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There may have been fewer matches in the recent holiday time, but there were enough that were significant enough to cause much head-scratching and brow-furrowing.

Springboks Johan Goosen and Coenie Oosthuizen will both start for the Cheetahs in their clash with the Western Force in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

The Sharks have suffered another injury setback as on-the-mend flyhalf Fred Zeilinga has been sent home and replaced by Jaco van Tonder.

Europe is finishing up its competitions while in Super Rugby the matches get more intense with a hard burst before June's Test windown

The Springbok Sevens will be without regular squad member Stephan Dippenaar in this weekend's London Sevens to be played at Twickenham.  

Dan Carter has put his jet-setting lifestyle to bed and is back on the training pitch as he prepares himself for a return to rugby.

The Force's Wilhelm Steenkamp and Sias Ebersohn know that they will have their work cut out for them against their old team the Cheetahs this weekend.

Experienced playmaker James Stannard returns to the Australian Sevens squad for the final leg of the World Series at Twickenham this weekend.

There have been fewer matches at this holiday time but here are some schools results of not just the 1st XVs and include the big Midlands Derby.

Allister Coetzee says his teams susceptibility to injury this season is purely bad luck and that conditioning and other factors cannot be blamed.

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham says his side will add some variations to their game to counter the inside knowledge of former coach Jake White.

In part two of his exclusive interview with SANZAR boss Greg Peters, Jan de Koning asked how competitive SA and Argentina will be after 2016.

Iconic former French international Sebastien Chabal, popularly known as the "Caveman", has announced that he will retire from rugby next weekend.

The Reds have been dealt a triple injury blow, with Liam Gill, Chris Feauai-Sautia and Eddie Quirk all ruled out for multiple weeks.  

The match against St Charles was played on Stott field in Botha’s Hill on a day of ideal conditions, a match which Kearsney won 43-0.

The 191st Michaelhouse v Hilton derby day could not have taken place under finer conditions although some may be forgiven for complaining that it was too hot in Balgowan!

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Jean De Villiers headlines a horrific list of Stormers injuries as they count the costs of their one point victory over the Highlanders at the weekend.

Teams playing predominantly in blue headlines rugby365's famous weekly Super Rugby selection.

The Sharks have suffered a major blow as Springbok fetcher Marcell Coetzee has been sent home and will play no futher part in the tour.

Exeter Chiefs have signed Elvis Taione from Championship side Jersey ahead of the 2014/15 season.

As the Pro12 draws to a close with one round remaining, it is time to pay homage to those player who have performed week in and week out.

SANZAR has released the names of the match officials for Rounds 13 & 14 of Super Rugby.

The Bulls will still be without captain Flip van der Merwe for the big north-south derby, when they host the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday.

Flooded Earthworm stormed to the top of the rugby365 Superbru pool this weekend.  

They are both Anglican private schools, both founded in the middle of the 19th century, one in the East and one in the West, and they meet at Bishops on Monday afternoon in a match that dates back to 1896.

The Brumbies are determined to avoid being distracted by the many sideshows that Jake White's return to Canberra will bring this week.

Mils Muliaina has signed a one-year contract at Connacht to become the first ever All Black to play at the Irish province.

Kane Douglas is understood to have agreed to a two-year deal with Leinster that would rule him out of contention for the 2015 World Cup.

Just before the end of the Final of the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, Hamilton Boys' High of New Zealand scored a try which gave them a 15-11 victory over Paarl Boys' High of South Africa.

The Rebels may be able to call upon the services of prop Toby Smith against the Hurricanes, but will be without scrumhalf Nic Stirzaker.

Rebels flank, Sean McMahon has been selected to lead the Australian Under 20s at the Junior World Championships in Auckland next month. 

Reds prop James Slipper and Highlanders hooker Brayden Mitchell were both handed three-week bans for spear tackles at the weekend.

New Zealand beat Canada 54-7 in the final of the Glasgow Sevens to win their fourth Cup title of the Sevens World Series.

SANZAR has started a global search for an 18th Super Rugby team, but where are they looking? Jan de Koning investigates.

Hamilton Boys' High and {Paarl Boys' High will, as expected, meet in the final on Monday.

Harlequins will go into the final round with their Premiership play-off dreams well and truly alive after edging past Exeter Chiefs 30-29 at Sandy Park.

Stormers coach Allister Coetzee was full of praise for the attacking intent his team showed in their bonus-point win against the Highlanders.

The results this week include the second day of the Super Schools tournament in Kimberley and both days of the Wynberg Festival.

Paarl Boys' High booked their place in the final of the SANIX World Rugby Youth Tournament being played in Fukuoka, Japan, when they beat Lycée Louis de Foix of France 33-5 in Sunday's semifinal.

Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske said that his side's lack of discipline was their biggest issue in their defeat to the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.

Bulls captain Victor Matfield said his side need to capitalise on their victory over the Cheetahs to challenge for a play-off place.

After claiming two four-try bonus points on their South African tour, the Highlanders are looking forward to an open game against the Lions next week.

Griquas scored the biggest playoff victory in the history of the Vodacom Cup as all four teams from the North Section progressed to the semifinals.

Brumbies centre Pat McCabe does not think that Jake White's two years in Canberra will give the Sharks an edge next week.

Highlanders hooker Brayden Mitchell has been cited for an alleged tip tackle in their defeat to the Stormers at Newlands.

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika was full of praise for his side's resilience in their win over the high-flying Hurricanes on Saturday.

