144kg monster among 3-man SA URC Player of the Season shortlist
The three-player shortlist for the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season award has been confirmed, …
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New Club World Cup gets go ahead for 2028 and 2032
Dominic McKay, Chairman of the EPCR (European Professional Club Rugby), has exclusively revealed to RugbyPass that plans …
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Leinster handed devilish start to 2025/26 URC campaign
The United Rugby Championship 2025/26 fixture list has been officially released in record quick time, with eight-time champions Le…
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
'Regressing' South Africa has a lot to learn from Northampton Saints
It’s often argued that clubs outside of France - and the rest not called Leinster - cannot compete on multiple fronts in Europe.…
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URC quarter-finals: 2 Irish, 3 South African, 2 Scottish, 1 Welsh make cut
The BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-final fixtures have been confirmed following the conclusion of the regular season this w…
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How long can South Africa hedge their bets in both hemispheres?
While Rassie Erasmus' Springboks have conquered all in their path, the ex-Super Rugby franchises have struggled to deliver at the …
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United Rugby Championship
Interview
Taine Plumtree: 'There’s not a tension there, but we are not saying anything'
Taine Plumtree has been back on familiar soil this week preparing to take on his old man. As a youngster, the Scarlets No 8 spent …
Sharks fears mount over latest Eben Etzebeth injury
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is set to undergo a scan after sustaining a leg injury during the Sharks’ 29–10 United Rugby Cham…
Sharks suffer Etzebeth blow in win that leaves Ospreys elimination pending
Ospreys look set to miss out on the United Rugby Championship play-offs after they were beaten 29-10 by Sharks in Durban.
Sharks complete stirring fightback to dent Ulster’s URC play-off hopes
Ulster, who scored first-half tries by Jack Murphy, Jude Postlethwaite and Nathan Doak, were pointless after the half-hour mark as…
Sharks clarify what's going on with Bok scrumhalf Grant Williams
Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams will be ‘rested’ for the next few weeks to help him recover from an ongoing neck injury.
Werner Kok returns to face former team as Ulster welcome back Ireland star
Werner Kok is set to face his former side for the first time in Ulster colours after being named on the wing for Saturday’s Unit…
Sharks roll out another bruising, Bok-heavy side for Ulster
The Sharks have named a powerful, largely unchanged side to take on Ulster in Belfast on Saturday night as they look to round off …
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Eben Etzebeth and Sam Skinner clash off-field as they're sent off
Eben Etzebeth and Sam Skinner were at the centre of a heated exchange that threatened to eclipse the action on the pitch during Fr…
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Late Makazole Mapimpi try earns the Sharks win away to Edinburgh
Makazole Mapimpi scored a try in the closing seconds to earn the Sharks an 18-17 United Rugby Championship win away to Edinburgh.
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Eben Etzebeth leads Sharks side featuring 12 Boks against Edinburgh
Eben Etzebeth will captain a Springbok-loaded Hollywoodbets Sharks XV when they visit Edinburgh in a Round 15 Vodacom United Ru…
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Edinburgh boss dimisses Springboks threat posed by his ex-side
Sean Everitt has told in-form Edinburgh they should have no fear of a Sharks side loaded with Springboks as they bid to complete a…
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Etzebeth rumours rubbished as Bok returns in 28-man Sharks touring squad
Eben Etzebeth has been named in the Hollywoodbets Sharks’ 28-man squad for their upcoming United Rugby Championship (VURC) match…
Dylan Richardson explains one of the key reasons for Edinburgh move
Dylan Richardson explains one of the key reasons for Edinburgh move
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Edinburgh land Sharks hooker Dylan Richardson
South African-born Scotland international Dylan Richardson will swap one URC club for another this summer after agreeing to join E…
Sharks swing axe on Boks in much-changed Challenge Cup team for Lyon
The Hollywoodbets Sharks have reacted decisively to their recent United Rugby Championship setback, making wholesale changes for S…
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Robbie Fleck: Key to South African Champions Cup success rests with Rassie
South African franchises are conspicuous by their absence in the knockout stages of the Investec Champions Cup. The Sharks and Bul…
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'We had a good plan, we saw the opportunity to beat the Sharks': Leo Cullen
Leo Cullen was a delighted man as league leaders Leinster bounced back from their first defeat of the season to beat Hollywoodbets…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Sharks player ratings vs Leinster | 2024/25 URC
Sharks player ratings: A single try from Bongi Mbonambi wasn’t enough to reel in a streetwise Leinster side that used every tric…
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'Leinster B' team shock Bok-laden Sharks in Durban for rare SA win
Leaders Leinster bounced back to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship as they overcame Sharks 10-7 in Durban.
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Sharks | 2024/25 URC
Leinster player ratings: A Leinster side that would be accurately described as a B team have beaten the Springbok-laden Sharks 10-…
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Sharks flanker James Venter becomes the latest Premiership addition
Sharks flanker James Venter has signed for Gloucester ahead of next season, as originally reported by RugbyPass.
Springbok prop Ntuthuko Mchunu agrees move to South African rivals
The Stormers have signed loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu from the Sharks ahead of next season.
Siya Kolisi's Sharks beaten by Lions in Jo'burg
Lions boosted their United Rugby Championship play-off prospects with a commanding 38-14 bonus-point win over Sharks in Johannesbu…
Sharks win away to Bulls with impressive second-half display
Sharks claimed an impressive 29-19 victory away to Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.
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Springbok star Makazole Mapimpi banned for 'one of vilest acts'
Sharks and Springboks winger Makazole Mapimpi will miss three United Rugby Championship matches having admitted an act of foul pla…
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'One of the vilest acts' - Springbok in spotlight over URC incident
Springboks wing Makazole Mapimpi has been accused of eye gouging during the Sharks’ 42-22 victory over Cardiff in the United Rug…
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Cardiff’s unbeaten United Rugby Championship run ended by Sharks
.Cardiff’s four-match unbeaten run in the United Rugby Championship came to an end after a 42-22 defeat to Sharks in a thrilling…
Dates locked in for European round of 16
Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton Saints will get the Investec Champions Cup round of 16 underway when they host ASM Cle…
Damian Penaud scores double-hattrick as Bordeaux deep fry Sharks
Union Bordeaux-Bègles delivered a dominant performance to crush the Sharks 66-12 at Chaban-Delmas to secure top spot in their Cha…
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Sharks rejig team as three more Boks ruled out of action
The Hollywoodbets Sharks' injury crisis deepened this week as Springboks Vincent Koch, Jordan Hendrikse, and Makazole Mapimpi were…
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