When you’re facing a side that builds so much of its play around the go forward created by Sione Lauaki, the temptation to add big Willem Alberts to your side must be hard to resist. [...]

Expect Maties to rack up another big score today as they take on the lowly TUT Vikings in the second round of the Varsity Cup. [...]

We’ve known about this for some time, but the Sharks today confirmed that big Albert van den Berg will see out his career playing for Canon in Japan. [...]

The Six nations tournament starts this weekend with a full compliment of 3 matches. [...]

Once again political issues have left the beleaguered SWD Eagles players with major uncertainty and insecurity. [...]

Durban – It was a day of pleasant surprises for the Sharks as they began preparations for their opening Vodacom Super 14 match against the Chiefs at ABSA Stadium. Sport 24.co.za [...]

Dale Steyn took 7 wickets, conceding only 51 runs to force India into the follow-on. India are 66/2 trailling SA by 259 runs at the start of day 4 [...]

The South African Rugby Union on Monday confirmed that a hearing into a complaint against the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union and players Louis Ludik and Willem Alberts would be heard on Wednesday. [...]

Courtesy the Chiefs official website. [...]

The South African Rugby Union Sunday confirmed the names of 19 players who have agreed Springbok contracts for 2010. Ten of the players have signed contracts for the end of the 2011 season. [...]

The Sharks will look to expand their attacking horizons when they start their Super 14 campaign against the Chiefs in Durban on Saturday, writes Jan de Koning for www.rugby365.com [...]

India 25 for 0, trail South Africa 558 for 6 declared by 533 runs [...]

Jacques Kallis defended like a rock, attacked like The Rock, put behind him the odd play and miss, and scored 120 out of South Africa’s 193 for 2 by tea. His partner when at 6 for 2, Hashim Amla, gave him the strike when he was in the zone, and took the scoring charge after tea when India slowed the scoring down with defensive fields and reverse-swing. Both scored centuries, [...]

The Lions finished their final Super 14 warm-up match against the Pumas in a wet Witbank with a lacklustre performance in the night’s final game, narrowly winning 24-17. In the early game the Lions Black team won 38-30 against the Leopards. [...]

Western Force coach John Mitchell says he has put the “disappointment” of losing Springbok flyhalf André Pretorius behind him and is confident that he has enough options at his disposal to cover the No.10 channel. [...]

For Sharks lock Steven Sykes, the Vodacom Super 14 couldn’t come quick enough as he itches to get stuck in and start the tournament which gets under way next Saturday when The Sharks host the Chiefs at The Absa Stadium Durban. [...]

Sharks flyhalf, Steve Meyer, is back in town after a lengthy stint of club rugby in France, and now, on a two year contract with The Sharks, admits to being excited about fulfilling a dream. [...]

Ulster Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of South African international lock Johann Muller on a two year contract. [...]

The Sharks are not exactly the flavour of the month, with many pundits already dismissing them as serious contenders for the 2010 Super 14 title. [...]

Super rugby could follow in the footsteps of the NRL and introduce a dual-referee system as soon as next year. [...]