Apart from 1st XVs there were also 2nd XVs, 3rd XVs, Under-16s, Under-15s and Under-14s at the Wynberg Festival played at the school on 1st and 3rd of May.

Munster kept the pressure on Glasgow Warriors in the hunt for a home Pro12 semifinal.

Johann Muller paid tribute to Ulster's fans after making his final Pro12 appearance at Ravenhill against Leinster at the weekend.

The Bulls ended five winless weeks with a 26-21 come-from-behind victory over the Cheetahs in Pretoria on Saturday.

A Saturday full of ha-ttricks in the Premiership as three players managed to score three tries, two of them coming in one game.

The Stormers hung on for a much-needed win, edging the Highlanders 29-28 in their Super Rugby encounter on Saturday.

New Zealand put down a big marker in their charge towards yet another IRB Sevens World Series crown..

The Waratahs closed the gap on the Brumbies at the top of the Australian conference and enhanced their play-off prospects.

The Chiefs gave the Lions a huge reality check in their first match of their Australasian tour, the home team winning 38-8.

Overcast and wind free - perfect for rugby as the second day of the Wynberg Rugby Festival kicked off with a big win for Hoërskool Tygerberg.

The Rebels are kicking themselves after blowing a chance to beat the log leading Sharks, losing 16-22 on Friday

The Crusaders put their campaign firmly back on track with a 40-20 demolition of the Brumbies on Saturday.

Paddy Jackson scored all of Ulster's points as they secured a Pro12 play-off place.

Stephen Myler's late penalty sealed a thrilling 19-all draw for Northampton Saints against Bath at the Rec.

Grey Bloem were the undoubted stars at the Wildeklawer Tournament for Super Schools. They played eight matches and won all eight, including the six in the age groups.

South Africa's Under-20 team, preparing for the Junior World Championship, beat their Argentinean counterparts 78-31 in Saldanha on Friday.

It sounds a silly question. But is touching your boot to a ball a kick? rugby365 law guru Paul Dobson discusses a contentious Rebels try.

Mike Adamson of Glasgow started refereeing this season and on Saturday he will run out as a referee in the IRB's Sevens Series in Glasgow. That is sudden.

 We appropriately look back in time and discuss the origins of this fixture between these two great “Border” and South African schools. We also take a look at some of Dale College rugby history.

Jan de Koning looks into reports that Springbok Frans Steyn is set to play in Japan after this year's Super Rugby competition.

Playing at the Wynberg Boy’s High Rugby Festival SACS were forced to come from behind in the final fifteen minutes to beat at spirited St David’s Marist College from Johannesburg.

In the quarterfinal of  Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, Paarl Boys' High had a massive 66-0 win over St Edmund's of Canberra.

The Western Force are on form at the moment, but their credentials as play-off contenders looks set to be tested on their South African tour.

James Slipper of the Reds has been cited for foul play during his team's Super Rugby loss to the Blues in Auckland on Friday.

Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph says that his team cannot afford to look too far ahead in what is a cut-throat New Zealand conference this year.

Will Carling, Matt Dawson and Scott Quinnell digest the Heineken Cup semifinals in the fifth and final edition of The Heineken® Rugby Show.

The Sharks became the first South African team to win in Australasian this year, when they edged the Rebels 22-16 in Melbourne on Friday.

The Blues raced back into the play-off zone with a 44-14 demolition of a very poor Reds team in Auckland on Friday.

With the countdown underway to the biggest occasion in European club rugby, Toulon, have 'taken the spoils'.

Paarl Boys' High thumped St Edmund's of Canberra 66-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan.

One swallow does not a summer make. This maxim, first credited to Aristotle, may not sit that well with the Bulls and Cheetahs.

Replacement Guglielmo Palazzani's try right at the death put a big dent in Ospreys' Pro12 top four hopes.

The championship credentials of several teams will be put to the test in what will be a Saturday of wall-to-wall Super Rugby.

Bath fullback Nick Abendanon is keen to lay down a marker on Friday when Bath face off against Northampton Saints with only two rounds remaining.

At the end of Day 3, the positions in each pool were decided and then on Friday, 2 May 2014, the teams would play to develop their rankings before the finals day on Sunday.

South Africa may be faced with a near impossible task, but they have not given up hope of winning the IRB Sevens World Series.

Paarl Boys' High, playing art the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, had a massive win over Korean opposition on Day 3 of the tournament.

It's the Midlands Derby this weekend - Michaelhouse against Hilton at Balgowan, one of the oldest and most interesting schools derbies in South Africa.

Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is expecting the Stormers to play with freedom at Newlands on Saturday.

London Irish scored a major coup when they secured the signature of the highly-rated Blues flyhalf Chris Noakes on a two-year deal.

The Baby Boks will tackle their Argentinean counterparts in three international friendly matches in the Western Cape.

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The Cape is, as usual, having wonderful autumn weather, perfect for rugby. There is no wind, a bit of cloud to make it cool enough but warm enough for perfect rugby at Wynberg Boys' High.

The Sharks start the Augean task that Australasian tours have become for South African teams, determined to change a trend.

The competition looks likely to expand outside the Southern Hemisphere and could potentially lay the groundwork for a global competition.

Two players are set to clock up 50 matches for the Hurricanes when the team takes on the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday.

Brumbies centre Andrew Smith will quit Australian rugby at the end of the year, deciding to end his Super Rugby career and sign a deal with Irish province Munster.

The Chiefs made 14 changes - nine to the starting XV - to their team to play the Lions at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday.

Australia and New Zealand believe the Super Rugby revamp will benefit their national teams - the Wallabies and All Blacks.

