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It’s an Aussie scrap to avoid the bottom of the log. Might not be the prettiest game in prospect but who knows. Recent results: 2012: ...

The Stormers might be winning, but people are asking questions of their ability to put teams away – they will want to answer that question ...

This game has all the ingredients to become a bruiser as the Cheetahs will be looking to go one better than last week as the ...

The Lions have trouble on and off the field – but can the players somehow dig deep and do their talking on the park against ...

The Blues scored a victory last week but this might be very short lived when they take on a Crusaders side who themselves were shocked ...

My time at Sport24 has come and gone people … Without doubt some of the greatest years of my life that included ...

Greetings fellow Sport24 Bloggers … I am back from a truly fantastic trip to New Zealand to take in the quarter and semi finals of what ...

  OK, enough with this commenting from afar … My time has come to board a jet plane and ...

  And there you have it … Suddenly there are just 8 games left in the World ...

With the World Cup taking centre stage for obvious reasons this weekend, we might have got a view into the future of the Currie Cup. ...

Another week under the belt, another week of glorious exercise achievement experienced. That’s what this is starting to feel like as the sessions undertaken to ...

Last week in the wake of SARU ‘clarifying’ matters with regards to who plays in next year’s SupeRugby tournament, I thought we should play a ...

I know it sounds clichéd, but it’s the truth. Another CRACKER of a weekend lies ahead of us with some more big match action to ...

It’s not often I get excited about something on a daily basis, but in Ballz Visual Radio I indeed have such a thing. Each day ...

Focus groups across India have recently revealed that the IPL is losing popularity amongst the highly influential 4-16 year old age group. Tomorrow’s stars, or ...

Blast furnace, smelter, incinerator, hot seat – whatever analogy you choose the temperature has just gone up for Heyneke Meyer. He had to wait four ...

This was meant to be a look forward to the new rugby season but a quick glance over the shoulder is perhaps more germane. It ...

And then, just like that, it was over – the 2011 rugby year that we waited for with such anticipation. What will it be remembered ...

“One thing’s for sure, though, if the All Blacks do go all the way, and he stays fit for the duration, there will only be ...

The exact science of hindsight provides some validation for the unproven speculation of foresight – especially when applied to the Springboks’ defeat by the Wallabies ...

Schoolboy Derby reviews the top 1st XV action from around the country. WESTERN CAPE Paul Roos were beaten 22-20 by Oakdale over the weekend, which ...

GARETH DUNCAN watched Rebels flyhalf Kurtley Beale kick a late penalty to clinch a 32-31 win over the Force in Perth. It looked like the ...

The Bulls run the risk of losing more loose forwards after it emerged that CJ Stander and Dewald Potgieter suffered injuries in the defeat to ...

JON CARDINELLI reports on a comfortable if not convincing 19-13 win for the Stormers against an uninspired and fallible Waratahs mob. If we know anything ...

GARETH DUNCAN watched the Sharks record a 34-20 bonus-point win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. While it wasn’t a convincing 80-minute performance, it was an ...

Kurtley Beale kicked a game-winning penalty from the sideline as the Melbourne Rebels beat the Western Force 32-31 in their Super Rugby clash in Perth ...

Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis said the coastal side were relieved after pulling off a crucial 34-20 win against the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby ...

Crusaders winger Zac Guildford has been called into the All Blacks training squad ahead of their June test series against Ireland after two players were ...

Leinster racked up the records by thrashing Ulster at Twickenham on Saturday to win the Heineken Cup as the first all-Irish final turned into a ...

There was nothing spectacular about the way they did it but the Stormers powered back to the top of the Vodacom Super Rugby log with ...

Dit is vandag met ‘n swaar gemoed dat ek die nuus met julle deel dat die bloubulblog nie meer sal voortgaan nie. Ek, Doelskop en ...

Die Vodacom Bulls het Saterdagaand met ‘n bonuspunt oorwinning oor die Lions hul posisie op die Super Rugby punte-leër verstewig, en staan nou op dieselfde ...

Die afrigter van die Vodacom Bulls, Frans Ludeke het besluit om JJ Engelbrecht en Wilhelm Steenkamp los te laat op die Lions hierdie komende Saterdag. ...

Die Vodacom Bulls is gekwes na ‘n nederlaag teen die Stormers in Slaapstad verlede naweek, en nou dat hul terug is in die Bulkraal, sal ...

Die span van die Vodacom Bulls wat Saterdag teen die Crusaders op Loftus Versfeld speel, is dieselfde een wat verlede naweek met ‘n bonuspunt van ...

NZ lock Brad Thorn became the first player to clinch a global three-title sweep of RWC, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby honours.

The Crusaders are making a strong bid to lure All Blacks midfield back Ma’a Nonu to his third Super Rugby home in as many seasons.

Japan coach Eddie Jones has urged his squad to strengthen their scrum and boost their fitness ahead of the Pacific Nations Cup.

The Melbourne Rebels have beaten the Western Force in their all-Australian Vodacom Super Rugby clash in Perth.

Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis said his side were relieved after pulling off a crucial win against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

England Sevens have named an expanded full-time squad for the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series.

