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The University of the Free State Kovsies will be focusing on the positives ahead of this weekend’s Varsity Netball action in Potchefstroom. Yesterday the defending champions were stunned for a second time when they lost 54-43 to UJ in Pretoria. On Sunday Kovsies were beaten 57-53 by Maties during round…
The Springboks have made two changes to their starting XV for Saturday's crucial Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Durban. The Toyota Cheetahs centre and two-time World Cup winner, Frans Steyn, will start at flyhalf for the clash in the place of Damian Willemse. The other change is at flank…
The North-West Dragons all-rounder, Delano Potgieter, is excited to get the opportunity to play in the upcoming SA20 T20 tournament that will be played in South Africa from January next year. Potgieter will be playing for MI Cape Town after being picked up by the teams during yesterday’s player auction…
The former Cheetahs fullback, Clayton Blommetjies, could be on debut this week for the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship. Blommetjies joined the URC champions in the off-season after spending the majority of his career at the Cheetahs. The two-time Currie Cup champion has played for the Stormers in their…
The Stormers do feel that there is a target on their back ahead of their first game of the United Rugby Championship when they host Connacht in Stellenbosch on Saturday. The defending champions, the Stormers had a bye during last week’s first round and this has given them some extra…
The 22-year-old Tristan Stubbs was left shocked after going for a record R9.2 million during yesterday’s player auction for the inaugural SA20. The Sunrisers Eastern Cape – which is Stubbs’ home team – wasted no time in putting in the highest bid for the young and exciting batter, while MI…
The first round of the United Rugby Champions was played on the weekend and there were wins for among other Bulls, Leinster and Ulster. The Bulls made an early statement in the tournament by beating the Lions 31-15 at Ellis Park in the Jukskei derby. The Bulls coach, Jake White,…
The Springboks are sweating over the fitness of Damian Willemse ahead of this week’s second Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Durban. On Saturday Willemse was forced to leave the field with a suspected concussion during their 36-20 win over the Pumas in Buenos Aires. Should Willemse not be fit…
The Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, has rubbished reports that some of his team members tested positive for recreational drugs. Just hours before the Springboks beat Argentina 36-20 in Buenos Aires in the Rugby Championship on Saturday a report emerged that some players tested positive for the use of cocaine. SA…
Despite putting up a brave fight in a disrupted doubles clash, South Africa were handed a 3-0 defeat by Bulgaria on Sunday in the Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group II tie at the National Tennis Centre in Sofia. Entering the extended third day of the tie 2-0 down, after…
The Bulls have named Mihali Mosi in their starting XV for tomorrow’s United Rugby Championship derby against the Lions in Johannesburg. The former Cheetahs loose-forward will make his debut for the new team in tomorrow’s Jukskei derby. The Springbok winger, S’bu Nksoi as well as the former Junior Springbok, Wandisile…
The Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has answered the fans and called up the Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder, Themba Zwane. Fans of the national team have long called for the star player to get a recall to the national side and injuries have forced the hand of the 70-year-old Belgian tactitian…
The Itec Knights welcome the challenge that lies ahead in the upcoming domestic cricket season. The 2022/23 campaign will be one where the Knights will have to deliver in order to avoid being relegated to Division 2 next season. As it stands, the Knights are the bottom of the log…
The Springboks will be expecting a tough battle in the midfield as well when they face Argentina in Buenos Aires in the Rugby Championship. The Boks know that the battle at the set piece will be key this weekend, but it will also be a matter of what happens after…
The North West Dragons will be wanting to make the most of their home ground advantage in the T20 Challenge that will be played in Potchefstroom next month. Cricket South Africa confirmed that the 2022/23 season will start in Potchefstroom with the T20 tournament that will feature the eight Division…
The United Rugby Championship will get underway tomorrow night when Benetton host Franco Smith's Glasgow Warriors in Treviso. Kick-off for this game is at 18:30 On Saturday the first two South African teams will be in action when the Lions host the Bulls in a Juksei derby. The Lions will…
The Springboks have potentially been dealt a major blow ahead of the season-ending end of year tour to Europe. The world champions may be without the services of the flyhalf Handré Pollard and Lukhanyo Am for the remainder of the year. The pair both sustained knee injuries during their 25-17…
The Toyota Cheetahs welcome facing the Bulls at the end of the month in the Toyota Challenge in Bloemfontein. The Cheetahs were set to face Italy A in their opening match of the tournament however, the Azzurri second-stringers have withdrawn. The Bulls themselves are set to send a second-string side…
Under the guidance of Michael Cheika, the Argentines have delivered in the championship this year and they have already beaten the Wallabies 48-17 and the All Blacks 25-18. Playing against the World Champions in front of their home support will also further motivate the Pumas. The Springbok assistant coach, Deon…
The outgoing Proteas coach, Mark Boucher, has described the 3rd and final Test against England at the Oval as one of missed opportunities. Yesterday the English beat the Proteas by nine wickets in Kensington to claim the Test series 2-1. The defeat also meant South Africa had lost back-to-back Tests…
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