Dylan Jack

All Blacks suffer big blow as key player ruled out for the year

All Blacks prop Joe Moody has suffered another long-term injury and will not play again this year, his Super Rugby club Crusaders said Thursday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 22: Warrick Gelant of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium on April 22, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Stormers ‘desperate’ to secure Cape Town semi-final

John Dobson says the Stormers are “desperate as ever” to finish among the top four with back-to-back victories in their final two Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures, starting with a table-topping clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.

Stormers call in big guns for Leinster clash

Warrick Gelant, Deon Fourie and Juan de Jongh have all been named in the matchday squad for the Stormers in the top-of-the-table clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday evening.

Best try assist: Fijian wing takes on Leyds

Dillyn Leyds has beaten three successive contenders for SA Rugby magazine’s best try assist, but can the Springbok playmaker top this effort from former Crusaders wing Manasa Mataele?

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 25: Bernard van der Linde of Tuks on his way to score a try during the FNB Varsity Cup final match between FNB Maties and FNB UP Tuks at Danie Craven Stadium on April 25, 2022 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Watch: Controversial end to Varsity Cup final

Stefan Coetzee provided the title-winning try assist as Tuks came from behind to stun Maties at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday night, but was his pass to Bernard van der Linde forward?

FNB UP TUKS Winners of the 2022 Varsity Cup Final between FNB Maties and FNB UP-TUKS at the Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA

Watch: Tuks celebrate historic Varsity Cup victory

Watch how Tuks celebrated their fifth Varsity Cup title win after coming from behind to beat Maties in the final in Stellenbosch on Monday night.

Bernard van der Linde of UP Tuks heads for the tryline during the 2022 Varsity Cup Final between Maties and UP Tuks held at Danie Craven Stadium in Cape Town on 25 April 2022 ©Shaun Roy/BackpagePix

Bernard’s brace wins the Varsity Cup for Tuks

Bernard van der Linde scored the winning try in the 78th minute as Tuks produced a dramatic comeback to snatch the Varsity Cup final against Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday night.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 22: Scarra Ntubeni of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium on April 22, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Hooker answers Stormers SOS

Scarra Ntubeni has been ruled out for an extended period and the Stormers have scrambled to secure a replacement hooker as they prepare for a visit from league leaders Leinster. DYLAN JACK reports.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 13: South Africa player Cobus Reinach makes a pass during the Autumn Nations Series match between Scotland and South Africa at Murrayfield Stadium on November 13, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Montpellier confirm Reinach to miss Wales series

The Springboks will be without a trio of key players, including scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, when they take on Wales in a three-Test series on home soil in July.

VARSITY CUP 2022, Presented by FNB AND PARTNERS, at UP TUKS MAIN FIELD, Pretoria. MONDAY 14 February 2022 FNB TUKS vs FNB MATIES TEAM MATIES Catherine Kotze/Varsity

Varsity Cup final: Maties to draw from DC energy

Maties will feed off the energy at the Danie Craven Stadium while the reigning champions Tuks will lean on a pragmatic game plan in the Varsity Cup final on Monday night.