Rugby

The gloves will come off and a ruthless bare-knuckle duel is expected when heavyweight EP club rugby teams Kruisfontein United and Harlequins square off in a key EPRU Grand Challenge Top 12 clash in Humansdorp on Saturday.

With preparations for his team’s opening match against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on June 20 starting to ramp up, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 40-man squad for an alignment camp in Cape Town next week.

Venter says the Stormers are wary of a Cardiff side hunting for a playoff berth

If the Barbarians live up to their famous creed of prioritising flair over dull defensive tactics, a dazzling feast of running rugby will be served up when they face the Springboks in Gqeberha on June 20.

Lions forward Sibabalwe Mahashe named in the Boks’ 40-man squad for alignment camp.

Sharks gave fans something to cheer about when they ran in eight tries at Kings Park

It’s time for the flawed SA Cup rugby competition to be scrapped and replaced with a better-funded, all-inclusive 14-team Currie Cup, which would also feature the EP Elephants, Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn says.

St Andrew’s College gave their supporters plenty to cheer about when they won their first schools rugby match of the season with a solid 33-27 victory over Cradock rivals Marlow Agricultural in Makhanda on Saturday.

Being put through the meat grinder during an unrelenting dogfight against New Zealand will stand the Junior Boks in good stead when they defend their World Cup title in June and July, says SA coach Kevin Foote.

After losing to Leinster in their previous outing, it has become a win or bust situation for the Lions when they face Munster in a crunch United Rugby Championship showdown on Saturday, coach Ivan van Rooyen says.

EP’s worrying problem of running out of power during the second half of matches against leading teams must be sorted out as soon as possible, Elephants coach Allister Coetzee says.

Walter Sisulu University’s All Blacks have taken lessons learnt after missing out on promotion to the Varsity Cup and are ready to give it another crack

East London Police, Komga United and Fort Hare Blues all extended their unbeaten run in the Border Super League this past weekend with convincing wins.

The Border Bulldogs have suffered their worst season in the three editions of the SA Cup.

There was a mixture of frustration and relief in the Stormers camp after they escaped with a last-gasp 38-38 draw against Ulster in Belfast on Friday