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There was a ray of light for the South African franchises this past weekend as the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, ...
The Vodacom Bulls are effectively the odd one out on a final weekend of Investec Champions Cup group action in which 23 ...
It will be a case of sink or swim for the five South African franchises participating in the Investec Champions Cup and ...
The two South African coastal franchises will go “flat out” this week to try and ensure qualification for the playoff ro...
The DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks are still in the race to the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, but the Vodacom ...
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The SA Rugby Youth Weeks Series will reach a thrilling conclusion this week at Grey College in Bloemfontein where the flagship event, the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week, and SA Rugby Academy Week will play out from Monday to Saturday.
The South Africa U20 Women wrapped up their tour to Harare in style on Saturday with a rewarding 67-10 victory in their second and final international against Zimbabwe at the Prince Edward School.
South Africa U20 Women’s coach, Laurian Johannes, called for her charges take a step up from their opening performance against Zimbabwe on Wednesday when the teams meet for the second time on Saturday at the Prince Edward School in Harare.
DHL Western Province scored 18 tries in their opening two matches and added six more in the closing match of the tournament as they outplayed the Sharks 34-10 after holding a slender 12-10 halftime lead.
In the grand finale of the Under-13 SA Rugby Craven Week, the Sharks edged DHL Western Province 26-24 in a nail-biter of a match.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team continued their strong start in the SA Rugby Under-21 Provincial Championship with a big win over Toyota Free State, while DHL Western Province and Cell C Sharks team scored first wins on the weekend.
The SA Rugby Academy Week also produced its fair share of entertainment with the Thepa Trading Griffons and Phakisa Pumas cruising to big wins, while it also proved to be a good day for Border, Griquas CD, the Blue Bulls XV, Bidvest Golden Lions Academy XV and Valke.
It was another day of classy rugby action at Grey College on Tuesday as the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week and SA Rugby Academy Week launched into full swing with the teams that watched from the sidelines on Monday taking to the field in their first round of matches.
The rugby on the third day of the SA Rugby Academy Week was also red-hot, with big scores dominating a day’s play in which only three of the 14 teams in action on Wednesday remained unbeaten – the Limpopo Blue Bulls, Pumas CD and DHL Western Province.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will be given enough time to fully recover from his knee injury and will in all likelihood miss the opening Tests of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, in Johannesburg against Australia and in Wellington against New Zealand.
The SA Rugby Youth Weeks Series will reach a thrilling conclusion this week at Grey College in Bloemfontein where the flagship event, the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week, and SA Rugby Academy Week will play out from Monday to Saturday.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team continued their strong start in the SA Rugby Under-21 Provincial Championship with a big win over Toyota Free State, while DHL Western Province and Cell C Sharks team scored first wins on the weekend.
European Professional Club Rugby
Bulls, Sharks and Lions into Challenge Cup playoffsThere was a ray of light for the South African franchises this past weekend as the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and Emirates Lions qualified for the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16 following the completion of the pool rounds in both European competitions.
Investec Champions Cup
Heading for a thrilling pool phase conclusionThe Vodacom Bulls are effectively the odd one out on a final weekend of Investec Champions Cup group action in which 23 of the 24 teams stand a chance of advancing to the knock-out phase.
European Professional Club Rugby
Make-or-break as SA teams hunt playoffs in EuropeIt will be a case of sink or swim for the five South African franchises participating in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions this weekend as the pool stage reaches a close with the first playoff round, which will play out in April, moving into view.
Investec Champions Cup
Big week ahead for Sharks and Stormers in FranceThe two South African coastal franchises will go “flat out” this week to try and ensure qualification for the playoff rounds of the Investec Champions Cup after a mixed bag of results in round three of the tournament.
European Professional Club Rugby
Four SA teams still in the European playoff racesThe DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks are still in the race to the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, but the Vodacom Bulls’ hopes of advancing to the knock-outs were dashed this weekend as they suffered their third straight defeat in the competition, while both the Toyota Cheetahs and Emirates Lions managed to keep alive their aspirations of reaching the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16.
