State of the URC: Stern test awaits travelling SA teams
After a weekend of thrilling European cup action, the SA sides are sailing to foreign shores for tough Vodacom United Rugby Championship missions.
Euro clubs eye star SA duo
Vodacom Bulls flanker Marco van Staden and Sharks prop Carlu Sadie are reportedly being courted by two overseas sides.
Sharks go down fighting at The Stoop
The Sharks were beaten by Harlequins but bagged a vital bonus point in a nine-try Champions Cup thriller in London on Saturday afternoon.
LIVE: Harlequins vs Sharks
Follow the live action as the Sharks face Harlequins in a Champions Cup clash at the Twickenham Stoop.
Sharks recall fit-again Fassi
The Sharks team to take on Harlequins in London this weekend in their final pool match of the Champions Cup shows five changes from the side that defeated Bordeaux at Kings Park.
Mapimpi handed two-week ban
Makazole Mapimpi will miss the Sharks’ final Champions Cup pool match after being found guilty of reckless contact with the eye area during the match against Bordeaux.
O’Driscoll lauds SA impact in Europe
Former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll has sung the praises for South Africa’s inclusion in the Champions Cup, as the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers look set to join the Sharks in the playoffs.
Bosch in, Bongi and Boeta out of Sharks tour
Bongi Mbonambi and Boeta Chamberlain aren’t fit, but Curwin Bosch has been cleared for take-off in a 28-man Sharks squad travelling to London for a Champions Cup rematch with Harlequins on Saturday.
Watch: Swys backs ‘phenomenal’ Sharks centres for Boks
Former Springbok assistant coach Swys de Bruin has given his backing to Sharks midfield pair Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Lukhanyo Am replicating their domestic form for the national team.
Mapimpi in hot water over eye gouge
Sharks wing Makazole Mapimpi will face a disciplinary hearing after a citing complaint was made for an alleged eye gouge on Bordeaux-Bègles scrumhalf Maxime Lucu during the match in Durban.
