Centre Christian Lealiifano’s 45-metre penalty goal after the siren gave the ACT Brumbies a 23-20 win over the Bulls in their Super Rugby encounter.
Mark Hammett is prepared to put his side’s 46-30 victory over Southern Kings behind them and target bigger Super Rugby challenges down the road.
Demoralised Aussies, who left blood on the bus – not the field – are painfully short of top players.
The banning of the ever-improving prop Steven Kitshoff will hit the Stormers hard when play against an All Black front row, says the Stormers’ coach.
The Sharks recorded their biggest Super Rugby victory on Saturday with a 64-7 humiliation of the Melbourne Rebels at Kings Park in Durban.
Springbok JJ Engelbrecht had a try disallowed after the full-time siren as the Reds clung on for a tense 23-18 win over the Bulls in Brisbane.
A strong start from the Brumbies helped maintain their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season with a 29-10 bonus point victory over the Sharks.
The Crusaders avoided their worst start to a Super Rugby season in 17 years by beating the Blue Bulls 41-19 in the tournament’s fifth round.
Coach John Plumtree admits the Sharks have yet to hit their stride this season, but he hopes that will change when they meet the Brumbies in Durban.
It has been a good start for the Super Rugby newcomers but tough games against the Chiefs and the Crusaders will test their mettle.
The relief of finally winning a Super Rugby match overshadowed the grim news that the Stormers will be without Bryan Habana for at least two months.
Are the Stormers going to win the conference by playing the way they did against the Sharks, or are they capable of more?
The Kings may be new in town but if they come out fighting they could take down rugby’s old boys
Competitions that fall below the elite radar are often more enjoyable and strengthen the game, writes Andy Capostagno.
In two friendly matches the Stormers ran in nine crowd-pleasing tries to beat Boland 57-0 while the Lions triumphed 41-31 over the Southern Kings.
Southern Kings’ rugby captain Luke Watson has expressed remorse about his controversial slur about Afrikaners in 2008, says a report.
Judging from the northern hemisphere, the final word on scrumming has not yet been spoken, writes Andy Capostagno
A lapse in judgement by England captain and good defensive back pedaling helped the Springboks beat the Roses 16-15 at a rainswept Twickenham.
The Super 15 rugby trophy has been marked with synthetic DNA which can be traced in 26 countries, it has been reported.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is counting on the fact that victory, not conservative rugby, will be remembered, writes Andy Capostagno.
Former Springbok captain Victor Matfield has joined the Bulls’ coaching team for next year’s Super Rugby campaign.
Australia showed their true colours a week after being humiliated by France in Paris eraning a deserved 20-14 victory over England at Twickenham.
Springbok prop Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira is recovering from the heart scare before the Boks’ European tour and intends to be back in action next year.
It’s hard to understand why certain teams give the Boks sleepless nights. Wales have produced plenty of champion sides and yet they have but one win.
Tendai Mtawarira has been dropped from the Springboks’ northern hemisphere tour due to his heart condition, and will return to South Africa.
Argentina became the first team to beat Six Nations Grand Slam winners Wales at home this year as they recorded a come from behind 26-12 win.
When the Springboks play at the Aviva Stadium against Ireland, it will be three weeks short of exactly 100 years since they first played there.
Gwede Mantashe says the black players Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has are good enough to play internationally and should be selected for the team.
Pat Lambie was named to start at flyhalf for the Springbok rugby Test against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
Despite some odd choices, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has chosen a squad that can win all three matches, writes Andy Capostagno.
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers and Adriaan Strauss have been declared fit to go on the end of year tour to Ireland, Wales and England.
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.