Rugby

The Bulls against the United Rugby Championship defending champions Leinster, the repeat of last season’s final, is the pick of the matches in Round Two of the competition, with the Loftus Versfeld cl

The Springboks are on the cusp of winning back-to-back Rugby Championship titles and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi want to do it with a solid performance.

‘Australia showed last weekend they have what it takes to win a match against a team like the B&I Lions’

Paarl Gim are the favourites, but the Paarl derby does not care for that

Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White will end his career in the match at Stadium Australia

Coach assures player performance will guide thinking, and he is not ready to jettison ageing players just yet

Springbok coach, however, taking nothing for granted ahead of two-Test series

Centre Ringrose ruled out of the third Test against Australia due to concussion protocols

‘These are one of the moments in your life you will cherish, this will live long in the memory’

The Lions roared to a 46-5 victory over the Sharks to help numb some of the bitter taste lingering from their Currie Cup final defeat last year against the same opponents.

In their Currie Cup opener at Ellis Park on Saturday, the Lions have the opportunity to exact revenge and set a marker against the team they lost to so dramatically in last year's final but flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela warned they cannot afford to be overzealous.

The last time there was a Zulu on the Lions' proverbial stoep, it ended up being a blockbusting horror for the home team.

Wins against Babaas, Italy and Georgia were comfortable but also posed questions and exposed flaws

Ireland back’s withdrawal ensures Scotland centre Huw Jones retains the number 13 jersey

‘When people say it has lost its spark or it doesn’t have meaning, I struggle a bit with that’