Devin Hermanus

Farrell to grow, not ‘cut the legs’ off Ireland

Andy Farrell says he isn’t a believer in the four-year World Cup cycle and a radical overhaul of the Ireland squad would be damaging to their Six Nations title defence.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Huw Evans/Shutterstock (14308186n) George North of Ospreys Emirates Lions v Ospreys, EPCR Challenge Cup, Rugby, Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa - 21 Jan 2024

Cash ignores Lions ‘wake-up call’?

Lions skipper Marius Louw was disappointed with Sunday’s loss to Ospreys, but coach Ivan van Rooyen downplayed its potential impact on the clash with the Vodacom Bulls this week.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/Shutterstock (14309597av) Sean Strickland, left, fights Dricus Du Plessis during a middleweight title bout at UFC 297 in Toronto on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Mma-Ufc-297, Toronto, Canada - 20 Jan 2024

Bok champs celebrate ‘bra’ Dricus

Siya Kolisi, Franco Mostert and Canan Moodie joined the chorus of well-wishers for Dricus du Plessis, who became the first South African to win a title in the UFC on Sunday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dave Winter/INPHO/Shutterstock (14309083au) Stade Francais Paris vs DHL Stormers. Dan du Plessis of DHL Stormers Investec Champions Cup Round 4, Stade Jean Boulin, Paris, France - 20 Jan 2024

State of the Euro cups: SA teams primed for playoffs

The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Sharks will be at home, while the Lions and Cheetahs will take to the road as SA’s full contingent qualified for their second taste of EPCR playoffs.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Haag Sports/INPHO/Shutterstock (14308921as) Vodacom Bulls vs Union Bordeaux-Begles. Vodacom Bulls' Cameron Hanekom and Celimpilo Gumede after the game Investec Champions Cup Round 4, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa - 20 Jan 2024

Jake anxious for Bulls juggling act

Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls face a more gruelling travel schedule after they clinched a home last 16 tie in the Champions Cup on Saturday.

Siya scores first try to advance Racing

Siya Kolisi scored his first Racing 92 try as the French club secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions Cup with victory over Cardiff in Paris on Saturday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fred Porcu/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (13854110r) RC Toulon vs Toyota Cheetahs . Toyota Cheetahs' Munier Hartzenberg European Rugby Challenge Cup Round of 16, Stade Felix Mayol, Toulon, France - 01 Apr 2023

Cheetahs progress to Euro cup playoffs

The Cheetahs qualified for the last 16 of the Challenge Cup despite an early red card for Munier Hartzenberg in a last-gasp defeat to Oyonnax in France on Saturday.

Bulls pip Bordeaux in Loftus thriller

Marcell Coetzee scored a brace of tries as the Vodacom Bulls beat Bordeaux Begles in a thrilling clash in Pretoria on Saturday to qualify for the Champions Cup playoffs.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Photosport/INPHO/Shutterstock (14151420j) France vs South Africa. South Africa's Cheslin Kolbe celebrates after scoring with Eben Etzebeth 2023 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final, Stade de France, Paris, France - 15 Oct 2023

Vlok: Boks beat us, that’s a fact

France kicking coach Vlok Cilliers accepts that the Springboks were the better team, and Les Bleus weren’t prejudiced against in the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 08: Dricus Du Plessis (top) punches Robert Whittaker in a middleweight bout during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena on July 08, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Du Plessis won with a second-round TKO. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

Watch: Lions give Dricus a TKO gameplan

Demonstrating on Lions teammate Sanele Nohamba, Ruan Smith shows how Dricus du Plessis will claim the UFC middleweight title with a round 2 victory on Sunday.