Isuzu Southern Kings winger Yaw Penxe rounds off a well-worked try for his team against Ulster in the Guinness PRO14.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Sharks, Bulls and Lions show fight as Stormers suffer first defeatThe DHL Stormers’ unbeaten run and flawless home track record in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship came to a grinding halt on Saturday, as the Hollywoodbets Sharks stunned them with a fine display of rugby in Cape Town, while the Vodacom Bulls registered a valuable away win in Scotland, and the Lions were forced to settle for a draw against in Wales in what proved to be a fair weekend for SA’s teams.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
SA teams seek to build on Euro form in VURCSouth Africa’s four franchises will look to build on their form in the two European competitions last week when they return to Vodacom United Rugby Championship action this weekend, where the race for playoff spots will begin to intensify significantly as the pool stages pass the halfway mark.
Investec Champions Cup
SFM nominated for major Champions Cup awardSpringbok and DHL Stormers flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been revealed as one of the 10 nominees for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year award, which recognises the players who delivered outstanding performances during the pool stage of the Investec Champions Cup.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Three SA teams qualify for European playoffsThe DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls have booked their places in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, while Hollywoodbets Sharks will contest the EPCR Challenge Cup playoffs after one of the most successful rounds for the domestic teams in the European showpiece this season.
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Bok stars lead SA Rugby Awards 2025 nominationsMalcolm Marx, who was named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year last year, is up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2025, while last year’s local winner, Nadine Roos, has been nominated again for the Women’s Player of the Year Award.