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Lions v Sharks: Five takeaways as Springboks' 'masterclass' inspires season double while JP Pietersen's 'new boss bounce dwindles"
43+ min ago (1357+ words) Lions star Morne van den Berg with an inset of Sharks head coach JP Pietersen Following the Lions" 34-22 victory over the Sharks at Ellis Park, here are our five takeaways from the United Rugby Championship encounter. The Sharks arrived in…...
Sharks player ratings: 'Out of character' display from Springboks star as promising centre their 'only attacking threat"
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (715+ words) Sharks duo Edwill van der Merwe and Jurenzo Julius. Following a 34-22 defeat to the Lions in the United Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park on Saturday, here are the player ratings for the Sharks. 15 Aphelele Fassi: Good backfield coverage and…...
Lions player ratings v Sharks: 'Classy effort' from Springbok scrum-half and back-rower who 'led his team expertly in the carry"
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (830+ words) Springboks No.9 Morne van den Berg and skipper Francke Horn were at the heart of the Lions' win over the Sharks Following their deserved 34-22 win over the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park, here are the player…...
Why are Italy wearing red against France while visitors 'give in' on intense roof debate for Six Nations battle
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (744+ words) The Italian team sings the national anthem and an inset of the red jersey they will don against France. Why Italy will don a red jersey in the Six Nations clash against France on Sunday in Lille as hosts win…...
Why the boot has become rugby's most lethal weapon as Six Nations is being decided in the air
19+ hour, 18+ min ago (493+ words) Why the boot has become rugby's most lethal weapon. There is a peculiar snobbery around kicking in rugby that has never quite made sense. It has always been this way; kicking is somehow considered the lesser art, the pragmatic choice,…...
World Rugby rankings: Big jumps and falls on the line in the Six Nations
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (746+ words) Italy's Louis Lynagh and the latest World Rugby rankings. This weekend's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship promises to shake up the World Rugby rankings. Three of the fixtures across the seven matches could see the lower-ranked team heading to…...
Lions v Sharks teams: JP Pietersen's first teamsheet missing top Springboks for URC derby revenge mission
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (398+ words) Aphelele Fassi starts for the Sharks but several Springboks are missing. The Sharks will be without several Springboks due to player welfare rest protocols for their United Rugby Championship fixture with the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. Siya Kolisi,…...
Kyle Steyn: 'What I like most about the Springboks"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (869+ words) Scotland star Kyle Steyn and an inset of Cheslin Kolbe. Scotland winger Kyle Steyn has spoken glowingly about the Springboks and reveals how he believes Rassie Erasmus has masterminded their success. The 32-year-old back was born and raised in South…...
Ex-ref boss: World Rugby have not fixed the scrum but instead put it on 'death row"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (759+ words) Super Rugby Pacific scrum and World Rugby chair Brett Robinson. Former IRFU referee boss Owen Doyle has hit out at the attempt to depower the scrum with World Rugby and Super Rugby both in the firing line. Laws have been…...
France v Italy prediction: Azzurri will be 'pulverised' despite Fabien Galthie handing them something to aim at
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (767+ words) France centre Fabien Brau-Boirie and Italy star Tommaso Menoncello will be key players. The Stade Pierre-Mauroy sits on the edge of Lille as a monument to brilliant architecture, a vast, enclosed arena that holds noise the way a cathedral holds…...