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Log-leaders Kruisfontein United will be scenting blood when they face Joubertina United in a crunch EPRU Grand Challenge Top 12 club rugby clash on Saturday.

Despite the Sharks' heavy 54-0 defeat to the All Blacks in Durban, utility back Litelihle Bester described starting in the match as a dream come true and a moment he will always cherish.

Joe Root, returning as England's Test captain, announced there would be no team curfew, emphasising the need for players to act as responsible adults off the field.

If the Bulls want to become the first team to topple the All Blacks on their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour, they must stay in the fight for 80 minutes and put the tourists under relentless pressure, coach Johan Ackermann says.

Springbok Women captain Babalwa Latsha returns to the starting lineup for the second Test against Fijiana XV in Lautoka, while Maria Tshiremba is set to make her Test debut on the wing.

Chippa United head coach Brandon Truter believes his players understand the formidable challenge ahead in their next Betway Premiership clash on Sunday, but insists they must rise to the occasion and let their talent shine.

While other provinces are busy exploiting Women’s Month by scheduling tournaments in August, the Eastern Cape is going through a lean spell with no shows lined up.

More than half of the 6,000 spots available at the 33rd SPAR Women’s Challenge in Gqeberha have been snapped up despite the iconic event still being almost six weeks away.

There will be no time for sulking in the Stormers XXIII camp when they prepare for a tough Carling Cup Premier Division clash against the Pumas in Mbombela on Saturday, coach Tom Dawson-Squibb says.

The sound of high-revving racing engines will once again reverberate around Aldo Scribante Raceway on Saturday when the National Extreme Festival returns to the Eastern Cape for round five of the seven-round championship.

Iga Swiatek defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the Toronto final, where she will face world number two Elena Rybakina.

Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and sister Temwa Chawinga once as tournament outsiders Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday in Rabat to reach the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final.

New Zealand back Billy Proctor was ruled out of the four-Test series with South Africa on Thursday after fracturing his shoulder, with the experienced Richie Mo’unga called up as a replacement.

Defending champion Ben Shelton shook off a nasty crash into a backcourt hoarding as he steamrolled Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday.

Officials sent by SA Rugby to mediate conflict between Border Rugby Union members were left with little to report back to the mother body as the two camps could not find common ground on the legitimacy of the body’s recent elections.