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Montpellier thrashed Pau 45-13, while there were also wins for Toulon, Oyonnax, Agen and Stade Français in the penultimate round of the Top 14. Frans Steyn and Ruan Pienaar combined to give Montpellier a 10-6 lead at the break, with the former scoring a try and the latter kicking the conversion and a penalty. It was one-way traffic after the… Read more →
Munster drew 24-24 with Ulster, while there were Pro14 wins for the Cheetahs, Scarlets, Ospreys, Connacht, Zebre and Edinburgh. In the final round of the regular season, hosts Munster came back from a 24-14 half-time deficit, with flyhalf JJ Hanrahan kicking a 68th-minute penalty to level the scores. Munster scored their first try in the second minute of the match… Read more →
Newcastle scored a late try to beat Leicester 25-23 at Welford Road, while there were also wins for Exeter, Saracens, Wasps, Bath and Worcester in the English Premiership. Before round 21 commenced, the Exeter Chiefs and Saracens had already booked their places in the semi-finals, with the Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers and Wasps vying for the remaining semi-final places. The Falcons… Read more →
What we learned from the 11th round of Super Rugby, according to CRAIG LEWIS. Lions, Bulls miss golden opportunities Both the Lions and Bulls should look back at their respective defeats on Saturday and wonder just how it went so wrong. After holding the Waratahs scoreless in Sydney the week before, the Lions came into their clash against the Reds… Read more →
Siviwe Soyizwapi scored a hat-trick of tries as the Blitzboks clinched a comfortable 24-12 win over Kenya in the quarter-finals of the Singapore Sevens on Sunday. CRAIG LEWIS reports. During day one of this tournament, the Blitzboks suffered significant blows when star players Rosko Specman and Kyle Brown went down with injuries, and it means that a couple of their… Read more →
Centre Jan Serfontein could miss the Springboks’ four Tests in June. Serfontein was ruled out of Montpellier’s Top 14 clash against Pau this weekend due to a mysterious and rare outgrowth on his thigh, according to Rapport newspaper. He is currently getting medical advice on whether he needs to undergo surgery or radiation to have the outgrowth removed. The condition… Read more →
What former Bok coach NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the past weekend’s Super Rugby matches involving South African teams. Stormers vs Rebels ‘I thought the forwards played very well in that first half. I must say, Damian de Allende is returning to the form that he showed two or three years ago. It was a really excellent… Read more →
Niel Marais contributed 14 points as the Cheetahs beat the Kings 29-20 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday to book their place in the semi-final qualifiers of the Pro14. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. The result settles the race for the third and final qualifier spot in Conference A, with the Cheetahs joining the Glasgow Warriors and Munster in the playoffs at the… Read more →
Paarl Gimnasium scored a last-minute try to beat Monument 34-31, while there were also wins for Paarl Boys', Outeniqua, Glenwood, Welkom Gim and Paul Roos on day two of the Wildeklawer Schools Festival. DYLAN JACK reports. In an end-to-end match played at a frenetic pace, Monument came back from a 22-19 half-time deficit to lead 31-29 heading into the final… Read more →
The Blitzboks beat Argentina 26-12 on Saturday to advance to the Cup quarter-finals of the Singapore Sevens. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
