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Lions team players, Ruan Delport of the Emirates Lions (c) during the United Rugby Championships 2023 match between Lions v Dragons at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on 2 December 2023 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix

Lions boss: Ellis Park is very safe

Lions chief executive Rudolph Straeuli has hit back at suggestions that a move away from Ellis Park is needed due to the stadium’s location in a crime hotspot.

Stormers go seven-up against Bulls

The DHL Stormers held out against a late fightback from the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday to claim a seventh successive victory over their rivals. @Vodacom #URC

Leicester's Handre Pollard kicks a penalty during the Gallagher Premiership match at the Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium, Leicester. Picture date: Saturday November 11, 2023.

Pollard ‘second best in Britain’

Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has cracked second place in a list of the top 30 players currently plying their trade in Britain.

Jake: North-South derby record ‘irrelevant’

Jake White has dismissed the Bulls’ six-game losing streak against the Stormers as irrelevant. @Vodacom #URC

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 09: Elrigh Louw of the Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on April 09, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Louw leads Bulls in Cape Town clash

Elrigh Louw will captain a strong Vodacom Bulls team in the north-south derby clash with the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: Damian Willemse of the DHL Stormers during the Heineken Champions Cup, round of 16 match between DHL Stormers and Harlequins at DHL Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by EJ Langner/Gallo Images)

Stormers switch Willemse to fullback

Damian Willemse will start at fullback, while Jean-Luc du Plessis will make his 50th appearance for the DHL Stormers against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.

Dobson calm despite injury storm

John Dobson says he’s “lost no sleep” over the raft of injuries in the Stormers camp leading up to the derby against the Bulls on Saturday.

Schmidt in line for Wallabies job

Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has been installed as the frontrunner to take over the Wallabies, with March 2024 set as the deadline to appoint Eddie Jones’ successor.

New Zealand's head coach Ian Foster (C) celebrates his team's victory with New Zealand's left wing Leicester Fainga'anuku (4th L) after the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 14, 2023.

New Zealand get mega-money injection

New Zealand Rugby will proceed with a NZ$62.5 million (R715 million) capital raise from its existing deal with US investors Silver Lake.

Jones reveals heart condition

International rugby’s record-appearance holder Alun Wyn Jones has revealed that he was diagnosed with a heart condition towards the end of his career.