Devin Hermanus

Tappe to tap into ‘Hawk-Eye’

The Vodacom United Rugby Championship is considering implementing Hawk-Eye to speed up match-play, says Tappe Henning, the URC’s head of officials.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Jacques Nienaber, Head Coach of South Africa during the warm up prior to the Autumn Nations Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on November 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Nienaber: Bok alignment camps are all talk

Jacques Neinaber has insisted that those players selected for the Springbok alignment camps, starting this week, are not de facto call-ups for the three-Test series against Wales in July.

The Blitzboks gather before a match at Singapore Sevens

Blitzboks still top despite Singapore flop

South Africa’s run of six consecutive victories in the World Sevens Series came to an end in the Singapore leg, but the Blitzboks still lead the standings with 98 points.

Blitzboks dejected after defeat to Argentina at Singapore Sevens

‘A good wake-up call’ for Blitzboks

Coach Neil Powell is disappointed the Blitzboks veered off script and consequently slumped to three successive losses at the Singapore Sevens

Super Rugby: Brumbies go top, but fear Kiwi backlash

The Brumbies bounced back from a first defeat to claim the outright Super Rugby Pacific lead at the weekend, but admitted their title credentials cannot be gauged until they face New Zealand opposition.

Sharks boss hails ‘perfect’ Phepsi

Sharks coach Sean Everitt says Phepsi Buthelezi’s Man-of-the-Match heroics in Saturday’s win over the Lions has shown that his team are hitting all the right notes at the “perfect” time this season, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.

Lions coach pines for home after hiding

Ivan van Rooyen says his Lions side learned the hard way in Saturday’s defeat in rainy Durban, but it won’t deter them from trying to “take teams’ legs away” back at altitude, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.

Bosch singing in the rain as Sharks maul Lions

Four tries and a flawless kicking display from Curwin Bosch secured a bonus-point win for the Sharks against the Lions at wet and muddy Kings Park on Saturday evening.