The Waratahs travel to Christchurch this weekend for the Super 14 feature match hoping for an improvement on their poor record away to the Crusaders.
The Bulls have the opportunity to pull well clear of the chasing Super 14 pack this weekend with a match against the Force, who are bottom of the log.
The Hurricanes have axed five players from Friday’s starting line-up in a desperate bid to halt the Bulls’ rampant charge in the Super 14.
International Rugby Board (IRB) president Bernard Lapasset is backing Argentina’s integration into the Tri-Nations tournament by 2012.
The Bulls, refreshed from last week’s bye, look set to keep the heat on their Super 14 title chasers when they host the Highlanders on Saturday.
The Sharks’ loss to the Waratahs was overshadowed by questionable refereeing calls but the franchise cannot afford to dwell on what could have been.
France utility back Frederic Michalak will be sidelined for up to a year with a serious knee injury, the manager of his Toulouse club said on Sunday.
The Reds broke the Chiefs’ unbeaten Super 14 run with a surprise 23-18 win in Hamilton Friday.
The season looks rosy for the Blue Bulls, but not so for the rest of the South African franchises, writes Andy Capostagno.
Springbok lock Bakkies Botha should be back on the field in five weeks time, but is in a race to be included in the Bulls’ Super 14 touring squad.
The Waratahs have changed their team for Saturday’s clash with the Bulls, with lock Dave Dennis set for his first Super 14 start at Loftus Versfeld.
Stade Francais prop David Attoub, banned for more than a year for eye-gouging, will appear before an appeals panel in London on March 2.
As we go into the final Super 14 season, Saru breaks from tradition and announces its list of Boks early, writes Andy Capostagno.
The last season of Super 14 in its current format kicks off on Friday with the Crusaders and the Bulls once again the teams to beat.
Springbok wing Bryan Habana will be a notable absentee when the Bulls launch their defence of the Super 14 title on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2010
South African flyhalf Steve Meyer is to leave French champions Perpignan and return home to play for the Sharks.
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/ 20 January 2010
France has recalled veteran scrumhalf Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and centre Mathieu Bastareaud in a squad to prepare for next month’s Six Nations champio
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/ 20 January 2010
Maradona feels the love on a visit to Pretoria and the IPL auction appears to be turning into a diplomatic incident. It’s the quotes of the week.
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/ 20 January 2010
Legendary rugby union television commentator Bill McLaren has died at the age of 86, the BBC announced on on January 19.
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/ 15 January 2010
Jonny Wilkinson made his first club appearance in England since his move to Toulon on Thursday but found himself overshadowed by Derrick Hougaard.
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/ 12 January 2010
From Mbulelo Mabizela’s lack of humility to Pedrie Wannenburg’s taste for the high life … it’s the return of the quotes of the week.
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/ 11 December 2009
Teams representing Argentina and Namibia were confirmed as competitors in the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition.
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/ 11 December 2009
Australian Test rugby star Quade Cooper is to fight his burglary charge, his lawyer said on Friday, as the case was adjourned for seven months.
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/ 1 December 2009
World Cup-winning Springbok Balie Swart has been given a new role by SA Rugby to assist coaches and referees in the proper application of scrum law.
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/ 1 December 2009
New Zealand arrived in Europe having been stripped of their Tri-Nations crown by world champions South Africa.
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/ 26 November 2009
Any feelings of fatigue after a long season are on hold, Richie McCaw has warned ahead of the All Blacks’ clash against France on Saturday.
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/ 11 November 2009
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has defended a decision to take his jaded stars on a three-Test tour of Europe that starts on Friday against France
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/ 10 November 2009
Dan Carter is set to miss the All Blacks’ Test against Italy on Saturday after being banned for one week for a high tackle on Martin Roberts of Wales.
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/ 5 November 2009
All Blacks coach Graham Henry insists his decision to make six changes in his line-up to play Wales on Saturday is not demeaning to the home side.
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/ 2 November 2009
The eyes of the rugby union world will be on Europe this month with South Africa leading a raft of southern hemisphere touring teams.
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/ 29 October 2009
The All Blacks and the Wallabies have plenty of pride to play for in the year’s final Bledisloe Cup clash here on Saturday.
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/ 29 October 2009
The experience of the Blue Bulls will be a major factor in the Currie Cup final against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.