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Stormers coach John Dobson bemoaned his sides "woeful" ill-discipline following their 33-30 loss to the Sharks on Saturday.  The hosts, in the opening fixture of Rainbow Cup SA, raced out to a 17-0 victory against their coastal rivals, but two red cards meant they spent the majority of the contest with a numerical disadvantage that ultimately cost them. First, Seabelo Senatla was shown a straight red in the 13th minute when he irresponsibly and dangerously took out an airborne Aphelele Fassi...

The Stormers raced to a 17-0 lead inside the opening 12 minutes and looked set to cruise to victory but were foiled by the Sharks in the opening Rainbow Cup SA fixture at Cape Town Stadium.

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Tahs: What was I hoping for and what did I get? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Time for a review of my previous Tahs’ musings and hopes for the season. Despite my regular Dalai Lama mantras and Anthony Robbins’ reading, it was an excruciating year. Without doubt I am now more annoyed with the Board and management than I was at the beginning of the season. That the coach got punted was not surprising...

Lions coach PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. With regular skipper Elton Jantjies loaned to French club Pau, the Lions need a new captain for the event and this week centre Dan Kriel takes the captains armband. With Jantjies in France, Fred Zeilinga takes the No 10 jersey and will partner Andre Warner at halfback. The Lions team boasts a nice mixture of youth and experience, with the best example in the front row where props Sti Sithole and Jannie du Ple...

Lizo Gqoboka (Gallo Images) Lizo Gqoboka and Jannie du Plessis expected showdown in the Rainbow Cup SA opener between the Bulls and Lions once again illustrates rugbys strange and winding roads. The two men became good friends after Du Plessis took Gqoboka under his wing back in 2019 during a loan stint with French club Montpellier. As a result, the duo know each others games pretty well, but Gqoboka says a wily campaigner like Du Plessis always has a trick up his sleeve. If...

This weeks Loose Pass will mostly be concerned with a wide number of issues being conjured up by the coming British & Irish Lions tour.

IF you had recently returned from injury and were in with a chance of making a late bid for Lions selection, as Fraser Brown is said to be, playing in a pitiful performance by your club side would clearly do nothing for your prospects. Similarly, if your general excellence over the course of the season had taken you into contention for a place on the tour to South Africa, as may well be the case with Zander Fagerson, you would not want that pitiful performance to be your last outing before ...

Mixed approach but still some drama over the Rainbow Updated / Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 06:46 Former Munster fly-half and current Cork Con assistant coach After more doubt and uncertainty surrounding competitions last week, some version of the Rainbow Cup went ahead at the weekend. Were still none the wiser about what it stands for, how it’s going to play out and if the teams are going to be getting excited about it, yet the opening round wasn’t short of drama and talking points. It was a funn...

Captain Johnny Sexton ruled out of Leinsters clash with La Rochelle The 35-year-old continues to be sidelined due to a head injury. By Murray Kinsella Tuesday 27 Apr 2021, 2:27 PM 2 hours ago 5,287 Views 9 Comments Sexton is sidelined due to head injury. Image: James Crombie/INPHO Image: James Crombie/INPHO LEINSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that Johnny ...