Springboks set to play in Six Nations - report
Johannesburg - The Springboks could be participating in the Six Nations as soon as 2025, if a new report out of the UK is to be believed.
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Tahs' fortunes key in Super Rugby rebirth
A venture into the Pacific will offer Super Rugby something different this year.
Proteas batting crumbles, dropped catches complete woeful day in 1st NZ Test
They lost the toss and were asked to bat first on a wicket that always had something in it for the seamers, but few would have expected the calamity that followed for the Proteas in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Thursday.
Cricket-South Africa all out for 95 in Christchurch test
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - South Africa were all out for 95 on day one of the opening test against New Zealand at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Thursday.
Watch: Matt Henry Picks Up 7 Wickets As New Zealand Steamroll South Africa In 1st Innings Of 1st Test
Matt Henry celebrated a career-best seven wicket haul as New Zealand rolled South Africa for 95 in their first innings inside two sessions on the opening day of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday. Tea was taken early when tail-ender Duanne Oliver was out for one to end the innings with Henry taking seven for 23 as New Zealand cashed in on winning the toss and asking South Africa to bat in bowler-friendly conditions.
Ranji Trophy: Spotlight on Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara as Mumbai meet champions Saurashtra
Ranji Trophy match Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have played in a long time. Desperate to salvage their Test spot after a series of failures, both India’s veteran batsmen will be under scanner when — in a case of sheer coincidence — they go head-to-head when Mumbai take on defending champions Saurashtra in the what is pretty much a make-or-break Ranji Trophy Group D lung-opener for both the teams at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from Thursday. The struggling duo, who once formed the bulwark of India’s Test batting, saw their fortunes dip further in South Africa. Both will count on their vast experience in first-class cricket to bail them out of this rut they currently find themselves in. Rahane has scored 11,796 runs in 164 games at an average of 46.44, while Pujara, with 16,757 runs in 223 matches at an average of 50.62, has been the scourge of bowlers at the domestic level. Having scored as many as 85 first-class hundreds between them, both will hope that this is the game that ends their run drought for good.
Saracens' 32 million pound takeover by consortium completed
A consortium of investors including a South African World Cup-winning captain, Francois Pienaar, has completed a 32 million pound ($43.47 million) takeover of Saracens, the English Premiership club announced.