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HOME WIN: Sarel Pretorius of the Cheetahs during the Super Rugby match against the Reds at Free State Stadium on Saturday. The Cheetahs won 27-13. Picture: GALLO IMAGES

Labuschagne a ‘very influential player’

Both coaches agree flanker Lappies Labuschagne was key in Cheetahs’ victory against Reds, while Bulls earn hard-fought bonus-point win over Highlanders

Rested Bulls in good shape to take charge of Highlanders

WARY: Bulls captain Pierre Spies is approaching the Highlanders with respect, although they have shown poor form this season. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
2 day(s) ago

Bulls well rested after a bye but take on out-of-form Highlanders aware that history is against them, while Cheetahs face tough Reds encounter

Misconduct case against Stormers nears final whistle

Lions coach Johan Ackermann. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
5 day(s) ago

Sanzar officials said to have confused sarcastic ‘dankies’ with ‘donkeys’, when Stormers bench expressed displeasure over refereeing decisions in Hurricanes game

Leak on Australia team to face Lions irks coaches

ON THE OUTS: Quade Cooper, seen here in action against the Boks, has got the thumbs-down for a national call-up from Super Rugby coaches, according to leaked e-mails. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
2 day(s) ago

Leak of Super Rugby coaches’ recommendations on Australian squad for once-in-a-lifetime Lions tour is bad news for Quade Cooper

Opinion

Van Niekerk is no ‘ordinary Joe’ — just ask club champions Toulon

Mark Keohane

The weekend’s finest rugby moment belonged to former Bok great Joe van Niekerk, who found his spiritual home in French rugby, writes Mark Keohane

Hansen to run the rule over All Blacks hopefuls

GAME TIME: All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is among the players recalled to the starting line-up against Wales. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
4 day(s) ago

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen names 10 rookies in 38-man training squad for three-Test series against France, as he seeks gradually to replace ageing players

Win over Highlanders lifts Kings’ morale

HERE TO STAY: Southern Kings director of Rugby Alan Solomons addresses the Southern Kings’ press conference at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. Behind the scenes, the Kings are quietly confident that if they finish bottom of the South African conference, they can see off the Lions to keep their place in Super Rugby. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
5 day(s) ago

Victory over team with several All Blacks was a big boost ahead of Cheetahs clash, says Southern Kings director Alan Solomons

Raising time of active play during rugby match ‘not a call for doping’

Philippe Saint-Andre. Picture: GETTY IMAGES
6 day(s) ago

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre rejects inference by former France star Laurent Benezech that he was advocating doping in comment about longer playing time

Former Springbok skipper reluctantly hangs up his boots

Bokke parade through the streets of Cape Town. Soli Philander, DJ of Cape Town and John Smit. Pic: Esa Alexander. 29/10/2007. © Sunday Times Springboks celebrating Rugby World Cup victory in Cape Town.
5 day(s) ago

John Smit hoped for one last bout with Saracens before taking up the CE reins at the Sharks, but Sunday’s semifinal loss brought retirement forward

New Sharks CEO has work cut out for him

VICTORY IS SWEET: Sharks captain John Smit congratulates fellow team members after beating the Blues in the Super 14 semi-final in Durban. Pic: Richard Shorey. 12/05/2007. © Sunday Times.
7 day(s) ago

Team have long underperformed despite money and talent available, and John Smit’s brief is to return them to their winning ways and bring crowds back to Kings Park

Cheetahs’ home playoff hopes lie on Brüssow’s shoulders

BREATHER: Philip van der Walt takes a water break during the Toyota Cheetahs training session on Wednesday. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
9 day(s) ago

In the absence of Lappies Labuschagne, Heinrich Brüssow will play a crucial role against the Hurricanes in Friday night’s Super Rugby encounter in Bloemfontein

Super Rugby raises Eastern Cape’s game

HERE TO STAY: Southern Kings director of Rugby Alan Solomons addresses the Southern Kings’ press conference at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. Behind the scenes, the Kings are quietly confident that if they finish bottom of the South African conference, they can see off the Lions to keep their place in Super Rugby. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
11 day(s) ago

Assistant coach Robbie Kempson says success has seen ‘momentum carried over to each level’, as Nelson Mandela Metro University, Despatch club teams thrive

Genia puts trust in Cooper as Wallabies ponder flyhalf

JINXED: Wallabies captain Will Genia holds the Mandela Challenge Plate after beating the Springboks in Perth at the weekend. Genia is the third captain in a row to succumb to injury. Picture: REUTERS
11 day(s) ago

Australia scrumhalf Will Genia, who could captain Wallabies for Lions tour, backs mercurial Reds team-mate Quade Cooper

Etzebeth to start against Waratahs

FOCUSED: Sarel Pretorius during the Cheetahs training session at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. The Cheetahs face the Hurricanes, who were thumped by the Bulls, this weekend. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
10 day(s) ago

Stormers lock Eben Etzebeth, targeted by other teams for his volatile temper, knows he has to stay out of scuffles, coach Allister Coetzee says

In Other News

CALL-UP: Lock Pieter-Steph du Toit trains with the Sharks at Kings Park in Durban on Tuesday. Du Toit is one of three new players in Bok coach Heyneke Meyer’s 36-man training squad, announced on Tuesday. Picture: GALLO IMAGES

Rugby

Young Sharks ‘still upbeat’ despite injuries, defeats
Paul Treu. Picture: GALLO IMAGES

Rugby

Blitzbokke gear up for World Cup
CREATING AN UPSET: Andy Ellis of the Crusaders is tackled by the Brumbies’ Ben Mowen during their Super Rugby clash at Canberra Stadium on Sunday. Picture: GETTY IMAGES

Rugby

Stormers, Sharks battling for survival
Morne Steyn converts a try. Bulls celebrate. Bulls versus Chiefs, Super 14 Rugby Final, Loftus Versveld, Pretoria. Pic: James Oatway

Rugby

Steyn leads Bulls’ charge against Hurricanes
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Chiefs shift focus to cup final

There was little time for celebration, according to Kaizer Chiefs captain Itumeleng Khune, as Amakhosi looked to bounce back from a shock league defeat at the weekend.

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