FNB Shimlas No.8 Boom Prinsloo walked off with the overall Player that Rocks Award on Monday evening, after being voted as the Player of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International.
Powerhouse Prinsloo, who was outstanding for the first-time semifinalists this season, fought off strong challenges from UCT’s JJ Gagiano and Maties skipper Lourens [...]

Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has turned to his experienced campaigners as he looks to drag them out of their Super 14 slump.
The ‘Canes have slipped to four defeats in a row and need to regroup prior to a vital showdown with the Crusaders in Wellington in the latest round. Piri Weepu returns at scrum-half in [...]

Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has made a number of changes to his team for the first game on their four-match Australasian tour, when they tackle the Western Force in Perth on Friday.
While several of the changes are injury enforced, in-form-fullback Joe Pietersen and loosehead prop Wicus Blaauw were ruled out last week, he also named [...]

This weekend will be the first time this year that the Vodacom Cheetahs will be playing overseas in the Vodacom Super 14 competition. The team has been announced and there are a few changes with players returning from injury.
The game will be on Saturday, 3 April in Sydney. Kick off: 10:40 CAT.
15. Hennie [...]

Gordon flanker Chris Alcock is set to make his NSW debut after being named in the HSBC Waratahs line-up for their round eight clash with the Cheetahs this Saturday at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Alcock replaces Phil Waugh on the side of the scrum with the NSW skipper succumbing to a quadriceps strain picked up in [...]

Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has joined the Melbourne Rebels on a three-year contract, the Super Rugby expansion franchise said on Wednesday.
Mortlock had long been linked with the team, which begins playing in an expanded Super 15 competition next year, and joins England flyhalf Danny Cipriani and Wales loose forward Gareth Delve as big name [...]

Bobby Skinstad, the former Springbok captain who has been today unveiled as the Facilitator of the Judges for the inaugural Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2011, has stated that staging the 2010 World Cup has enabled South Africa to move forward from the ‘patch-up job’ approach to solving some of the country’s wider social issues.
Speaking [...]

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has named an unchanged starting XV for their Super 14 encounter against the Blues in Auckland on Saturday.
The only worry for the defending champions surrounds the fitness of Derick Kuun, who has a slight hamstring strain.
The loose forward has nonetheless been included on the bench, but will face a late fitness [...]

Andy Goode may yet play flyhalf for the Sharks in the weekend’s Super 14 match against the Reds.
The former England flyhalf was initially offered a contract for only for the Sharks’ overseas tour. It was initially unlikely he would fly back to South Africa with the team due to problems with his work permit.
However, the [...]

Bloemfontein’s Vishuis were crowned Steinhoff Koshuisrugby champions after demolishing Dagbreek 22-7 in the final at Stellenbosch’s Danie Craven Stadium on Monday.
Vishuis, making use of their much bigger pack, dominated the contact situations and bullied Dagbreek off the ball, outscoring them by three tries to one.
The hero of the day was left wing Beyers Louw, who [...]