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After their exit from the Champions League this week Manchester United headline the weekend’s English Premier League action in a loaded derby. English Premier League fixtures – Friday 11 – Sunday 13 December Before that Leeds United will seek to keep their unbeaten record on Friday evenings intact against West Ham. Leeds have never lost […]

SA Rugby have advised of a change in kick-off time for Saturday’s Carling Currie Cup fixture between the Sharks and the Bulls in Durban. The table-topping clash at Jonsson Kings Park will now start at 14:00 instead of the scheduled 19:00 kick-off. Weather forces schedule change The action continues on Saturday at 16:30 when the […]

Former High-Performance Manager of the Blue Bulls Xander van Rensburg has been found guilty of defrauding the rugby team and sentenced to three years in jail. Xander van Rensburg given three-year jail term for fraud Van Rensburg has also been ordered to pay back the Blue Bulls Company a staggering sum after he agreed a […]

Western Province ground out a 28-14 win over the Pumas at Newlands on Friday to pick up their first win of the Currie Cup tournament. READ | Ex-Bulls high performance manager jailed It’s been a tough week for WP Rugby off the field of play. Read all about their woes HERE. HALF-TIME CHAT DID THE […]

Nigel Owens, rugby’s most capped referee, has brought his 17-year international career to an end. The 49-year-old Welshman took charge of his 100th and final Test in last month’s clash between France and Italy in the Autumn Nations Cup, having made his international debut officiating Portugal v Georgia in February 2003. OWENS REFEREED AT 4 […]

Zambian national team coach Milutin Sredojevic has appeared in court charged with the sexual assault of a waitress.   The 51-year-old was released on R10 000 bail and will reappear in court next February. ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN IN PE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Anelisa Ncakane told AFP that on Monday the Serbian coach […]

Welsh referee Nigel Owens has retired from international rugby after blowing a staggering 100 Tests. STATS FROM AN INCREDIBLE CAREER Below, the stats that matter from his incredible career. Tests as referee: 100 Tests as assistant referee: 101 Tests as TMO: 9 Total: 210 Yellow cards: 59 Red cards: 3 Tries scored in his 100 Tests: 501 (every Test has had at least […]

Izak van der Westhuizen will replace Corniel van Zyl as the Cheetahs‘ forwards coach. Van Zyl has accepted a long-term offer from English club London Irish. PLAYED LOCK FOR CHEETAHS Van der Westhuizen, who played lock for the Cheetahs from 2007-2012 apart from a stint at the Griffons between 2008-2009, has coached the union’s junior […]

South Africa’s Trevor Immelman will captain the International Team at next year’s Presidents Cup. The biennial event was postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will now take place at the Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina from September 22-25, 2021. Immelman, the 2008 Masters winner, gives an update on his team’s performances […]

Springbok Rugby World Cup-winner Cheslin Kolbe said he was stunned by his own ability after scoring twice as Toulouse started their European Champions Cup campaign with a 29-22 victory at Ulster on Friday. READ | STATS & FACTS: NIGEL OWENS’ INCREDIBLE CAREER BY THE NUMBERS Kolbe crossed in superb fashion either side of the break […]