By the numbers: Ulster vs Stormers

The DHL Stormers and Ulster get reacquainted when the teams do battle in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Belfast on Friday.

Watch: A ballsy trick play from Am

One of the most creative players on the planet, check out this cheeky move by Lukhanyo Am that catches former Sharks teammate Sanele Nohamba completely off guard.

Laporte probed over tax fraud

French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte was detained by police for questioning as part of an investigation into suspected tax fraud, financial prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Roos: Playing with Duane feels like cheating

Evan Roos has credited fellow Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Jasper Wiese for their role in his meteoric rise to Test rugby, with the young No 8 saying it’s “like having a cheat code”.

Watch: Bakkies headbutts All Black

Legendary Springbok enforcer Bakkies Botha clashes with New Zealand scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan in this collection of rugby no-nos from across the globe.

Watch: Roos to defeat Duane again?

DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos bounced Ulster rival Duane Vermeulen in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash last season, and they will renew hostilities when the teams meet on Friday.

O’Driscoll eyes up Stormers Euro clash

Lawrence Dallaglio has hailed the Ospreys as the story of the European season, but fellow British & Irish Lions icon Brian O’Driscoll believes the DHL Stormers will grab the headlines in the last 16 of the Champions Cup.

Murphy answers Blitzboks’ SOS in Sydney

James Murphy has joined the Blitzboks Down Under to replace injured playmaker Selvyn Davids for the Australian leg of the 2022-23 World Sevens Series this week.

SA teams turn Euro cups ‘upside down’

Toulouse coach Ugo Mola says that SA sides “have turned things upside down” in Europe this season after five teams from the Republic progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions and Challenge cups.

Watch: Bend it like McGahan

Fullback Matt McGahan pulled off a perfectly executed 50/22 kick in a Japan Rugby League One clash between the Black Rams Tokyo and Shizuoka Blue Revs.