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Leaders can borrow from sport and use a default play plan

Building competent teams that can cope with pressure is essential

Q&A Sessions: ‘I want to leave a legacy in Russian rugby’ — Vuyo Zangqa

Former rugby sevens player Vuyo Zangqa talks about taking the reins of the Narvskaya Zastava Rugby Club and growing the sport on snow-baked fields

S’bu Nkosi has been a standout player for the Sharks this season.

Currie Cup caps a big turnaround

Saturday’s game will be a showpiece of young talent, which is likely to become the norm given the exodus of proven players chasing big money

The All Blacks performing the haka

Imagining rugby – beyond 2020

Vested interests must be put aside, and a new cross-border, global approach needs to be adopted.

We feature three HIV positive women in their 40s who fit the profile of a typical M&G reader.

Why axe fell on 1959 cricket tour

A collection of cricket artefacts in Fordsburg proves Frank Worrell’s nonracial credentials.

He’s got balls: Lions coach Johan Ackermann.

The man who unleashed the Lions

Having roared into the Currie Cup final, coach Ackermann must take the credit for turning a group of unsung players into winners.

Sithole: Sharks are gelling nicely ahead of Currie Cup semifinal

Sharks utility back S’bura Sithole says the team has every chance of toppling the Lions in Saturday’s semifinal.

Future Kings? The Grey High School team ahead of their clash with Selbourne College last year. This season they won 16 out of 20 matches.

Youth can reignite Eastern Cape rugby

With the seniors tumbling, the striplings may turn the tide of the provincial and national sides.

Sharks, Bulls face make-or-break clash

The two powerhouse teams have found themselves falling behind, and both need wins to have a fighting chance in the Currie Cup.

Sharks crowned Currie Cup champions

The Sharks won the 2013 Currie Cup after a clash with Western Province at Newlands on Saturday afternoon.

Currie Cup bean counters are the ultimate winners

WP and the Sharks have delivered the dream final for Currie Cup organisers, who appear only interested in short-term gain, writes Andy Capostagno.

‘Ideal’ Currie Cup may not be final

A knockout at this stage, which cannot be ruled out, would force a rethink of the structure of the competition — again.

Cheetahs add ‘versatile’ Nyakane to Currie Cup team

Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has included Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane for the team’s first Currie Cup home game against the Sharks.

Waikato Chiefs captain Craig Clarke

Super 15 rugby trophy gets high-tech protection

The Super 15 rugby trophy has been marked with synthetic DNA which can be traced in 26 countries, it has been reported.

Lions stalwart Franco van der Merwe gets a chance for the Boks.

Lots to prove for patched up Boks

Despite some odd choices, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has chosen a squad that can win all three matches, writes Andy Capostagno.

Currie Cup final: The Sharks smell blood

Western Province have a lot to prove when they play the Sharks in a competition that promises better things to come, writes Andy Capostagno.

JZ’s plan to rescue the economy

Weekend 101: Scotland, land of the free

JZ’s plan to rescue the economy, ‘Jub Jub’ and Tshabalala found guilty and Scotland breaks free from the United Kingdom. Watch Weekend 101 to stay in the know.

Western Province have ended their 11-year wait for a major trophy after a battling 25-18 Currie Cup victory over the Sharks in Durban.

Semifinal construct takes the kick out of Currie Cup log

The Currie Cup has produced a three-month competition involving just six teams and, as a result, every match is important.

Elton Jantjies of the Lions accepting his man of the match prize during the Absa Currie Cup match between the Cheetahs and Golden Lions.

New blow to Lions Currie Cup campaign

The Lions have been dealt a harsh blow with news that two of their key players will be unavailable for the next two weeks because of Springbok duty.

Southland fans celebrate a win in Christchurch

Time to remember no play, no pay

It is what many have been arguing for since the end of isolation: strength versus strength in the Currie Cup.