Lions do the double on Waratahs
The Lions will travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in a repeat of the 2017 final. It is the Lions’s third successive final. The hosts comfortably beat the Waratahs...Read More
Mighty Marx roars biggest as Lions win battle of the cats
Malcolm Marx was colossal for the Lions in their 40-23 Super Rugby quarter-final win against the Jaguares in Johannesburg. The Lions will host the Waratahs in the semi-final and the Crusaders...Read More
Perenara potent as Canes scalp Chiefs
Hurricanes scrumhalf TJ Perenara was inspirational and potent in his team’s 32-31 home quarter-final win against the Chiefs. The Hurricanes got the best possible start when winger Julian Savea scored...Read More
Rants & Raves – Super Rugby system sucks
Among my IOL Sport Rants is a Super Rugby structure that gives a team hosting play-off rights to the final when it actually finishes with the fourth most points. I...Read More
Sharks sneak into play-offs
The Sharks beat the Jaguares 20-10 in Durban to claim the eighth and final play-off position. They will play the table-topping Crusaders. The Lions, who finished second overall, will host...Read More
Lions time play-offs roar perfectly
The Lions saved their best for the last 40 against the Bulls to secure top billing in the South African Conference and also second place overall. The significance of the...Read More
Coca Cola Craven Week – WP take all the schools’ glory
Hosts Western Province were supreme in the Coca Cola Craven and Academy Week final day, being crowned unofficial champions in both festivals. South Africa’s premier schools rugby week concluded with...Read More
Crusaders crush Blues & Highlanders do Sharks a favour
The Crusaders scored four converted tries in the last 20 minutes to put 50 points past the battered Blues and the Highlanders edged the Rebels in an 80 point thriller....Read More
Super Rugby Rants and Raves: Round 18
This weekend, my Independent Media’s Rants and Raves (for IOL), focuses on the positive impact that the series-winning Bok players had on their respective Super Rugby sides, while it also highlights...Read More
Lethal Leyds inspires Stormers & Gelant is Bulls’s magician
The Bulls, 19-0 down in as many minutes, produced a fabulous comeback 43-34 win against the high riding Jaguares in Pretoria and in Cape Town the Stormers were always in...Read More
