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Siya Kolisi of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Am heading to Japan, Kolisi to lead Sharks in URC

Sharks captain Lukhanyo Am has signed a deal with the Kobelco Kobe Steelers that will see him spend a short stint in Japan before returning to the Sharks.

South African Springbok's assistant coach Dick Muir answers questions on September 28, 2011 in Taupo during a press conference at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. AFP

Muir ‘devastated’ by World Rugby dabbling in ‘politics’

Former Springbok and Sharks centre Dick Muir says World Rugby’s decision to suspend Russia from international competition in view of the ongoing conflict with Ukraine has been a massive disappointment to the national team.

‘Stander made the right decision to return to SA’

South Africa-born former Ireland captain Dion O’Cuinneagain has defended CJ Stander’s decision to return to his country of birth after hanging up his boots.

Rassie Erasmus during the Springboks Press Conference on 24 January 2020 at Southern Sun Hotel, Pretoria , Pic Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Watch: Rassie is wise to Wales’ wily ways

Rassie Erasmus is already hard at work trying to poke holes in Wales’ game plan ahead of the Dragons’ three-Test showdown with the Springboks in June.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evan Treacy/INPHO/Shutterstock (12824107bi)/BackpagePix Connacht vs DHL Stormers. DHL Stormers huddle during the game United Rugby Championship, Sportsground, Galway - 26 Feb 2022

Now Ruhan Nel cited for big hit

The Stormers woes continue as centre Ruhan Nel has been cited for his tackle on Connacht flyhalf Conor Fitzgerald on Saturday.

VARSITY CUP 2022, Presented by FNB AND PARTNERS, at UP TUKS MAIN FIELD, Pretoria. MONDAY 28 February 2022 FNB UP TUKS vs FNB UCT IKEYS Kabelo Mokoena, of UP TUKS Catherine Kotze/Varsity

Tuks seal nine-try thriller against UCT

Tuks scored a try in the final minute of play to seal a 38-30 bonus-point victory over the Ikeys in the Varsity Cup on Monday night.

Sharks celebrate last try during the United Rugby Championship match Benetton Rugby vs Cell C Sharks on February 26, 2022 at the Monigo stadium in Treviso, Italy

SA teams primed to accelerate into URC playoffs

With the South African leg of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship scheduled for next week, the Sharks, Stormers and Vodacom Bulls are all in position to make a run at the playoff places.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 15: South African Fans during day 3 of the 2019 HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Reminder: Sevens World Cup tickets to go on sale

Tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town from 9-11 September – will go on sale on Monday morning at 09h00 (SAT).

Galway , Ireland - 26 February 2022; Referee Ben Blain during the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and DHL Stormers at The Sportsground in Galway.

Stormers ambushed by Scottish ref

Stormers head coach John Dobson and captain Steven Kitshoff both admitted after the loss to Connacht in Galway that the officiating during the match differed markedly from what they were used to in the local South African derbies.