Super 14

(Kick-off is GMT)

Semifinals:

Friday, 23 May:
C'saders v H'canes (TBC)

Saturday, 24 May:
Waratahs v Sharks (TBC)

Guinness Premiership

(Kick-off is GMT)

Semifinals:

Sunday, 18 May:
Wasps v Bath (13.00)
G'cester v L'cester (15.30)

Heineken Cup

(Kick-off is GMT)

Final:

Saturday, 24 May:
Toulouse v Munster (15.00)

International

(Kick-off is GMT)

Saturday, 7 June:
NZ v Ireland (07.35)
SA v Wales (13.00)
Arg v Scotland (TBC)

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Super 14

Saturday, 17 May:
C'saders 14-26 H'landers
Reds 11-18 Waratahs
Lions 13-22 Stormers
Sharks 47-25 Chiefs

Friday, 16 May:
Blues 19-17 H'canes
Force 29-22 Brumbies

Heineken Cup

Semifinal

Saturday, 26 April:
Irish 15-21 Toulouse

Sunday, 27 April:
Saracens 16-18 Munster

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South Africa

Dolly the Bok bolter

Sat, 17 May 2008

Western Province Vodacom Cup flyhalf Isma-eel Dollie is the big bolter in new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers' first training squad of the season.

Blue Bulls get winners' medals

Fri, 16 May 2008

The Blue Bulls, pipped at the death last year, came back to take the winners medals this year by beating the Free State Cheetahs 25-21 in a dramatic Vodacom Cup Final in Pretoria on Friday.

Claassens: 'James a must for Boks'

Fri, 16 May 2008

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers can do a lot worse than call up Bath's World Cup-winning flyhalf Butch James when he names his first national squad on Saturday!
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SWD referees' passive resistance

Fri, 16 May 2008

Referees in the South Western Districts will not referee club matches this weekend or next weekend in the hope that the incidence of violence against referees will cease.

Three new refs in Super 14

Fri, 16 May 2008

Saving the best wine till last? In the last round of the 2008 Super 14 four referees will officiate who have a total of one Super 14 rugby match amongst them and that one was in 2007.

'Smit's form a boost for Boks'

Thu, 15 May 2008

Bok coach Peter de Villiers' intention of picking "form players" received a boost with the impressive form of his captain, John Smit, in France. Jan de Koning spoke to De Villiers about his captain! Is Smit still the best captain? LIVE COVERAGE!

Law Discussion - Super 14, Week 13

Thu, 15 May 2008

It is astonishing how the Super 14 has rushed to its end. There is just one ordinary week to go and still we have points of law to discuss from the fascinating competition.

Chester 'emerges' to lead SA

Thu, 15 May 2008

World Cup-winning Springbok Chester Williams has been named as the new coach of the Emerging SA team to defend their International Rugby Board (IRB) Nations Cup title in Romania in June.

Back to the Future for Geech's Lions

Thu, 15 May 2008

Coaching guru Ian McGeechan has promised to restore the traditional spirit of the British and Irish Lions when he takes them on tour to South Africa next year. rugby365 brings you all the views on this tour! Are they still a Force? LIVE COVERAGE

Preview: Vodacom Cup Final

Thu, 15 May 2008

The Blue Bulls and the Free State Cheetahs have named unchanged teams for their Vodacom Cup Final clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday.

De Villiers: 'Bok big guns ready to fire'

Wed, 14 May 2008

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is 'excited' at the prospect of tackling Six Nations winners Wales in a two-match Test series next month. He spoke exclusively to Jan de Koning about his big debut! Do the Boks still have the firepower?

Jooste, McIntosh still in the hot seat

Wed, 14 May 2008

Current Springbok selectors Peter Jooste and Ian McIntosh will continue to assist coach Peter de Villiers in selecting his training squad for the upcoming series against Wales.

Referee Veldsman - small town to big time

Wed, 14 May 2008

Francois Veldsman has been appointed to referee the final of the Vodacom Cup between the Blue Bulls and the Free State at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday and then when the Bulls and the Cheetahs meet in the Super 14 the next day. It is his biggest appointment so far in an seven-year refereeing career.

Lucky No.7 for McGeechan

Wed, 14 May 2008

Ian McGeechan will lead the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa. It was confirmed on Wednesday when the Wasps Director of Rugby, McGeechan, was unveiled as the head coach in London. Can McGeechan do it again?

IRB grants: Who will benefit?

Wed, 14 May 2008

Fiji, Samoa and Japan are among the leading beneficiaries of increased development grants announced Tuesday by the International Rugby Board (IRB).

Welsh young guns for SA

Wed, 14 May 2008

Wales coach Warren Gatland named three uncapped players in his 27-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa.

Referees to 18 May

Tue, 13 May 2008

It's crunch time for teams now and so it is also crunch time for referees. Decisions can now be crucial.

Rugby development set for huge boost

Tue, 13 May 2008

Rugby development in either the Limpopo Province or the Free State will be given a boost in the wake of Friday's Vodacom Cup Final between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

Full Bok squad could be put on ice

Tue, 13 May 2008

The 45-man Springbok training squad to be announced on Saturday will not include any players involved in the Super 14 semifinals.

Glenwood - team profile of Champions

Tue, 13 May 2008

Glenwood recently became the third South African team to win the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Japan. We chatted to their coach Sean Erasmus about the make-up of the team that won the Final.