The Brumbies have made just one change to the matchday squad ahead of the Super Rugby crunch encounter with the Crusaders.

All Black captain Richie McCaw will make his return to the playing field against the Brumbies in Christchurch on Saturday.

One of the most exciting penultimate rounds of recent years could set up a grandstand finish for the last round of the regular season.

Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has been forced to make changes to his victorious team for their clash with the Stormers.

Rebels coach Tony McGahan injected Wallaby scrumhalf Luke Burgess into the starting line-up to face the Sharks in Melbourne on Friday.

Can the Sharks change the trend? Can they become the first South African team this year to cross the Indian Ocean and win?

Gareth Williams has been confirmed as the full-time head coach of the Wales Sevens squad.

All Black and Crusaders front row stalwart Owen Franks has recommitted to New Zealand for the next three years.

The Crusaders' hopes of resurrecting their Super Rugby campaign was dealt a cruel blow.

Representatives from the European Cup finalists, Toulon and Saracens, are dominating the shortlist of contenders for the European Player of the Year.

Munster's Niall Ronan will retire at the end of the current Pro12 season due to injury.

Frans Steyn has been moved to flyhalf as the Sharks look to bounce back against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.

Any slip-ups this weekend will be punished with elimination, when the Vodacom Cup quarterfinals take place.

Another long weekend and more schools rugby festivals!

One of the few rays of sunshine for the bottom-placed Stormers this season has been the encouraging form of versatile loose forward Nizaam Carr.

Darryn Pollock says a glance at Super Rugby's Round 11 stats would have you believe that the Bulls are doing everything right.

It may not seem like it at first glance, but SARU are the real winners in the new Super Rugby format. Jan de Koning reports.

World Cup winning Springbok Danie Rossouw has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the European season.

Handré Pollard will make his first Super Rugby start, as one of four changes, when the Bulls host the Cheetahs in Pretoria on Saturday.

Stormers head coach Allister Coetzee has made four changes ahead of their Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders.

There are 94 teams taking part in the Wynberg Festival at the beginning of May. The matches will be played at the four fields of Wynberg Boys' High, one of the oldest schools in South Africa.

Blues centre Francis Saili will face a late fitness test to prove his availability for the game against the Reds in Auckland on Friday.

A major restructuring is on the cards for Super Rugby which will see a new 18-team, four-conference model introduced.

HTS Middelburg and Boland Landbou got Day 2  of Wildeklawer Super Schools Rugby Tournament at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley in a one-try match, and the team that scored the try lost.

Lions coach Johan Ackermann says that Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies is 'hungry' to show what he is capable of against the Chiefs in Hamilton.

Elton Jantjies will make just his second Super Rugby start of the season against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday.

Quade Cooper will earn his 100th Super Rugby cap when the Reds travel to play the Blues in Auckland on Friday.

The Cheetahs have retained their winning formula, with two returning Springboks set to play off the bench against the Bulls.

Here are some results of matches between schools which include  teams which are not the 1st XVs.

What a match! In it 67 points were scored and just one point separated the two sides at the final whistle, HTS Middelburg beating Garsfontein 34-33.\It was Garsfontein's first defeat of the season.

Marlow, the agricultural school outside Cradock, took 11 teams down to Humansdorp and played Nico Malan and, in a few cases, Humansdorp Secondary. They won six and drew one of the matches.

Brad Macleod-Henderson will coach the Sharks in the Currie Cup competition this year.

Michaelhouse and Westville Boys’ High met at Balgowan for their 42nd encounter last Saturday in conditions near perfect for a festival of schoolboy rugby.

Lots of schools have not played because of tricky holidays, religious, public and arbitrary, but there have been some interesting results this week.

Adam Thomas returns to captain the Wales Sevens as one of four changes for this weekend's event in Glasgow.

The skills and experience of World Cup-winning Springbok Frans Steyn will be key to the Sharks' cause on their Australasian tour.

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has pleaded guilty to misconduct that occurred during the Sharks and Waratahs match.

England Under 20 player Howard Packman will join the England Sevens squad for the first time as they compete in Glasgow this weekend.  

Former Rugby League player Lausii Taliauli is set to make his World Sevens Series debut after being added to the Australia squad for the Glasgow leg this weekend.

The Northern wind-down/up continues while the South's activities increase where young Marius van der Westhuizen for the second time referees a Super Rugby match.

Piet van Zyl looks set to sit on the sidelines for another week when the Bulls welcome his old franchise to Loftus on Saturday.

On Day 2 of the Sanix  World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, Paarl Boys' High won again, this time beating Chikushi High School of Fukuoka 24-13.

Brumbies flank Jarrad Butler is excited about the prospect of facing Richie McCaw when his side meets the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.  

Alapati Leiua has decided to swap the gold of the Hurricanes for the gold of the Wasps as another high profile player exits the southern hemisphere.

Gareth Anscombe has become hot property recently with coaches from Wales and New Zealand hinting that they would like to secure his signature.

Rebels lock Hugh Pyle says his side must muscle-up and top the Sharks' physicality if they are to triumph when they meet in Melbourne on Friday.

Veteran No.8 Wycliff Palu will return to the starting line-up as the Waratahs bid to end their erratic form in recent weeks.

Highlanders duo Patrick Osborne and Craig Millar have been ruled out of the game against the Stormers in Cape Town.

Former Kings and Lions wing Michael Killian has decided to retire from professional rugby to explore a career in the corporate sector.