While Spain turned heads in the men’s competition at the London Sevens, the Netherlands women’s team scaled even greater heights.

Still riding high after making his Test debut in February, Giovanbattistia Venditti has fond memories of his time on the JWC stage in 2009.

Martyn Williams is poised to become the 21st player to play 100 Tests for his country next month, but who will be the next to ...

The IRB’s coaching courses are helping the Solomon Islands take charge of their rugby development, writes Ian Gilbert

Kurtley Beale continued to give Australia coach Robbie Deans a selection headache with another controlled performance at first-five, kicking the game-winning penalty from the sideline ...

Crusaders winger Zac Guildford has been handed an All Black reprieve, but whether there’s one coming for Hosea Gear too remains up in the air ...

Brad Thorn has always been a “big dreamer” but even he was struggling to grasp the enormity of his sporting career following Leinster’s European Cup ...

It was like Richie McCaw and Dan Carter were reading off the same hymn sheet as the two rugby maestros delivered chilling statements about the ...

The Stormers hung on despite their creaking set-pieces to beat the New South Wales Waratahs 19-13 at Newlands today and climb to the top of ...

Western Province were crowned Vodacom Cup rugby champions for the first time ever when they beat the Griquas on Friday.

Four people were seriously injured when the minibus they were travelling crashed on the on the N12 in Alberton, on the East Rand.

All Black Zac Guildford earned a reprieve when Cory Jane joined Richard Kahui on the injured list ahead of the Ireland Test series.

The Stormers hung o beat the Waratahs at Newlands and climb to the top of the Super Rugby standings.

French flyhalf Frederik Michalak produced an impressive tally of 19 points to lead the Sharks to victory over the Cheetahs.

It’s Sunday morning, yes there is rugby on, yes it Super Rugby, but I cannot promise that it will be all that super. The Force ...

Our final Saturday match takes us down to Newlands, where the injury ravaged Stormers take on the Waratahs, who start their two week tour in ...

The first of two local games this weekend, and the first is the big one for us here at Sharksworld, as the Cheetahs host our ...

In the wake of the Bulls, 16-11 loss to the Highlanders in Dunedin. Sharksworld spoke exclusively to Frans Ludeke and Francois Hougaard about tonight’s match, ...

The in-form All Black and Hurricanes winger, Cory Jane, has been ruled out of the June International test series after an ankle injury has him ...

The Waratahs’ slim hopes of making the finals have been blown away by the Stormers in Cape Town. In a less-than-clinical performance from both teams, ...

How good was Michael Hooper’s game against the Hurricanes last Friday? As a reminder we’ve put a little video together. In this post last week, ...

This was a game many of the Reds faithful had marked out as one the team could probably do without them, but with the news ...

Sunday sees two two Aussie teams sitting in the bottom few at the bottom of the ladder. You’d think that both are having poor seasons ...

The Brumbies have produced a stunning second half to overcome the Hurricanes in Wellington to secure their first win in the windy city since 2003. ...

Crusaders wing Zac Guildford has been called up to the All Blacks squad, after it was confirmed that Richard Kahui and Cory Jane will be ...

Keven Mealamu may have to wait to surpass Sean Fitzpatrick as the most capped All Blacks hooker of all time, after All Blacks coach Steve ...

Leinster’s third Heineken Cup in four years, courtesy of a smashing 42-14 win over Ulster, confirms their status not only as Europe’s premier domestic power, ...

With the All Blacks beginning their World Championship reign next month, coach Steve Hansen has already began to set up the contingency plans, calling in ...

Former World Cup winning coach Jake White is that latest to subscribe to the theory that the All Blacks are suffering from a hangover after ...

In last night’s Hurricanes v Brumbies match at Westpac Stadium both Cory Jane and Karl Lowe suffered separate injuries which have been assessed today by ...

A further meeting of franchises of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to discuss participation in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition will take place on ...

During the Vodacom Cup Tjovitjo campaign, SA TAG Rugby and SARU introduced 126 schools, many of whom do not play rugby, to the concepts of ...

Springbok points’ machine Morné Steyn will this weekend join try-scoring ace Bryan Habana as the latest South Africans to reach 100th Vodacom Super Rugby appearances. ...

Wider Training Group lock / loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch  on ...

The Stormers moved to the top of the Super Rugby standings after overcoming the Waratahs 19-13 in a dour affair at Newlands.

Brian O’Driscoll insists Leinster are intent on building a dynasty after they won a third Heineken Cup title in four years by beating Ulster.

Leinster claimed an unprecedented third Heineken Cup title in four years with a record-breaking 42-14 victory over Ulster at Twickenham.

The Sharks’ recent resurgence continued when claimed a deserved 34-20 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Reigning champions Queensland Reds boosted their hopes of sneaking into the Super Rugby finals with a 34-20 victory over the Lions.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has called Zac Guildford into his training squad ahead of next month’s Tests against Ireland.

A 77th-minute penalty from Kurtley Beale saw the Rebels claim a 32-31 win over the Force in a result that lifts them to tenth in ...

