The Hollywoodbets Sharks team announced by Head Coach, John Plumtree has been bolstered by the return of some of their Springboks for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship action when they host the Vodacom Bulls in a massive South African derby at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying on the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup, which saw defeats for the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, while the Toyota Cheetahs managed a draw and the Emirates Lions slipped to a defeat in Wales in the EPCR Challenge Cup.
Stormers coach John Dobson admitted to being emotionally drained after a controversial late call denied his side a potential match-winning try against the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday. Manie Libbok appeared to have scored a decisive try in the final minutes, but the TMO intervened, ruling that
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was one of the try-scorers as the Sharks nervously edged past the Stormers 21-15 in a Vodacom Rugby Championship clash at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will make his first season appearance for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship coastal clash with the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban on Saturday (17:00).
Four Rugby World Cup winners, Damian Willemse (utility back), Andre Esterhuizen (centre), RG Snyman, and Franco Mostert (both locks), will make a welcome return to the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November after missing the recent Rugby Championship due to injury.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released three players, Ben-Jason Dixon, Johan Grobbelaar, and Canan Moodie, to their local franchises, before the Rugby Championship decider between South Africa and Argentina at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. The Boks will have Thursday off to rest and gear up mentally for the match, where the 2024 champions
Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi has backed his teammate Manie Libbok to bounce back from his last-gasp penalty miss which cost the Boks a 29-28 defeat against Argentina in round five of the Rugby Championship at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades over the past weekend. Libbok came on in the second at the place of
With the 2024/25 United Rugby Championship (URC) season on the horizon, DHL Stormers coach, John Dobson said he’s thrilled with his team’s preparations ahead of the new campaign despite concerns over a growing injury list. Dobson, alongside Stormers Rugby CEO, Johan Le Roux addressed the media on Monday at the DHL Stadium outlining the team’s