Munster lose URC opener at home, SA franchises complete perfect weekend
The Sharks opened their United Rugby Championship campaign with an impressive 41-24 win over Ospreys at Kings Park, where 20-year-…
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27 Sep 2026, 3:07
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'Nothing was going to hold me back': Orphaned at 12, Siphosethu Mnebelele has defied the odds
The hooker lost both parents in a devastating six-month period before he'd started high school. Eight years on, he has become one …
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‘South Africa has produced enough URC finalists. This season it needs a champion’
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Simon Thomas
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URC 2026/2027 squads rated: Sharks
After a dismal United Rugby Championship campaign last season, when they finished 10th having ended the previous season third, the…
Josh Raisey
21 Sep 2026, 5:10
Ex-Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams does retirement u-turn
The 36-year-old, who won 32 caps for Wales, made the decision to hang up his boots ahead of last season's play-offs.
Jon Newcombe
18 Sep 2026, 3:32
English Champ breaks away from PREM and aligns with France
Champ Rugby has moved with the times and adopted the Top 14 try bonus system to reflect the growing trend of high-scoring matches.
Jon Newcombe
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Who will be the URC signings of the season?
As new additions bed in across the United Rugby Championship, whose star is primed to shine brightest when the season begins?
Jamie Lyall
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Sharks hit by withdrawl double whammy on eve of All Blacks clash
The Sharks have lost Springbok Vincent Tshituka and Emile van Heerden from their squad for Tuesday’s Greatest Rivalry clash with…
Josh Raisey
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'Sharks Rugby Club' - URC outfit reveal new logo and branding
The Sharks have unveiled a new logo and wider brand identity as part of what the Durban-based franchise describes as a long-term t…
Ian Cameron
06 Aug 2026, 5:53
SA rugby players agree 12-week contact stand-down as part of new deal
South Africa’s professional rugby players and employers have agreed a new two-and-a-half-year collective bargaining agreement, w…
Ian Cameron
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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…
Ben Smith
25 Jul 2026, 18:35
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.
Finn Morton
22 Jul 2026, 17:19
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.
Jon Newcombe
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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…
Josh Raisey
01 Jul 2026, 6:02
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…
Jon Newcombe
30 Jun 2026, 1:34
