OPINION: South Africa set their stall at the top of the Rugby Championship standings with back-to-back wins in Australia. The comprehensive 30-12 drubbing in Perth completes the Springboks’ first whitewash Down Under in the professional era. It is also the first time since the country’s return from isolation in...

Player ratings: South Africa

OPINION: The All Blacks have bounced back after a dominant first half to beat Argentina 42-10 at Eden Park in Auckland. After the shock loss last week, the All Blacks made an emphatic statement with a 35-3 first-half scoreline rendering the game all but over. The introduction of the All...

Player ratings: New Zealand

REACTION: Sharks Currie Cup captain Nick Hatton singled out the Sharks’ belief following their last gasp 25-20 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. Sharks head coach JP Pietersen praised his side for taking their opportunities and the group’s fight to get the result away from home. “It wasn’t...

Belief won it for Sharks

SPOTLIGHT: The Currie Cup season is heading into the home stretch and seven of their eight teams are still alive in the play-off race – some hanging by a thread. The tabled-topping Bulls, second-placed Lions and Cheetahs have their destinies in their own hands. The fourth-placed Sharks, with the...

Currie Cup - 2025 and beyond

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Two encounter between New Zealand and Argentina at Eden Park in Auckland. Can Los Pumas repeat their upset of the All Blacks at a stadium where no one has won since 1994?. * To read our pre-match...

RECAP: New Zealand v Argentina

WEEKEND WRAP: In the Western and Southern Cape region – Paul Roos claimed their status as the best schoolboy team in the country with a resounding 36-3 victory over Grey College at Markotter Stadium. In conditions not usually suited for free-flowing rugby – Paul Roos adapted the better of...

Paul Roos makes statement against Grey College

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Currie Cup Round Seven encounter between the Griffons and Griquas in Welkom. * Our live blog will appear below, it might take a little while to load, so please be patient. We apologise for the inconvenience!. Watch the exclusive reveal-all...

RECAP: Griffons v Griquas

Tawanda Maswanhise says he wants to "get the fans on their feet" after playing a key role on his debut to help Motherwell reach the League Cup quarter-finals with victory over Kilmarnock.The Zimbabwe international, whose signing for the club was confirmed shortly before kick-off on Sunday, added an attacking spark after coming off the bench as a second-half substitute.The 21-year-old Leicester City youth product went on to assist Moses Ebiye for the winning goal in the first period of extra-time.The winger told BBC Scotland his cameo was a "good introduction"."When I came on I made a good instant impact," he added. "It was a really good start for me. That’s the type of player I am. I want to get the fans on their feet, get them excited."My job is to always beat the defender. I just said 'give me the ball every time' because I knew I had the confidence to beat my man."Especially when we're attacking, I make sure I'm doing those late runs and when I'm on the ball, just focus on driving the ball forward and make sure the team stays positive in the final third."

Maswanhise vows to excite Well fans after impressive debut

REACTION: Despite the loss to the back-to-back World Cup Springboks in Perth on Saturday, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt felt his side was always in the fight. The Springboks made it two-from-two against the Wallabies in the Rugby Championship in front of 58,197 fans at a soggy Perth Stadium. The Wallabies...

Mixed feelings for Wallabies coach

Several young players delivered timely performances ahead of the all-important series against New Zealand, but it remains to be seen how the Springboks will address their second row crisis. Rassie Erasmus could not have asked for a better outcome on the two-match tour to Australia. The Boks buried an 11-year...

Sacha and Dixon dazzle, but Rassie faces big call at lock

OPINION: New Zealand got their Rugby Championship campaign back on track with a first-half blitzing of Argentina to secure a 42–10 win in Auckland. The victory was the All Blacks’ 50th consecutive unbeaten outing at Eden Park and was a reminder that a lot can change in a week at the top level.

Player ratings: Argentina

REACTION: Cheetahs head coach Izak van der Westhuizen and captain Victor Sekekete laments their side’s missed opportunities in the aftermath of their shock 20-25 loss to the Sharks in the Currie Cup. Cheetahs head coach Izak van der Westhuizen was blunt in his assessment of what went wrong for...

Cheetahs rue missed opportunities

AUDIO: After two emphatic victories in Australia, the iconic Ellis Park Stadium beckons, and a triumphant All Blacks side awaits the Springboks. Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe had his first taste of international rugby in Johannesburg for the first time last year against Argentina. Conditions will be a thousand times better...

AUDIO: Bok wings struggled to see the ball

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Two encounter between Australia and South Africa in Perth. Ten changes may suggest the Springboks are sending a B-Team into battle. However, can the Wallabies improve enough from last week to take advantage?. * To read our...

RECAP: Australia v South Africa

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Currie Cup Round Seven encounter between the Lions and Western Province at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The Lions are making a run for the play-offs, while WP has ground to make up as the cross-over matches start. * To read...

RECAP: Lions v Western Province

All Black coach Scott Robertson isn’t prepared to get involved in mind games with Springbok rival Rassie Erasmus ahead of the two upcoming Rugby Championship Tests. After splitting honours one-all with Argentina, New Zealand will travel to South Africa to chase the tournament leaders. The Springboks completed another bonus...

VIDEO: Razor ready to lock horns with 'clever' Rassie

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

MATCH REPORT: Griquas recorded their second win of the season when they routed the Griffons 59-7 in their Currie Cup Round Seven encounter in Welkom on Sunday. The nine tries to one win still left Griquas in second-from-last on the table, but opened a. 11-point gap over the bottom-placed Griffons.

Griquas rout gnarly Griffons in basement battle

AUDIO: The Lions continued with their winning ways in the Currie Cup and are challenging the top spot in the standings after their emphatic win over Western Province at Ellis Park on Saturday. With their five tries bonus-point win the Lions cemented their position in second place (28), just three...

AUDIO: Renzo is causing havoc says Nkosi

Thierry Henry stepped down as head coach of the French Olympic men’s soccer program after leading the team to a runner-up finish at the Paris Games. Henry decided to end his contract, which ran until June 2025, for personal reasons, according to the French Football Federation. “Winning the silver...

Thierry Henry steps down after coaching France Olympic men’s soccer team to silver

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VIDEO: Concussion concern for victorious Boks

South Africa will be hoping for some good news of the status of stand-in captain Salmaan Moerat, after the lock left the field with concussion midway...

VIDEO: Concussion concern for victorious Boks

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