Two promising schoolboy rugby players could swap biltong for sushi as Japan’s League One clubs target South Africa’s junior talent. Paarl Boys’ High twins, centre Tristan and lock Jayden Joubert, recently spent a week in Japan at the invitation of a top club, having also attracted interest from the Bulls, Lions and Stormers. “They are
John Dobson hails the “championship” performance from the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium that sets the team on course for a potential mouth-watering Vodacom URC playoff. The Capetonians’ 56-5 bonus-point win against Benetton on Saturday lifted them to sixth on the URC table with two rounds remaining of the league stages. It was an emphatic
MARK KEOHANE praises Jake White and the Vodacom Bulls for providing Jan-Hendrik Wessels with the ideal environment to hone his craft as a front-row Swiss Army knife. The 23-year-old Wessels played a key role in the Bulls’ win against defending URC champions Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night. “He’s just been nicknamed Os
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored 26 points in an emphatic victory for the Stormers against fellow Vodacom URC playoff contenders Benetton in Cape Town on Saturday. The Stormers produced a dominant first-half performance to race into a 30-0 lead at the break, and scored seven tries in a 56-5 bonus-point win at Cape Town Stadium. Victory for
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The Lions kept their slender playoff hopes alive, pulling out of a five-match slump in the URC with a win over Connacht at Ellis Park on Saturday. Flyhalf Kade Wolhuter starred with the boot, scoring 11 points to guide the Lions to a vital 26-7 win in Johannesburg. After surviving an early spell of Connacht
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Franco Smith and John Dobson have rejected former New Zealand flyhalf Stephen Donald’s assertion that the Vodacom URC is significantly inferior to Super Rugby. Donald sparked controversy on The Breakdown when discussing Jordie Barrett’s sabbatical at Leinster, suggesting the All Blacks star would need to prove himself again before returning to the national team despite
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Julian Savea shrugs off Taniela Rakuro’s tackle en route for one of Moana Pasifika’s six tries against the Fijian Drua on Saturday in round 11 of Super Rugby Pacific. The Savea brothers stamped their class as Ardie’s leadership and Julian’s clinical finishing powered Moana to a 34-15 victory at North Harbour Stadium. Julian crossed for
Canan Moodie’s massive hits on Sebastian Cancelliere and Jamie Dobie epitomises the hunger from the Vodacom Bulls in Friday’s win over the defending URC champions. ALSO: New ‘Os’ epitomises Bulls’ efforts – Jake Canan Moodie with a monster hit! 💥 A tackle so big, you could feel it from the stands! @Vodacom #URC | #KidsRound
Julian Savea shrugs off Taniela Rakuro’s tackle en route for one of Moana Pasifika’s six tries against the Fijian Drua on Saturday in round 11 of Super Rugby Pacific. The Savea brothers stamped their class as Ardie’s leadership and Julian’s clinical finishing powered Moana to a 34-15 victory at North Harbour Stadium. Julian crossed for
