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The 10 Greatest Upsets In Rugby History!
Rugby has always prided itself on order – the big dogs eat, the minnows clap politely – but every so

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Springboks vs All Blacks: Greatest Rivalry Test In America? Why Not!
Imagine this: a stadium lights up in late summer. The crowd is buzzing – American football jerseys mingled with black

URC Report Card: South African Teams After Five Rounds
The first five rounds of the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship have already separated the grown men from the flat-track bullies.

Taine Plumtree Getting Under Siya Kolisi And Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s Skins
There’s a Welsh troublemaker stirring up Bok tempers – and his name’s Taine Plumtree. 📅 10 October, Llanelli: Scarlets vs

Jan-Hendrik Wessels gestraf sonder bewyse – is rugby nou ’n hof van opinie?
In rugby, soos in die lewe, is daar ’n paar heilige reëls. Jy respekteer die spel. Jy speel hard, maar

URC ROUND 4 – Believers, Bluffers & Big Bets
By Round 4, the honeymoon phase is over. Form starts to sting, mistakes cost more, momentum matters. For the South

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu vs Taine Plumtree: Fire, Fight and a Lesson in Control
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been burning up the headlines – but not always for the right reasons. The Stormers’ young flyhalf,

SA’s URC Rollercoaster: Who’s Flying, Who’s Flopping
It was a weekend that told us everything and nothing at once.Three South African franchises flew into Europe fairly confident,

United Rugby Championship Round 3: The Stakes Get Sharper
After two rounds, the table’s already wobbling. Teams are figuring out rhythm (and fatigue), travel is biting, and a few

Who on Earth is Vernon Matongo? And Where Did He Come From!
If you were watching the Stormers in their opening two United Rugby Championship matches of the season, you might have

Hangover’s Over: Springboks Finally Stay Sober Between World Cups
For the first time in the professional era, the Springboks have carried their World Cup-winning momentum into the seasons that