Brilliant & Brutal Bakkies Botha is Europe’s best
Fans all around the world have voted Bakkies Botha the best No 4 lock to ever play in the Investec Champions Cup, writes Mark... Read more
Investec Champions Cup semi-finals preview: The final battle for a spot in Cardiff Finals
The path to the 2025 Investec Champions Cup final runs through Dublin and Bordeaux, as the top clubs in the competition prepare for the... Read more
On the Road to Cardiff: EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals preview
Johan van Graan and Sean Everitt go head-to-head as the remaining four teams in this season’s EPCR Challenge Cup battle for a place in... Read more
Weekend Wrap: Perfect round for SA teams!
The South African teams delivered in URC Round 16, with the Bulls grabbing a massive away win in Glasgow, the Sharks battling past Ulster,... Read more
Dobbo’s 5-star Stormers get the Golden Buzzer
If you have ever watched Britain's got talent you know about the golden buzzer. On Saturday night at Cape Town Stadium one couldn't but... Read more
Lions Tour Could Spark Rugby’s Revival — If the Game Rides the Wave
As rugby battles growing financial challenges at club level, the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour represents a marketing and commercial opportunity on par... Read more
Sharks do the ‘smash & grab’ as SA teams make it four from four
The Sharks took 78 minutes to take the lead against Ulster in Belfast but all that matters is that they kept that 22-19 lead... Read more
Weekend Preview: High Stakes for SA Sides in Round 16
The Bulls face a massive challenge away to Glasgow in their push for a home playoff, while the Stormers need a win against Benetton... Read more
Rugby’s greatest Test goal kickers: Keo puts Grok to the test
Just how accurate or detailed is Grok? We used the example of Test rugby’s greatest goal kickers. Given who Grok initially omitted, for now,... Read more
Everyone’s tuning into Sacha FM – rugby’s hottest frequency
Sacha FM was the go-to frequency for South African supporters. Is it Saffa bias or just stating the obvious for best try-assist on the... Read more
Bok Watch – Seven players who are running hot
Two Stormers, four Bulls and one Shark made a Test statement at the weekend and were pivotal to the three respective South African Vodacom... Read more
Weekend Recap: Stormers, Bulls & Sharks secure key wins
Three wins from four for the South African teams in URC Round 15, as the Stormers, Bulls and Sharks all delivered under pressure. The... Read more
Gelant, Jordan & Andre the Giant making URC statements
South Africa’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship challenge has been characterised by physicality and flair and several of the country’s players are among the league’s front... Read more
Weekend Recap: Leinster fly into semis, Bulls bow out
Leinster continued their dominance in the Investec Champions Cup with another emphatic win, while the Vodacom Bulls’ European campaign came to an end after... Read more
EPCR latest: Hanekom & Moodie sizzle for battered Bulls
Springboks Cameron Hanekom and Canan Moodie provided the grunt and the class for the Vodacom Bulls in an EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final exit characterised by a limp first... Read more
Investec Champions Cup royalty is written in the 10 stars
Ten stars. Thirty years. Two clubs.
That’s the headline, but it’s the substance behind it that makes Stade Toulousain and Leinster Rugby the twin pillars... Read more