Well known for his record-breaking stints on the bench during a short-lived rugby career, Anton Taylor takes a quirky look at some of bigger, and smaller moments from the opening round of Vodacom Super Rugby.
Harlequins were a force to be reckoned with in their third round Investec Champions Cup clash against the DHL Stormers a...
The Lions recorded their first victory of the European season when they beat Lyon in an exciting EPCR Challenge Cup clas...
The two South African derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to kick off the new year both went down to the wi...
With big crowds enjoying the South African summer weather at the two local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies in ...
The DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying in the second round of the Investec Champio...
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The Springbok Sevens team will face HSBC World Rugby Sevens newcomers Ireland for the first time in the current series when they clash in pool B of the HSBC LA Sevens on 29 February.
The Springboks will bid an emotional farewell to DHL Newlands in Cape Town in July, and will face the All Blacks in a brand-new venue in September, after SA Rugby confirmed the host stadiums for the Boks’ six home Tests in 2020 on Tuesday.
The Springbok Sevens team will arrive in South Africa later today with mixed feelings after delivering pleasing performances at the HSBC Sydney Sevens, but being left frustrated that they could not leave Australia as champions.
The Jaguares scores five tries to one to open their 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign with an impressive 38-8 victory over the Emirates Lions in Buenos Aires early on Sunday morning (SA time).
The Springbok Sevens team contested and lost the final of the HSBC Sydney Sevens against Fiji 12-10 at Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta on Sunday.
Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe will play his 100th Vodacom Super Rugby match for the DHL Stormers in the South African derby against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
Springbok fullback Andries Coetzee makes a welcome return to the Emirates Lions team for their first Vodacom Super Rugby home game against the Reds on Saturday, as a replacement for Tiaan Swanepoel. The match in Johannesburg starts at 15h05.
Toyota Cheetahs lock Sintu Manjezi will provide a welcome boost to the Free Staters on their vital three-week Guinness PRO14 tour to Ireland and Wales next week after being cleared to return to action following a shoulder injury.
The Cell C Sharks kicked off their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour in perfect fashion when they beat the Highlanders by 37-20 in Dunedin on Friday, repeating their victory from the last time they visited Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The DHL Stormers produced another solid defensive effort to keep the Vodacom Bulls scoreless and clinch a 13-0 Vodacom Super Rugby victory over their fierce rivals on Saturday afternoon in Cape Town.
The Springbok Sevens team will face HSBC World Rugby Sevens newcomers Ireland for the first time in the current series when they clash in pool B of the HSBC LA Sevens on 29 February.
Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe will play his 100th Vodacom Super Rugby match for the DHL Stormers in the South African derby against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Harlequins thump DHL Stormers in LondonHarlequins were a force to be reckoned with in their third round Investec Champions Cup clash against the DHL Stormers at the Stoop in London, where they outscored the visitors from Cape Town by nine tries to two for a commanding 61-10 victory.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Lions shine on bleak Saturday for SA sidesThe Lions recorded their first victory of the European season when they beat Lyon in an exciting EPCR Challenge Cup clash in Johannesburg to keep their playoff aspirations alive, but the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks were beaten in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Lions and Stormers victorious in exciting SA derbiesThe two South African derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to kick off the new year both went down to the wire, with the Lions and DHL Stormers taking the spoils over the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls in two nail-biting and hard-fought encounters.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Coastal sides reign supreme in VURC derbiesWith big crowds enjoying the South African summer weather at the two local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies in Cape Town and Durban, the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks were too good for their Gauteng visitors on Saturday.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Stormers and Sharks keep SA flag flying in EuropeThe DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying in the second round of the Investec Champions Cup this past weekend, as they registered vital victories against Stade Rochelais and Saracens, while the Vodacom Bulls succumbed to a heavy defeat against the Northampton Saints in a respectable weekend for South Africa’s teams.