbe has explained the reasoning behind his decision to turn down a lucrative offer from a Japanese side to remain with Western Province and the Stormers. (more…)
The British & Irish Lions tour is reportedly set to go ahead in South Africa as originally planned, with the contingency to relocate the tour to the UK dismissed. (more…)
Ireland and Munster No 8 CJ Stander has announced that he will be retiring from all professional rugby at the end of the current season. (more…)
Springbok No 8 and Vodacom Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen was named as the 2020 SA Rugby Player of the Year on Thursday. (more…)
As a lover of sport as a whole, and primarily rugby and soccer, the lack of action across the board during 2020 puts into perspective the privilege we as writers and supporters have always been offered in terms of accessibility to a variety of sporting codes. Two months into the year we have soccer happening nearly every single day, and rugby – with crowds – back in full swing, among tennis tournaments, cricket and everything else. Oliver Keohane picks his sporting moments from this past weekend. (more…)