Paarl Boys' High had a strong win in the opening day of the  Sanix  World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan.  They beat Tokai University Gyosei of Osaka, regarded as an especially strong Japanese school, 38-7.

Allister Coetzee says the injuries to five of his locks are the root cause of the Stormers problems due to the effect it has had on continuity.

Flyhalf Owen Farrell believes that Namibian flank Jacques Burger can lead Saracens to European Cup glory in the final against Toulon.

The temperature was not yet 10 degrees when the Super Schools tournament kicked off at half past seven on a cloudless Kimberley day.

Jonny Wilkinson has booked the biggest possible event to play his final professional game in the UK with a second successive European Cup Final.

Peter Murchie scored twice as Glasgow Warriors climbed to second in the PRO12 table with a dramatic 37-34 win over Edinburgh that also sealed them the 1872 Cup for a fifth year in a row.  

The Hurricanes continued resurgence sees another large contingent of yellow jerseys in our famous weekly selection.

Israkiwi moved to the top of the rugby365 Superbru pool after another unpredictable weekend.

The Pumas, Sharks XV, Griquas and Free State XV will host the four Vodacom Cup quarterfinals after the pool phase of the competition came to a conclusion this weekend.

Captain Luke Braid will miss the Blues' next fixture against the Reds with injury and Keven Mealamu will take over the reins.

Hurricanes wing Cory Jane says his side are mentally tougher this year and that their recent results show it.

Ospreys have secured the signature of former EP Kings lock Rynier Bernardo for a three-year deal.

Jacques Potgieter believes the Waratahs are still on course to win the Super Rugby title, despite the mid-season slump they seem to be suffering.

Todd Blackadder has made no guarantees that Richie McCaw will be handed the No.7 jersey on his expected return against the Brumbies this weekend.

The South African Conference is currently tracking as the ‘worst’ of the three – four of the South African Super Rugby teams are in the bottom six.

Sias Ebersohn, the pivot of Western Force's record-equalling win over the Bulls on Saturday, is set to re-sign with the Perth-based side.

Their form remains a concern but the number of Chiefs ruled out through concussion represents an additional headache for Dave Rennie.

Jonny Wilkinson kicked 21 points to lift Toulon to a 24-16 European Cup semifinal win over Munster on Sunday.

These results include those from the Easter Monday of five Festivals. Some of them are from big matches - such as Monnas vs Grey College.

Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské lauded his players for what he described as their best performance in Super Rugby this year.

Israel Folau says the Waratahs must re-examine their game plan after a bid to play like the 'Harlem Globetrotters' ended in disaster against the Blues. 

The 16 school teams of Under-18 players taking part in the 15th Sanix  World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, will start playing their matches. By Sunday 4 May 2014 they will have played five matches in the demanding tournament.

The 16 school teams of Under-17 players taking part in the 15th Sanix  World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, will start playing their matches. By Sunday 4 May 2014 they will have played five matches in the demanding tournament.

Saracens will play in their first European Cup final after they beat Clermont Auvergne 46-6 at Twickenham on Saturday.

The Cheetahs scored five tries in their comfortable 35-22 bonus-point victory over the Stormers in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Reds coach Richard Graham said that it is vital that his team respond positively to their defeat against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

The Force held on in wet conditions to secure a 15-9 victory over the Bulls in a scrappy and tryless match in Perth on Saturday.  

Springbok Sevens captain Kyle Brown was withdrawn from the South African squad to play in the Glasgow Sevens next weekend as he has not fully recovered from the concussion sustained in Hong Kong.  

A hat-trick from Cory Jane saw the Hurricanes to a 35-21 bonus-point victory over the Reds at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday.

Sharks boss Jake White admitted that his table-topping side got caught out by the Highlanders who became the first team to win at Kings Park this season.  

Springbok wing Bryan Habana says that Toulon are going all-out to win both the French Top 14 and the European Cup and 'create history'.  

Kahn Fotuali'i produced two fine pieces of skill as Northampton beat Harlequins 18-10 on Friday to keep alive hopes of a European Challenge Cup and Premiership double.  

Clermont may have suffered the blow of losing captain Aurelien Rougerie on the eve of their European Cup semifinal but Saracens will not take them lightly.

The Highlanders ended the Sharks' unbeaten streak at Kings Park when they scored four tries in a bonus-point 34-18 victory on Friday.

Look up from Western Province Preparatory School in Newlands and there is the massif of Table Mountain - always the same and always changing, telling you so much of life's detail, from directions of where to go to what clothes to wear - rather like Western Province Preparatory School, popularly known as Wetpups, which celebrates its centenary this year.

Naka Drotské has urged his side to go back to basics to turn around a dismal season when they meet the Stormers in Bloemfontein on Saturday.  

A Springbok training squad for will be named after Round 14 of Super Rugby in preparation for the Incoming Series.  

Jaque Fourie will be playing his first match for over three months if he runs out to play a Test for the Springboks in June.

The Brumbies beat the out-of-sorts Chiefs with a clinical 41-23 bonus point victory in Canberra on Friday.

The Blues have beaten the Waratahs in a tight affair by 21-13 thanks to a strong first half and an incredible amount of tenacity in the second.

Experienced Stormers flyhalf Peter Grant is hoping that a positive mental shift will see him back to his consistent best soon.

In a weekend packed with drama and key matches, Super Rugby's Round 11 will conclude with a basement battle.

There is a public holiday on Monday, 28 April, to celebrate Freedom Day on 27 April, and on that Monday the tough Wildeklawer Tournament starts at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley, a young tournament that seems to have been around forever and enjoys great prestige.

