The Cell C Sharks got their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour off to winning start when they defeated the Waratahs 23-15 in Sydney on Saturday.
Investec Champions Cup
All three SA sides can still make the playoffsThe main South African focus as the Investec Champions Cup returns with round three this weekend will be on the Hollywoodbets Sharks’ clash with French giants Toulouse, while the other two local sides still have an outside chance of advancing to the playoffs.
Partner News
SA Rugby chooses Rhino as official match ball supplierSA Rugby unveiled Rhino as its new match ball partner on Wednesday, with the world’s No 1 rugby training equipment supplier coming on board after signing a seven-year partnership to provide match balls at international level for the Springbok men and women’s teams, as well as for all domestic competitions.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Stormers edge Sharks in Cape Town arm-wrestleThe DHL Stormers scored a bonus point try – set up by a 20-metre rolling maul – to snatch a dramatic Vodacom United Rugby Championship victory from the Hollywoodbets Sharks and a strike a blow to the visitors’ campaign hopes, 24-20 (halftime 5-10), in front of a packed house of 52 000 at the DHL Stadium.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Coastal sides prevail over Gauteng foes as Vodacom URC returnsThe Hollywoodbets Sharks and DHL Stormers made strong statements in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, with both coastal teams emerging victorious at home in gripping local derbies.
News
Nominees revealed for SA Rugby Awards 2024World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year for 2024, Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, is one of five nominees for SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year for the past season, along with Damian De Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe and Ox Nche.