Lions v Stormers (Gallo Images) SA Rugby's franchise teams are from Tuesday allowed to resume full contact training.This comes after all players completed the necessary health checks and other protocol required.An announcement on the proposed competition structure for the rest of the season will be made in due course.SA Rugby on Tuesday confirmed that its…
Frans Steyn (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) The closeness of New Zealand derbies is coaxing teams there toward banging over penalty goals when on offer.Beauden Barrett is increasingly accomplished in open play with using his less familiar left boot.SA kick guru Vlok Cilliers says our placekickers still have an edge when it comes to range…
The Sharks' Sanele Nohamba during an earlier training session. (Gallo Images) While no official confirmation has been given, South Africa's rugby franchises have been told to be prepared for a July 6 date for a return-to-training.SA Rugby's delay in getting approval from government is due to the federation, rather understandably, seeking clarity on how to…
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux still in negotiations with PRO14 over further South African expansion. Super Rugby will go ahead in 2021 with South Africa's four Super Rugby franchises included, but the future beyond that is uncertain. Roux says commercial and logistical reasons will shape any decisions taken. The future of South Africa's four Super Rugby franchises…
With the future of Super Rugby as uncertain as ever, South Africa's premier rugby franchises could be set to join the PRO14. According to Hendrik Cronje in Rapport on Sunday, the Lions, Bulls, Stormers and Sharks could join the PRO14 as early as next year but by 2023 at the latest. The Cheetahs and Kings are already…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…