A number of star performers who are set to grace this weekend's Cup semifinals are included in the longlist for the ERC European Player of the Year.

Versatile back Mark Richards has replaced Cecil Afrika in the South African team for the penultimate round of the IRB Sevens World Series.

The European Cup draws towards the Final with two french giants battling against the cream of the Irish and English leagues in the semifinals.

One-time Springbok Franco van der Merwe has already played his last game for the Lions. He is heading to Ulster.

The Force may be singing the eulogies of Victor Matfield, but they have a few players who are causing ripples of trepidation in the Bulls camp.

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Waratahs coach will have the cloud of a disciplinary hearing hanging over him for another weekend.

Cobus Reinach has been included in the Sharks touring squad after a hand injury sidelined him since Round Six.

Edinburgh face off against Glasgow in one of the biggest derbies in the Pro12 as the two teams look to secure the 1872 cup as well as valuable log points.

Kurtley Beale has revealed he requires foot surgery but is holding off until the injury becomes unbearable.

Experienced campaigner James Stannard has been called up to the Australian squad for the Glasgow leg of the Sevens World Series next week.

Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White is well aware his table-topping team has a huge target on their collective backs.

Hooker Benjamin Kayser admits that the pain of losing last year's European Cup Final will never leave him.

Sam Wykes is back from injury and will start at lock when the Force face the Bulls in their Super Rugby Round 11 clash in Perth on Saturday.

This is a song dedicated to rugby's master of the simile, Nick Cummins.

Fullback Andre Taylor will play his 50th Super Rugby game for the Hurricanes when they host the Reds in Wellington on Saturday.

Jamie Joseph has made three changes to the side to face the table-topping Sharks in a Super Rugby Round 11 game in Durban on Friday.

Sam Carter returns to the starting side this Friday, when the Brumbies take on the Chiefs in a rematch of last year's Super Rugby Final.

Australia intensified its preparation for the IRB Junior World Championships with a training session with George Gregan at Bond University on Thursday.

Reds captain James Horwill will earn his 100th cap for his side this weekend, as they take on the Hurricanes in Wellington.

With every passing week some teams become more desperate, but Week 11 will have the long-await 2013 Final replay.

Wales Under-20 coach Byron Hayward has picked an experienced 28-man squad for the forthcoming Junior World Championship in New Zealand.

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke described the loss of captain Flip van der Merwe are a huge loss and said it was "a pity" the lock lost his cool.

Cheetahs flyhalf Johan Goosen will not play against the Stormers in Bloemfontein this weekend after failing a concussion test.  

Although the eight teams that will progress to the Vodacom Cup quarterfinals are basically determined, a lot can still happen in terms of finishing in the top two positions in both sections.

Francois Hougaard will start at scrumhalf when the Bulls clash with the Force in their Super Rugby Round 11 encounter in Perth on Saturday.

Blues flyhalf Simon Hickey will captain New Zealand at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship to be held in New Zealand in June. 

rugby365 brings you an explanation of the new European Rugby Champions Cup.

New Zealand's Sitiveni Sivivatu is the dangerman Saracens must contain in their European Cup semifinal with Clermont.

The Bulls were dealt a big blow with the new that captain Flip van der Merwe has been suspended for three weeks.

Glenwood High School old boy Mthokozisi (Zee) Mkhabela, who plays scrumhalf for Free State, has been selected for the Baby Bokke to take part in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championships.

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has made half a dozen to his starting line-up to face the Brumbies in a re-match of last year's Super Round final in Canberra on Friday.

Japan-bound veteran loose forward Keegan Daniel will make his 100th Super Rugby appearance for the Sharks on Friday.

It is not exactly a state secret, but Benji Marshall is no longer a Rugby Union player.

Waratahs head coach Michael Chieka has named an unchanged side to face the Blues in Auckland on Friday.

Heinrich Brüssow is not just hype, he is the ultimate openside flank - as the Springbok star again proved last Saturday.

Ma'a Nonu will start at inside centre when the Blues host the Waratahs in a Round 11 Super Rugby clash in Auckland on Friday.

Paarl Boys' High are certainly mobile. Last weekend they were in Johannesburg. Next weekend they will be in Fukuoka.

The Stormers are hoping that Devon Williams will be able to give the Cheetahs a bit of their own medicine in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

There was a sudden burst of school activity over the Easter Weekend when seven school festivals were held around the country.

For the first time in the history of the European Challenge Cup all four semifinalists are previous winners of the competition.

There is a fun match in Clontarf but otherwise many really serious matches with big implications for winners and losers.

Sharks flank Keegan Daniel believes the men from Durban cashed in fully on the favourable Super Rugby draw.

Western Province Vodacom Cup star Devon Williams will make his first start for the Stormers when the team travels to Bloemfontein.

One of the toughest decisions facing Bok coach Heyneke Meyer this year is where to play the Swiss army knife of SA - Frans Steyn.

Bulls captain Flip van der Merwe is to appear before a SANZAR judicial hearing on Wednesday.

Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard will play in the IRB Junior World Championship for the third time after being selected in the SA Under-20 squad announced by SARU in Cape Town on Tuesday.  

With the stinging barbs of Jacques Potgieter still ringing in their ears, the Bulls now face another former teammate with a point to prove.

The Waratahs are unconcerned that injured playmaker Kurtley Beale might not train at all before tackling the Blues at Eden Park on Friday.

There were six Easter Festivals. rugby365 gives the results from each of them.

