One save kept Sundowns ahead as the Pirates’ four-year MTN8 hold ended, the Bulls ran in nine tries, the Sharks were down to 13 in Cape Town and the Proteas fell behind in Durban. Here is what it all meant.
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Two coastal derby defeats in January sat heavy for eight months. A bonus-point night in the 1999 throwback black, with Siya Kolisi at blindside, changed the mood. An unashamedly Stormers view.
The Sharks began the second half with two men in the sin bin, the Stormers won every scrum on their own ball, and Hacjivah Dayimani’s double sealed a 39-22 derby win in Cape Town.
A sold-out MTN8 final, two URC derbies and Test days two and three in Durban: what to watch this weekend, why it matters and who is under pressure.
Rabada sits out as Nortje returns and both spinners play at Kingsmead, Saturday stacks three big kick-offs, and Pirates go for a fifth MTN8 title in a row.
Test cricket in Durban from Friday, two URC derbies and a sold-out MTN8 final on Saturday. Every date, venue and start time this weekend, in SAST.
The Sharks beat the reigning URC champions with 36% of the ball. Here is how they did it, what six returning Springboks changed, and what it means for Saturday in Cape Town.
The Sharks and Lions won big at home, the Stormers and Bulls lost by four up north, and Mosimane’s new faces won in Cairo. What the weekend meant, and what Saturday’s derbies now carry.
Four South African sides won in round 1. This weekend shows who is for real, and Bafana take a thin midfield to Cairo.
Two tries and man of the match against the Ospreys. Now Luan Giliomee faces the URC champions in what is set to be his final Sharks game.