All Black great Ma'a Nonu leaves Toulon for new role at South African club
All Black great Ma'a Nonu will join South African club Hollywood Bet Sharks after finishing his second stint with Top 14 club Toul…
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James O’Connor opens up on move to South African club he ‘did look at’
James O’Connor did consider a move to South Africa, with reports linking the 64-Test Wallaby to URC outfit the Sharks.
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Bath given brutal Investec Champions Cup schedule as fixtures confirmed
Reigning champions Bordeaux, who beat Bath in the semi-finals, begin their title defence away at Gloucester on Friday, 16 October.
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Champions Cup draw: Saints pitted with Bath as Saracens grouped with 3 winners
Saracens have emerged with arguably the toughest draw of any Gallagher PREM club after being placed in a Investec Champions Cup po…
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EPCR announce significant rule changes to Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have announced a couple of major changes to the rules of the Investec Champions Cup and Ch…
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PREM Rugby
Analysis
Report: URC finalists Leinster and Bulls suffer from fan fatigue
An extensive report by The Rugby Paper into the regular-season attendances in Europe's three main leagues shows Bordeaux-Begles wa…
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Irish province snubbed in URC 2025/26 Dream Team vote
For the first time since the inception of the United Rugby Championship in 2021, Munster Rugby do not have a single player in the …
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Jake White renews calls for Springboks to be forced to play from home
Ex-Springbok coach Jake White has called for SARU to change the Springbok eligibility rules in order to bolster the competitivenes…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
South Africa's clubs divorced Super Rugby to become the URC bridesmaids
The two best South African club teams have booked semi-final trips to Europe, with the Bulls and Stormers set to head to Glasgow a…
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United Rugby Championship
Exclusive
URC ref tsar warns of 'zero-tolerance' if creeping player problem doesn't improve
United Rugby Championship referees’ boss Tappe Henning has warned players to expect a crackdown on backchat to referees in the p…
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Groundbreaking ref Hollie Davidson in contention for another career 'first'
In February, Davidson became the first woman to take charge of a men’s Six Nations game.
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Two ineligible England stars make our Champions Cup team of tournament
Bordeaux-Begles produced arguably the greatest-ever Investec Champions Cup final performance on Saturday, sweeping Leinster aside …
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Sharks secure the services of towering 140kg lock prospect
Sebastian Vermeulen has always been hard to miss. Now, one of South African schoolboy rugby’s most recognisable figures is prepa…
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URC fixtures 2026/27: Leinster get tricky start but Stormers will be pleased
Leinster will have little time to ease themselves into the 2026/27 United Rugby Championship season after the fixture list handed …
Sharks replace Grant Williams with another Springbok
The Sharks have announced the signing of departing Saracens scrum-half Ivan van Zyl ahead of next season.
SA Rugby address rumours of European exit in statement
SA Rugby has moved to cool speculation over the future of its involvement in EPCR competitions, stressing that any decisions on a …
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Junior Bok handed Sharks debut days after U20 TRC triumph
South Africa U20 fly-half Vusi Moyo will make his debut for the Sharks on Saturday when they host Zebre in the final round of the …
Mark Jones: 'That’s quite a rarity in modern day sport'
Jac Morgan has been labelled a sporting rarity after marking his final home appearance for the Ospreys with a late match-winning t…
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JP Pietersen: 'I always say, if I can do it, anyone can do it. I wasn't the most talented ‘oke’ at 18 or 19.'
The 70-cap Springbok and Sharks head coach reflects on the challenges he's faced and bringing back the glory days to the Sharks
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Sharks select 'an interesting name' at fly-half as Siya Kolisi bids farewell
The Hollywoodbets Sharks have named a changed side for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against Benetton, with head coach JP Pieters…
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Edinburgh replace departing Springbok Boan Venter with Scotland prop
Edinburgh Rugby have acted to fill the void left by Springbok Boan Venter’s impending departure, securing the signing of Alec He…
Namibia's Le Roux Malan becomes latest international to exit Sharks
Sharks and Namibia centre Le Roux Malan will make the move to fellow United Rugby Championship outfit Cardiff at the end of the se…
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URC side emerge as shock favourites to land James O'Connor
The Sharks have emerged as shock favourites to land veteran Wallabies fly-half James O’Connor when his contract with Gallagher P…
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United Rugby Championship
Exclusive
Fissler Confidential: Cardiff eye former Wallaby as ex-Scotland star heads to Paris
Cardiff are closing in on a deal to sign Samoan international loosehead Scott Sio from double-chasing Exeter Chiefs when his contr…
Edinburgh damage Sharks play-off hopes, Welsh bragging rights claimed
Cardiff survived a late fightback by Welsh derby rivals Ospreys as they held on to win 24-21 and boost their United Rugby Champion…
Siya Kolisi makes timely return as Sharks reel from catastrophic injury list
Siya Kolisi will return to matchday duty for the first time since sustaining a nasty calf injury when the Hollywoodbets Sharks fac…
JP Pietersen furious as Wales wing defends action that injured Bok Ethan Hooker
Ospreys wing Luke Morgan has said that his attempted tackle, which resulted in South Africa and Sharks wing Ethan Hooker dislocati…
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Brutal Eben Etzebeth blow confirmed as Sharks name team for Ospreys
The Sharks head into this weekend's URC clash with the Ospreys knowing their margin for error is gone, but they will do so without…
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Match officials announced for EPCR quarter-finals
Irish official Andrew Brace has been handed the first of the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals, after EPCR, the competition's …
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Our Investec Champions Cup team of the week - round of 16
All eight home sides prevailed in the Investec Champions Cup round of 16, but there was nothing routine about it.
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Confirmed: Who plays who in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals
Home advantage ruled as the Round of 16 concluded, confirming the eight sides that will contest the quarter-finals of this seasonâ…
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Connacht beat Eben Etzebeth's Sharks to make Challenge Cup quarters
Connacht reached the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-finals by racking up a sixth win in a row as a dominant second period secured a 29…
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Sharks make big Etzebeth call as they face familar foes in Europe
Eben Etzebeth will return straight to the starting XV as the Hollywoodbets Sharks turn their attention back to Europe for Friday n…
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Eben Etzebeth free to play after ban in major twist to season
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has completed his 12-week ban for gouging, and will be available for the Sharks' Challenge Cup tie…
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Faletau, Radwan and Baird among over 20 internationals registered to EPCR
The return of Wales No.8 Taulupe Faletau is one of a number of eye-cathcing EPCR registrations ahead of the knockout stages of Eur…
Sharks win but Cardiff refuse to leave Durban empty handed
Ioan Lloyd landed a late penalty to secure Cardiff a losing bonus point in their 21-15 United Rugby Championship defeat by the Sha…