European Cup holders Toulon will start as the slight favourites in their semifinal on Sunday against Ireland's two-time champions Munster.

Consonant with present practice the referees are being appointed now for two rounds at a time, as against four formerly. This presumably gives greater flexibility in appointments.

Rugby League convert Benji Marshall has admitted he was only an "average" Rugby Union player.

Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will become the head coach of the Wild Knights in Japan's Top League from next month.

There were six Easter Rugby Festivals for 1st XV. We give just the results from each of them.

Munster boss Rob Penney said his side will have to produce their best performance ever if they are to topple European Cup holders Toulon.

Stormers coach Allister Coetzee admitted there is concern in the camp over a 'lack of discipline'.

Holders Toulon look set to be able to call on influential flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson and hooker Craig Burden for the European Cup semifinal against Munster.

Rustenburg Impala on Monday held their nerve in a tense Final to be crowned Community Cup champions.

After the last match on Easter Monday, the Sharks made their bursary awards to players - adding two more bursaries because of the strong performances during the Kearsney Easter Festival.

Alex Goode insists Saracens are hungrier than ever for European Cup glory this season.

The improved form of certain teams has been rewarded in rugby365's famous weekly selection.

King Edward VII's Easter Festival ended on Easter Monday 2014 with surprisingly good wins for Parktown and Menlopark of Pretoria.

The Stormers look set to receive a timely boost ahead of their Super Rugby showdown with the Cheetahs.

Easter Monday was the last day of the Easter Rugby Festival at St Dunstan's College of Benoni, the last day of their very first Festival of this nature.

It was the last day of the 31st Saints Rugby Festival - Easter Monday 2014, but not a good day for the hosts, St Stithians College of Randburg, who went down to SACS of Cape Town.

The Kearsney Easter Festival ended on Easter Monday in leafy Botha's Hill. The final day got off to an exciting start this morning, in perfect sunny conditions.

After their 29-26 defeat to the Hurricanes, Slade wasn't convinced the Crusaders had it in them to win all their away games.

Jesse Mogg wants to stay at the Brumbies because of their strong culture and hopes off-contract teammates will choose to do the same.

Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské feels his team lacks confidence, which in turns leads to 'schoolboy errors'.

St John's Easter Festival got going early on its last day, Easter Monday, with a second win for Klein Nederburg of Paarl

Bulls scrumhalf Piet van Zyl picked up a knee injury in his team's 12-19 Super Rugby loss to the Waratahs at the weekend.

High-profile code hopper Benji Marshall is ready to tuck his tail between his legs and run back to Rugby League.

Ospreys clinch tense derbyIn the first of two of the day's Millennium Stadium encounters, Alex Cuthbert's score saw the Blues start off with a bang.

Saracens good run in the premiership continued as they managed to defeat Newcastle falcons by a narrow margin.  

Four teams – Grey College, Monument, Glenwood and HTS Middelburg - go unbeaten into the final day of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival. In what is being dubbed the clash of the titans, Grey and Monument will play each other in the penultimate match of the festival, which kicks off at 14.30.

SA Referees appoint promising referees to the Easter Festivals at St John's and King Edward VII School.

Johan Ackermann says that there is no "quick fix" for the Lions as the losses start to mount up before they go overseas.

Jean de Villiers has revealed that he kept his team playing with ball-in-hand all the way to the end of game against the Lions, despite the coaches advice.

Super Rugby's Round 10 has seen four locks pinged for dangerous play - Michael Rhodes, Flip van der Merwe, Michael Fitzgeald and Dominic Bird.

On Easter Monday the Community Club final matches will be played in George.

After six Easter Festivals for 1st XV's and many other school matches, some crammed in before the long weekend, we have many results this week.

Jake White conceded his team's ugly victory over the struggling Cheetahs in Durban was evidence enough that there are no 'free games.

Michael Rhodes has been issued with an off-field yellow card for a  lifted tackle during the Stormers against the Lions.  

Michael Cheika says his side is "on track" but must keep turning the screws on opponents to reach the goal of a top-two finish.

Day Two is the main day of the festival. the hosts took on Hilton College in the day’s main game with each school’s respective old boy’s playing a friendly Seven-a-side game before hand.

We thought there were six Easter Tournament but suddenly, two thirds through, we found a seventh. St Dunstan’s College is hosting an inaugural Rugby Festival this Easter weekend. It promises to be an annual event.

Roodepoort and Rustenburg Impala will battle it out for the historic Gold Cup in the Community Cup Final on Monday.

Munster climbed to second in the Pro12 ladder, as Paddy Butler's second-half try wrapped up a bonus-point 32-23 victory over Connacht.

Toulouse will have to wait till the last Top 14 game of the season in a fortnight to see whether or not they qualify for the play-offs.

Again the two Pretoria sides, Menlopark and Eldoraigne, were victorious and so were Graeme of Grahamstown and Queen's of Queenstown.

Matt Banahan's late try sealed a crucial bonus-point victory for Bath who took a step closer to the Premiership play-offs with a 32-20 win over Worcester Warriors on Saturday.

The Stormers produced their best half of the year to smash a very ordinary Lions team 18-3 at Newlands on Saturday.

The Sharks cemented top spot in the Super Rugby standings with a 19-8 win over the Cheetahs in a scrappy match on Saturday.

The Waratahs' ability to think on their feet is what helped them end a nine-year losing streak against the Bulls.

Itembelihle Comprehensive School became the very first winners of the very first Mzwandile Mali Memorial Rugby Festival Tournament  played at New Brighton Oval when they beat Thamsanqa 59-0 in the Final.

