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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‘South Africa has produced enough URC finalists. This season it needs a champion’
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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?
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French rugby clubs handed massive cash windfall running to over 100 million
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has announced the distribution of €126.5m among the 30 clubs competing in the Top 14 and Pro …
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Fifteen players under 22 to follow in this coming season’s Top 14
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Sharks hit by withdrawl double whammy on eve of All Blacks clash
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Top 14 loosens salary cap ahead of new season
The Top 14 is set to introduce a slight financial relaxation of its Salary Cap for the 2026/27 season, which gets underway in a fe…
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07 Aug 2026, 4:43
'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…
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All Black great Ma'a Nonu leaves Toulon for new role at South African club
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Ben Smith
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