Three South African sides occupy places in the top six at the end of the penultimate round of Vodacom Super Rugby action and look set to reach the Finals Series. The Sharks moved into sixth spot thanks to their impressive 32-10 victory over the Vodacom Bulls on Friday evening, with the side from Pretoria dropping […]
Milestones beckon and winning streaks are on the line as Vodacom Super Rugby resumes after the June Test break. Two South African derbies are on the cards – in Cape Town the DHL Stormers host the MTN Lions, while the Toyota Cheetahs travel to Pretoria to face the Vodacom Bulls as they chase their best […]
Sport24 reports that EP Kings president Cheeky Watson has poured cold water on rumours that the Eastern Cape team has come to an agreement with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) not to play Super Rugby next year. According to Die Burger, rumours are the Southern Kings will take a back seat for the Lions […]
For reasons best know to themselves, the Bulls decided to turn out in their away Pink strip for their crucial clash with the Stormers at Loftus on Saturday evening. The Stormers opened the score with a Peter Grant penalty after 10 minutes, but just four minutes later it was all square courtesy of Morne Steyn. […]
The Canterbury Crusaders took themselves to within striking distance of the Waikato Chiefs at the top of the New Zealand conference of Super Rugby with a resounding 51-18 thrashing of the Otago Highlanders in Christchurch on Friday night. It was the best display by the Crusaders this season and takes them into the break full […]
The Stormers had been almost unstoppable in this year’s Super Rugby competition, but at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday they found the Shark Tank a little too tough and were beaten 25-20 in a hard fought match. The Stormers retain their position at the top of the local conference by a slender two points from […]
The Waikato Chiefs regained the top spot in Super Rugby with á 28-22 win over the Bulls in Wellington on Friday after the Bulls led 16-8 at the break. If the Bulls didn’t know about the Chief’s reputation of scoring from broken play, they do now, add to that the masterful control of flyhalf Aaron Cruden […]
The Stormers stayed top of the combined Super Rugby points table tied with the Chiefs on 49 points from 11 matches after they beat the Waratahs 19-13 at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Considering the recent form of the Tahs and the fact that the Stormers were on their home patch one would have […]
I guess there is no place like home for the Lions and that “home” is at the foot of the Super Rugby Log. After winning the Currie Cup last season the Lions have failed to make any impression on the other teams in this year’s Super Rugby competition getting thrashed on Friday by the Auckland Blues, […]
With Sterling Mortlock leading the Act Brumbies, they were a formidable outfit in Australia and in Super Rugby, but in recent years they have lost out to the Waratahs and the Reds, now with Jake White as coach they are back where they belong at the top of the Australian conference in Super Rugby after […]