In the third season of a 15-team structure for Super Rugby, questions are being asked about inconsistencies in the format.
The Bulls’ coach believes the scoreline did not reflect the effort that was required from his charges to beat the Waratahs in their Super Rugby match.
The Cheetahs have stunned the Sharks and moved to the top of the South African Vodacom Super Rugby Conference with a 12-6 victory in Durban.
The Brumbies have survived intense pressure to cling on to a 19-19 Super 15 draw with the Queensland Reds and stay top of the Australian conference.
The newest Super Rugby franchise went unbeaten through Australia and arrived back in Port Elizabeth to a hero’s welcome.
Three wins by Australian teams over New Zealand opponents have reshaped the Super Rugby championship during the ninth round.
Injury-hit Canterbury Crusaders have been bidding for a fourth straight win over 2012 Super 15 finalists the Sharks.
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.
Demoralised Aussies, who left blood on the bus – not the field – are painfully short of top players.
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.
Brothers George and Luke Whitelock shared four tries and Dan Carter kicked 16 points as the Crusaders trounced the Southern Kings 55-20.
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has said it is a foreign concept to see star flyhalf Morne Steyn on the bench rather than in the starting line-up.
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.
The Kings may be new in town but if they come out fighting they could take down rugby’s old boys
Six South Africans have been named among an 18-man strong referee team for the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby competition.
The Lions have been relegated from Super Rugby by the Saru general council after the Johannesburg-based team finished last in this year’s competition.
The Waikato Chiefs powered to their first ever Super Rugby title on Saturday with a sparkling 37-6 win over the Sharks in Hamilton.
It might look impossible, but things are beginning to stack up in favour of the Sharks in the Super Rugby tournament, writes Andy Capostagno.
The Sharks wrapped up another superb performance, securing a 26-19 win over the Stormers in the Super Rugby semifinal at Newlands.
The Stormers hope to learn from the mistakes they made last season when they host the Sharks in their Super Rugby semi-final at Newlands on Saturday.
A punishing travel schedule puts the Durban team at a disadvantage ahead of their semifinal against Stormers, writes Andy Capostagno.
The Sharks blew away the Queensland Reds to reach the Super Rugby semifinals with a 30-17 win at Lang Park.
The last weekend of Super Rugby log play emphasised why one has to be both wise and foolish to want to coach a professional rugby team.
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke believes his side’s labours against the Lions was a good curtain raiser ahead of next week’s clash against the Crusaders.
A strong second-half recovery against the Cheetahs saw the Sharks earn their spot in the Super Rugby playoffs.
The Stormers have ended the league phase of the Super Rugby tournament at the head of the table, above the Chiefs, with a 26-21 win over the Rebels.
We could still see three South African sides in the Super Rugby play-offs, writes Andy Capostagno.