Lions leapfrog Sharks in SA Currie Cup
A brilliant break by Wandisile Simelane set up Tiaan Swanepoel for a victory-sealing try as the Lions defeated the Sharks 27-12 Saturday (December 19) in the South African Currie Cup.
The outcome of the fourth round match at Ellis Park in...
Dramatic win for Sharks over Bulls in SA Currie Cup
Recent Sharks recruit Yaw Penxe scored a try brilliantly engineered by Curwin Bosch to snatch a 32-29 victory over the Bulls Saturday in a South African Currie Cup thriller.
Fly-half Bosch spotted Penxe unmarked and delivered a perfectly weighted cross kick which...
Bulls show why they are best by edging Province with 14 men
The Bulls showed why they are the best post-coronavirus shutdown team in South Africa by defeating Siya Kolisi-led Western Province 22-20 with 14 men Saturday in a Currie Cup first-round thriller.
Having won the South African Super Rugby Unlocked...
Springboks’ Kolbe returns and scores as Toulouse crush Agen
South African Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe scored in his first game since mid-October as Toulouse hammered bottom side Agen 63-18 on Saturday (November 28) in the French Top 14.
Kolbe came off the bench just before the hour...
South African Super Rugby side picks nine black starters after race broadside.
The Sharks have chosen nine black starters for a South African Super Rugby Unlocked match Friday, a week after national rugby boss Mark Alexander slammed teams for being "too white".
Apart from the nine who will begin the match,...
Edo 2020 Sports Festival gets Dec.03 date
The severally postponed 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) originally meant to take place in March through April 2020 in Benin City, Edo State, now has new definitive dates.
The new dates for the multiple sports competition tagged Edo 2020 is...
Vandyke Sports and RESULT Sports to drive Africa’s first Sports innovation Hub in Partnership...
The University of Port Harcourt (Uniport) and it’s Uniport Sports Institute and Vandyke Sportscom Limited also known as Vandyke Sports have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 1, 2020.
The MOU was signed by Professor Stephen Okodudu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of...
World Rugby transforms host nation selection
World Rugby is aiming to transform the host country selection process after announcing a new, revolutionary 10-year plan to choose all the scheduled hosts for Rugby World Cups in 2025, 2027, 2029, and 2031, via the same selection process.
Their...
SA pro rugby returns to non-contact training
South Africa's top professional rugby teams returned to training Monday (July 20). While the initial lifting of restrictions applies only to non-contact training, the move nevertheless came as a huge relief to teams and players after months of lockdown...
Maro Itoje names dream ‘Nigerian British Rugby XV’
He may represent England on the field but international rugby player and Saracens star, Maro Itoje is very proud of his Nigerian heritage and one in a long list of past and present top-ranked players with roots in the...