The Waratahs recorded their first Super Rugby win over the Bulls in almost a decade.

Together with some exciting running rugby, the beautiful cloudless day is expected to draw large crowds to the second day of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival on Holy Saturday

The Crusaders put their Super Rugby campaign firmly back on track with a one-point win over the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday.

St John's Holy Saturday fixtures started with  a lively performance from Klein Nederburg, the team from Paarl which is Chester Williams's old school.

This is the last day of the Independent Schools Under-15 Eazster Festoival, played this year at Kingswood College in Grahamstown.

Hurricanes prop John Schwalger has been ruled out of Super Rugby for an indefinite period, after being diagnosed with clots in his lungs.

Defending champions Castres stayed on course for the French Top 14 play-offs.

Mike Brown produced a devastating finish to secure Harlequins a crucial Premiership victory at home to Leicester Tigers.

Glasgow Warriors took a huge step towards booking up their Pro12 play-off spot on Friday.

The six Easter Tournaments go on - three in Johannesburg, one in Botha's Hill, one in Grahamstown and the new one in Port Elizabeth.

Day 2 of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival kicks off on Holy Saturday) with some exciting play expected after interesting results on the first day of the festival.

SA Referees has appointed squads of referees to referee at the Easter Festivals at St John's College and King Edward VII School.

Western Force coach Michael Foley admitted his team was outmuscled in the set pieces and at the breakdown.

There will be a sideshow in Durban on Saturday that could be just as intriguing as the main feature.

Utility back Ulrich Beyers will start at fullback for the Bulls against the Waratahs on Saturday.

The Rebels ended the Western Force's five-match winning streak when they beat them 22-16 in a scrappy arm-wrestle.

The Hurricanes put their campaign back on track with a bonus-point (39-20) win over the Blues on Friday.

All Black Bruce Reihana announced his retirement, after the 38-year-old revealed that his contract with French side Bordeaux Bègles was not being renewed.

The Waratahs will have a not so secret weapon when they host the Bulls in a Super Rugby crunch match in Sydney on Saturday.

With the announcement last week from European Professional Club Rugby confirming the structure of European competition next season, round 20 takes on even more significance.

The key word on Saturday is 'desperate'. Yes, in every one of the day's four Super Rugby encounters there is a desperate team involved.

A new Community Cup champion will be crowned on Monday - after the defending champions, Despatch, were knocked out on Thursday.

The very first day of the very first Mzwandile Mali Memorial Rugby Festival Tournament  took place in Port Elizabeth on Maundy Thursday.

The King Edward VII School's Easter Festival started Day 1 with a close encounter between Eldoraigne of Pretoria and Marlow of Cradock and it ended with a thriller between Menlopark of Pretoria and Grey High of Port Elizabeth.

The 31st Saints Rugby Festival, the daddy of all Easter Festivals, kicked off at St Stithians College in Randburg on Maundy Thursday morning.

The European Rugby Cup, organisers of the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups, has made its match official appointments for the four semifinals.

Kingswood College in lovely Grahamstown is hosting the 13 Under-15 teams taking part in the Under-15 Independent Schools Rugby Festival.

Down on Burger field, looking up the steep koppie to the stone buildings of the great school, the St John's 19th Easter Festival got under way on Thursday morning with a big win for powerful Paarl Boys' High.

The IRFU have announced the appointment of David Nucifora as their performance director and will join up with Ireland on June 1.  

rugby365 brings you all the action from the various Easter schools festivals!

Glorious sunshine followed the rain at Botha's Hill where the Kearsney Easter Festival kicked off on Thursday with a tight match between HTS Middelburg and hosts Kearsney.

New Zealand flyhalf Stephen Brett will join second division leaders Lyon on a two year deal from Bayonne next season.

The Sharks are sitting on the crest of the Super Rugby wave and the driving force behind their success is the Jake White-inspired passion.

Harlequins centre Tim Molenaar insists the players are enjoying being under the spotlight as they hunt down a Premiership play-off spot with just three rounds remaining.

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Tom McCartney has decided to swap Super Rugby for the Pro12 by signing a three-year contract with Irish side Connach

Stormers lock Michael Rhodes is looking forward to facing up against his former Super Rugby team when the Lions visit Newlands on Saturday.

Mils Muliaina has been scheduled to have elbow surgery this week, effectively ruling him out of the remainder of the Super Rugby competition.

Lions coach Johan Ackermann produced a couple of bolters when he named his team to take on the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday.

Injuries have compelled the Force to make six changes with lock Adam Coleman and scrumhalf Ian Prior making their first appearances in the starting line-up.

Alun Wyn Jones, who is set to captain Wales against South Africa, has said he would like to keep his perfect win ratio as captain intact.

Force flank Angus Cottrell said the key to the team's record breaking start to their Super Rugby campaign is defence.

Tavis Knoyle has been suspended for four weeks and Sila Puafisi for one at a Rugby Football Union hearing after the match between Gloucester and Bath. 

Flank Tanerau Latimer will play his 100th game for the Chiefs when they host the Crusaders in Hamilton on Saturday.

Rebels coach Tony McGahan made just one change to the side for their all-Australian Super Rugby derby against the Western Force on Friday.

All Black flyhalf Tom Taylor will start at outside centre when the Crusaders travel to meet the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday.

Forgotten Springbok Tonderai Chavhanga  will make his first Super Rugby appearance for the Sharks when they face the Cheetahs.

Dan Carter has unfinished business at the World Cup.

