Bosch handed Sharks captain's armband for Stormers clash, Fassi returns on the wing
Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch has been handed the captain's armband for Saturday's URC coastal derby against the Stormers in Cape Town.
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Dobson makes 6 changes to Stormers team for Sharks derby
Stormers coach John Dobson has made six changes to his team for Saturday's URC coastal derby against the Sharks in Cape Town.
"Mine Forever": England Star Danielle Wyatt's Engagement Announcement With Her Partner Is Pure Love
England women's cricket team star Danielle Wyatt made a special announcement on social media with her partner. In the post captioned, "Mine forever", Wyatt can be seen kissing a woman, which reports claimed to be her partner Georgie Hodge, with the latter flaunting the ring. Hodge is reportedly the head of women's football at CAA Base and an FA-licensed agent in London. The 31-year-old Wyatt has so far played 102 ODIs and 143 T20Is for England.
The Ocean Race 2022-2023: Team Malizia crew member Will Harris completes gruelling mast repair
Team Malizia were on the verge of having to turn back to Cape Town on another dramatic day at The Ocean Race but crew member Will Harris completed an incredible repair of the boat’s mast on Thursday night. Following GUYOT environnement-Team Europe’s decision to suspend racing, Malizia nearly followed in their footsteps when a 30cm crack was noticed at the top of the mast. Ad One of the headsails was lost which may have caused the damage, although the team are not entirely sure.
The Ocean Race 2022-23: GUYOT Environnement-Team Europe explain decision to return to Cape Town, target leg wins
GUYOT Environnement-Team Europe skipper Benjamin Dutreux has explained that two big cracks forced them to return to Cape Town in one of the most dramatic moments of The Ocean Race. The team were running in second place, around 34 nautical miles behind Team Holcim-PRB on day four when it was announced they had a problem with the hull. Ad They declared a “hull sandwich failure” was causing “abnormal movements” which forced them to suspend racing.
‘Not easy!’ – Team Malizia to attempt critical mast repair on the water at The Ocean Race 2022-23
Team Malizia have confirmed that their crew will attempt a critical mast repair on the water during Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23. The damage was discovered on Wednesday afternoon, with Malizia's technical team working hard to find a solution. Ad That solution will now be implemented on Thursday and while the team will stay on the water, it will obviously result in a major slowdown as the work will take a long time and be complicated.
Olympic qualification, relegation on the minds of Canadian 7s teams at Vancouver event
The party is planned, but the Canadians mean business.
Stormers' home ground to get new hybrid pitch: '50% grass, 50% synthetic'
A new synthetic pitch is on the cards for the Stormers' new permanent home, Cape Town Stadium.