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Pieter de Villiers named a 30 man squad for the test matches against Wales and Italy next month. The squad includes four new players. These players are Andries Bekker, Brian Mujati, Tendai ‘ The Beast’ Mtawarira and Odwa Ndugane, who were rewarded for their fantastic form during the Super14. De Villiers said that ” […]

Sharks in 6th Super semi

The Sharks secured their 6th Super rugby semi final spot with an emphatic victory over the Chiefs in Durban. Before kick off the Sharks knew exactly what they had to do to get into the semi’s and they did that well. They outscored the Chiefs by 7 tries to 3 and secured the 4 […]

Bulls leave best for last

The Bulls left their best performance for last when the destroyed the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. This put the seal on a four match winning streak for the Bulls and they certainly restored some faith with their last four performances. The Cheetahs started brightly and scored 3 tries in the first half. The Bulls stayed […]

The Stormers did what they had to to beat the Lions in a tough game but failed to pick up a vital 4 try bonus point that would automatically have secured them a semi final spot. The Lions defended like Trojans and kept the Stormers at bay for most of the game. When the […]

Waratahs secures home semi

The Waratahs made sure of a home semi final with a victory over the Reds. The match was a scrappy affair between two huge rivals, but the Waratahs outscored the Reds by two tries to one to secure the vital victory. The Reds did have plenty of opportunities in the second half but solid […]

The Highlanders left their best performance of the season for their last match when they upset a poor Crusaders team. The Crusaders were poor, but take nothing away from the Highlanders, they outplayed their more fancied opponents and deserved the victory 100%. The Highlanders outscored the ‘Saders by 3 tries to 1 to seal […]

Force outplayes Brumbies

The Western Force launched one of the greatest comebacks of all time in the come from behind victory over the Brumbies. The Brumbies dominated the early exchanges, scoring 4 simple tries and racing out to a 22-0 lead, which could have been more had Stirling Mortlock kicked all the conversions. It looked like a […]

Blues come from behind

The Blues staged a fantastic comeback to keep their play-off hopes alive. The Blues were trailing the Hurricanes by 14-3 midway through the first half, and looked down and out. The match was played with test match intensity, with both teams sporting a number of current All Black test players. The Hurricanes scored two […]

Pieter de Villiers will name his first training squad since taking over as Springbok coach on Saturday 17 May. There is lots of speculation of who will be in and who not, so SARB has decided to add their two cents worth by putting together a 45 player squad we think should be there.
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The Stormers managed to hold on for a draw at a very wet Newlands against the Waratahs. The game was played in pouring rain, so both teams made plenty of mistakes. The Stormers did manage to score two tries to one, but the two missed conversions and a missed penalty robbed them of a […]