Ulster boss Brian McLaughlin hailed Heineken Cup champions Leinster after his side lost out 42-14 in a one-sided final on Saturday.

Japan won the Asian Five Nations title after beating Hong Kong 67-0 to remain unbeaten in the five-year history of the competition.

Former France international Philippe Berot has been confirmed as the new back-line coach for Italy, it was announced on Saturday.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin says the first-half turnovers which led to tries were crucial to Leinster’s Heineken Cup final win.

Brian O’Driscoll insists Leinster will chase more glory after crushing Ulster 42-14 in the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.

Leinster beat a spirited Ulster by a record Heineken Cup final-winning margin of 42-14 to become the first side to win three titles in four ...

Leinster beat fellow Irish side Ulster to win the Heineken Cup for the third time in four years.

Wales under-20 wing Kristian Phillips will leave the Ospreys when his contract expires at the end of the season to join the Scarlets.

Australia star Will Genia says he will cope with any extra attention afforded to him by opponents at the World Cup. Genia is currently in ...

Jonny Wilkinson has warned his England team-mates that “every second counts” ahead of their World Cup opener with Argentina. Martin Johnson’s side took to the ...

Lewis Moody remains in a positive frame of mind over his fitness, with England’s World Cup opener against Argentina fast approaching. There are a number ...

Delon Armitage is hoping he can play well enough to break into the England side and test himself agaisnt the game’s elite. Armitage arrived in ...

Scotland speedster Max Evans says he will be given a free role in the side in order for him to have a greater influence on ...

Australia coach Robbie Deans is expecting a fired-up Scotland side when they face off next month.

Samoa may be a small rugby nation, but it makes an awful lot of noise – especially when the brilliant ...

Steven Shingler is tied to Wales and ineligible to play Test rugby for Scotland, the International Rugby Board’s council ruled ...

It goes without saying that England will need every last available resource if they are to make some sense of ...

Australia coach Robbie Deans is wary of the threat Wales will pose in the three-Test series which kicks off on ...

Aviva Premiership side Gloucester are targeting four realistic options as their search for a new head coach intensifies.

Newcastle have agreed a deal to sign Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson on a two-year deal.

Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder has agreed a new long-term deal with the Saints.

Steven Shingler will focus on his club career – but he has not ruled out representing Wales in the future.

Newcastle have continued their impressive recruitment drive for next season with the signing of Italy lock Carlo del Fava.

Brian O’Driscoll insists Leinster are intent on building a dynasty after they won a third Heineken Cup title in four years by beating Ulster.

Leinster claimed an unprecedented third Heineken Cup title in four years with a record-breaking 42-14 victory over Ulster at Twickenham.

All eyes will be on Twickenham on Saturday as an all-Irish final between Leinster and Ulster decides who will lift the 2012 Heineken Cup.

Leinster lock Brad Thorn goes into the Heineken Cup final with Ulster hoping to add to his Super Rugby and World Cup winner’s medals.

Jonny Wilkinson has been named on the five-strong shortlist for the ERC European Player of the Year award for 2012.

Prop Ryan Grant is hoping to be part of an injection of youth to revive Scotland’s fortunes in the international arena.

England Women have made five changes for their winner-takes-all FIRA-AER European Cup clash with France on Saturday.

Scotland new-boy Tim Visser is ready to answer the “million dollar question” of how he will cope with Test rugby.

Wales captain Sam Warburton has declared himself fully fit ahead of the three-Test tour of Australia.

Holland-born Edinburgh wing Tim Visser is one of five uncapped players included in Scotland’s summer tour squad.

Agen have parted company with veteran front-rower Martin Scelzo.

Bayonne have agreed a new two-year deal with South African fly-half Jacques-Louis Potgieter.

Former Wasps and England flanker Joe Worsley has joined French club Bordeaux-Begles as defence coach.

Simon Shaw has signed a 12-month contract extension with Toulon, making him the oldest player in the Top 14.

Mike Phillips and James Hook will be able to team up with Wales to face the Barbarians and Australia.

Leinster power to their third Heineken Cup triumph in four seasons establishing themselves as true giants of the European game.

Paul Ackford’s verdict on the players’ performances tonight at Twickenham.

Injury scares are ignored as inspirational Leinster centre Brian O’Driscoll proves too hot for Ulster to handle.

Tigers legend George Chute insists front-row battle is crucial if they are to beat Quins in the Premiership final.

Head coach John Kingston on how club has overcome scandal and relegation.

Ireland legend defies injury to inspire Leinster to comfortable victory over Ulster in the Heineken Cup final Brian O’Driscoll was making ...

Leinster 42-14 Ulster It ended as a rout, with Leinster romping to their third victory in four seasons and staking a ...

• Carl Hogg among Gloucester contenders• Steve Meehan, Nigel Davies and John Plumtree also linked Gloucester’s managing director, Ken Nottage, ...

Biarritz 21-18 Toulon Dimitri Yachvili eclipsed Jonny Wilkinson and kicked Biarritz to their first European title with victory over Toulon in ...

Pedrie Wannenburg, Johann Muller, Ruan Pienaar and Stefan Terblanche have added the necessary steel to lift Ulster There is little to ...