Full house of Vodacom URC victories for SA teams
The DHL Stormers started the defence of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title in perfect fashion with a bonus-point win, and although the three other South African teams had their supporters on the edge of their seats, the Emirates Lions, Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks came away with tight victories on a perfect weekend for the four teams from the Republic.

Boks win but come up short in title chase in Durban
The Springboks finished the Castle Lager Rugby Championship like they started it, with a win – this time by 38-21 (halftime 17-7) over Argentina – but they failed to score the points needed to dethrone New Zealand as champions of the Southern Hemisphere, in front of a packed house of 45982 people at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban.

Boks take positives after “full go” falls short
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi took the positives from a third successive Castle Lager Rugby Championship victory, despite falling short of defeating Argentina by the 39 points they needed to pip New Zealand to the title.

Highlights: Boks finish on a high in Durban
Relive the action from Durban, where the Boks finished the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on a high with a 38-21 win over Argentina on Saturday,

Solid opening win for Stormers over Connacht
The DHL Stormers opened the defence of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship crown with a well-deserved 38-15 win in an entertaining match played at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Saturday afternoon.

Bulls sneak home against impressive Edinburgh
Nail-biting until the very end – with the teams’ kickers basically determining the result – as the Vodacom Bulls won their second Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on the bounce by 33-31 (half-time 15-14) over an Edinburgh side that refused to let the Pretoria heat or altitude get to them, with Scotland speedster Darcy Graham grabbing a hat-trick of tries in the process.

Lions scrape through against Ospreys in Swansea
It was a very close shave, but the Emirates Lions managed to repel wave after wave of attacks by the Ospreys at the end to clinch a deserved 28-27 victory in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Swansea on Saturday night.

Boks aim to make Heritage Day extra special for SA
The Springboks are determined to make Heritage Day extra special for their South African fans on Saturday when they battle it out with Argentina for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title in front of a packed Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban.

One more show on the big stage for Zenay Jordaan
The Springbok Women will depart on their Rugby World Cup campaign in New Zealand on Saturday with various emotions and expectations, including nervous anticipation. For the most experienced player in the group, Zenay Jordaan, though, there will an overriding emotion – that of gratitude.

Cell C Sharks edge drama in Parma
“Fear the Fin” is the new slogan of the Cell C Sharks and for a while there, there was blood in the water as Zebre Parma conceded four unanswered tries in the first half before providing a fright of their own with an astonishing second half fightback before the visitors slunk home 42-37 (halftime 28-10) in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship victory in Italy on Friday night.