Simelane at fullback in Bulls URC debut against former team Lions
Bulls director of rugby Jake White has named his team for their URC opener against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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Scrum guru Julian Redelinghuys hopes Lions are over their URC SA derby blues
Lions scrum coach Julian Redelinghuys said Saturday's United Rugby Championship opener against the Bulls at Ellis Park will be a Test of whether they've got over their South African derby hoodoo.
Premier League to pay tribute to queen in reduced schedule
Premier League players and fans have the chance to honour Queen Elizabeth II this weekend, but the upcoming state funeral for Britain's longest serving monarch on Monday has seen three matches postponed.
Wallabies not alone in suffering from controversial late calls
SYDNEY : Mathieu Raynal's decision to penalise Bernard Foley for time wasting late in the test against the All Blacks on Thursday will not be quickly forgotten but Australians are unlikely to get much sympathy from fans of other nations.
Big names arrive and old faces return in new URC season
We have already gone in depth on the four Irish provinces (you can read our breakdowns of Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht here), but it's been another busy summer of comings and goings across the BTK United Rugby Championship.
Rules aim to put rugby on front foot as World Cup looms
A new season of rugby beckons, yet in this World Cup year, not a whole lot has changed when it comes to the laws of the game.
All Blacks, not the referee, beat Australia: Foster
MELBOURNE : Ian Foster had some sympathy for Australia after a stunning intervention by the referee in Melbourne on Thursday cost the hosts what looked like certain victory, but the All Blacks coach said his team deserved the win.
Wallaby Foley denies time-wasting, 'disappointed' with All Blacks coach
MELBOURNE : Australia flyhalf Bernard Foley said he had no intention of deliberately soaking up seconds on the clock against the All Blacks before being controversially penalised for time-wasting in the final minute of the Wallabies' defeat in Melbourne.