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S’bu Nkosi has been a standout player for the Sharks this season.

Currie Cup caps a big turnaround

Saturday’s game will be a showpiece of young talent, which is likely to become the norm given the exodus of proven players chasing big money

The All Blacks performing the haka

Imagining rugby – beyond 2020

Vested interests must be put aside, and a new cross-border, global approach needs to be adopted.

Jesse Kriel made multiple errors against the Wallabies in Bloemfontein. the Boks will have to be on the ball to counter All Black moves such as the famous Sonny Bill Williams offload

Will Boks be lambs to the slaughter?

By keeping the ball and focusing our kicking game, we may at least avoid another drubbing

Tall order: Alister Coetzee consoles Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth after the drubbing by the All Blacks. The Boks are under extreme pressure to excel against the Wallabies on Saturday.

Madness of King Allister must stop

The Bok coach needs to get a grip on his team selections to give us a shot at restoring dignity

The Boks boast a core of excellent young players

Kiwis taunt the Boks

The justifiably self-assured All Blacks need their skills to be put to the test but much depends on the young South African players coming up

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Now the Boks face a real Test

Some claim that their five-win run has less to do with their capabilities than with their opponents’ shortcomings

Dive in: The Cheetahs’ best players are in Belfast this week

Cheetahs out to draw first Pro14 blood

The once-mighty Currie Cup is bottom of the priority list as the Free Staters look north for glory

Mavuso said the department was working on a memorandum and policy to guide such operations, as applications for similar terminals were in the works for terminals in Cape Town and George. (Fireblade Aviation)

The Lions’ long journey to the final

The foundations for this season’s success were laid in 2012

Sudan accuses the UAE of supporting genocide in West Darfur by aiding the Rapid Support Forces. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

Hurricanes to put Lions to the test

The will to win may well give the Jo’burg men the edge over one of Super Rugby’s strongest sides

Speed: The Lions’ Kwagga Smith plays a fast

Leaner, hungry Lions eye history

The last time they dominated Super Rugby was 20 years ago, but this team is a very different beast

Fan-tastic: The Cheetahs are the Currie Cup defending champions and the game against the Sharks is likely to see them field the strongest possible side.

It’s the end of rugby life as we know it

Super Rugby has lost the plot, but the 2019 World Cup will usher in a new global game

Kenya’s Communication Authority shut down NTV

Hockey amateurs stick to their guns

Despite being part-timers, South African players are displaying real character in the World League

No way through: The Lions used their strong defence to tame the Chiefs and will be hoping to do the same against the All Blacks this weekend.

Lions test the waters for the Boks

The British and Irish Lions’ games in New Zealand may show what it takes to beat the All Blacks

Scrumhalf solution: Ross Cronjé rounded off his impressive Springbok debut with a try against France.

That roar is coming from the Boks

The Lions players have transformed a lacklustre national team in a way few people thought possible

Testing time: Beleagured coach Allister Coetzee needs a win this weekend.

Coetzee can only hope for a rebirth

In some ways, the Boks hark back to better days but the coach’s choices are decidedly questionable

Leading from the front: Popular eighthman Warren Whitely has been appointed Springbok captain.

The new, mostly white Bok squad

Former Lions and All Blacks coach John Mitchell analyses the composition of the new squad

Same again in 2019? The All Blacks celebrate winning the 2015 Rugby World Cup semifinal match against the Springboks. The two teams will meet in the pool stage of the 2019 World Cup.

World Cup draw a boon for the Boks

Being grouped with the All Blacks in 2019 will boost the prospects of our men in green and gold

Miners affected are eligible to get R10 000 to R500 000, depending on the nature and the severity of the disease.(Emile Hendricks)

Super Rugby goes into a nosedive

The competition’s failures — and questions about the future — have been brought rudely to the fore.

Captain’s crusade: Manasa Mataele of the Crusaders dives to score a try in the Super Rugby match against the Sunwolves.

Super Rugby: Quest for domination

Time will tell how the position logs will pan out but the leaders and laggers are already clear

Miners affected are eligible to get R10 000 to R500 000, depending on the nature and the severity of the disease.(Emile Hendricks)

Culling just the start of the fall-out of Super Rugby decision

New Zealand might yet have to yield to the Aussies and then South Africa will be on its own