The tackle that ended Dan Carter’s game and saw Bismarck du Plessis pick up a yellow card. Photo: Getty Images Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer refrained from criticising referee Romain Poite after their controversial 29-15 loss to the All Blacks today. Poite sin-binned Bismarck du Plessis after his 15th minute tackle on Dan Carter, a hit which has seen the fly-half ruled out for … [Read more...] about Meyer refrains from criticising referee Poite
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Western Province beat Bulls in Currie Cup
Siyabonga (Scarra) Ntubeni of WP runs into Grant Hattingh of the Blue Bulls. Photo: Rugby Week Western Province beat the Blue Bulls 18-29 in the Currie Cup at Loftus Versfeld this afternoon. The result is an extraordinary one as in the 34th minute Western Province were reduced to 14 men as Michael Rhodes was shown a red card. Western Province led the Blue Bulls 20-6 at the … [Read more...] about Western Province beat Bulls in Currie Cup
All Blacks down Springboks at Eden Park
Brodie Retallick is congratulated on his try by All Blacks teammate Liam Messam. Photo: Phil Walter The All Blacks jumped to the top of the Rugby Championship with a 29-15 win over South Africa in a physical and incident-packed Test in Auckland. The defending champions scored four tries to two against the competition’s previous leaders, who lost hooker Bismarck du Plessis two … [Read more...] about All Blacks down Springboks at Eden Park
De Voest loses in Davis Cup opener
Rik de Voest. Photo: Getty Images South Africa’s Davis Cup team suffered an early blow in their crucial Euro-Africa Group One tie against Slovenia with Rik de Voest going down to Blaz Rola at the Park Tivoli in Ljubljana on Friday. Slovenia’s second-ranked player, Rola beat South Africa’s No 1, at the tournament, in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. The loss would put added pressure … [Read more...] about De Voest loses in Davis Cup opener
An African Bicycle Dream returns
An African Bicycle Dream returns. Photo: MTN-Qhubeka The much anticipated An African Bicycle Dream is back. The first episode in the series highlighted the team’s birth into Professional Continental status and the early success discovered in Milan San Remo. Episode 2 goes inside the peloton and covers the Tours of Utah and Elk Grove, highlighting the sustainable development … [Read more...] about An African Bicycle Dream returns