Will it be a good Friday for the Western Force's fairytale run? Jan de Koning looks at Friday's Super Rugby matches.

Edinburgh coach Alan Solomons will be reunited with former South Africa and Italy mentor Nick Mallet.

The 19th St John's Easter Festival starts on Maundy Thursday.

Defending champions Despatch and Roodepoort will open the 2014 edition of the Community Cup.

The Bulls stood firm in the face of criticism over their persistence with the tactics of playing Jono Ross as the team's openside flank.

One of the loyalest of Dalians has sent us stats of Dale's matches down the years against the three teams they are playing at the Kearsney Easter Festival - Glenwood, Kearsney and Nico Malan.

Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says that after their bye his team has more 'clarity' on what they need to do to turn things around this season.

The Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival has again attracted some of the cream of the country’s rugby-playing schools and is expected to provide some thrilling play between participating teams.

The one leads a group of players, the other leads a Modern Family.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced the fixtures for the Wallabies' 2014 end-of-year tour of Europe. 

The Cheetahs may effectively be out of the Super Rugby play-off race, but they still have a big 'prize' in their sights.

Peter Grant will start at fullback in a revamped backline for the Stormers who face the Lions at Newlands on Saturday.

Waratahs head coach Michael Cheika's SANZAR Judicial Hearing has been postponed to give his legal team a chance to prepare.

Here is you chance to be the coolest dude on the block.

South-African born prop Reggie Goodes will make his first start of the season for the Hurricanes against the Blues in Wellington on Friday.

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has named an unchanged starting line-up for their clash with the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday.  

The return to Super Rugby of Springbok Heinrich Brüssow was confirmed when the Cheetahs named their team to face the Sharks.

Israel Folau will make his long-awaited return when the Waratahs face the Bulls on Saturday in Sydney.

Springbok loose forward Jean Deysel has become the latest in a growing list of Sharks players who will ply their trade in Japan.

Keven Mealamu will start at hooker in one of seven changes to the Blues starting line-up for their clash against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday.

There are three tournaments over the Easter Weekend to which SA Referees have appointed its referees.

For the first time ever there will be an Easter Tournament in a township - not an event for the elite but for the community and it may well be a small beginning but one that could become powerful

There are four big Easter Festivals over the Easter Weekend - three in Johannesburg and one near Durban. And there is a new one in Port Elizabeth, one with a difference, for it is a knock-out tournament with prize money - the Mzwandile Mali Easter Rugby Tournament.

Marlow het Saterdag, 12 April na Uitenhage gereis om rugby te speel teen Hoërskool Die Brandwag. Marlow het met nege spanne gespeel en ses van die wedstryde gewen.

Andrew Mehrtens believes that the future of rugby should grow along provincialism and tribal lines, intending a separation of Australasian rugby from South Africa.

Nervously, four men sat down, after the gathering of lots of information to draw up the first Schools Top 20 of 2014, the 16th year that we have done this.

Johan Ackermann is looking for his team to eliminate the 'soft moments' from their game that have cost them two games.

The sports department's plan for top sporting codes to implement 60-40 quotas favouring black players would be postponed until next year, according to a report.

Premiership battlers Worcester Warriors have signed 22-year-old tighthead prop Nick Schonert from the Cheetahs.  

Allister Coetzee believes the Stormer's gameplan does not need adjusting and in fact, a return to the basics will give them some winning momentum.

Heinrich Brüssow is set to make his Super Rugby return when the Cheetahs travel to Durban to play the Sharks on Saturday.

Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White is yet to decide whether Frans Steyn or Tim Swiel will start at flyhalf against the Cheetahs this weekend.

All Black scrumhalf Piri Weepu will return to action for the Blues against the Waratahs next weekend after recently recovering from a minor stroke.

Highlanders flank TJ Ioane has been ruled out of his team's two-match tour of South Africa due to a calf strain.  

England's leading clubs are determined to challenge the financial rewards on offer in French rugby in a bid to prevent a post-2015 World Cup player drain.

Itembelihle fielded four teams last Saturday, against Humansdorp Sekondêre Skool. There was also a fifth team from Linkside High School.

Muir College of Uitenhage, one of the oldest schools in South Africa, have submitted reports of their matches with Hudson Park High School of East London, Parktown Boys' High of Johannesburg and Union High School of Graaff-Reinet

It's the holy time of Easter and Pesach.

Andries Coetzee has been sent to a surgeon to reassess his knee which may require a clean up, potentially ruling him out for a week or two.

The Stormers will be buoyed by the return of some of their players this week after the bye, none more so than skipper Jean de Villiers.

The Rebels have a few injury concerns ahead of their home match against the Western Force this coming Friday.

Newcastle Falcons have completed the signing of Leicester Tigers hooker Rob Hawkins as the club continues its recruitment drive.

James Coughlan, who captained Munster to their 5-22 defeat at the hands of Glasgow Warriors last Saturday, was left infuriated by the display.

There is another good spread in our famous weekly Super Rugby selection, but it is the Western Force that steals the spotlight.

The Reds go into their bye week with the firm belief that Plan A will get them into the Super Rugby play-offs.

Clyde Rathbone insists he is ready for a Super Rugby recall if required after making a successful comeback from injury on Saturday.

Saterdag 12 April 2014 op ‘n warm herfs dag, pak Cradock en Hangklip mekaar aan in ‘n opwindende en spanningsvolle rugby wedstryd te Queenstown, wat die besoekers 22-10 gewen het.

Ihaia West has been called into the Blues squad to replace the injured Baden Kerr who has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Veteran Leicester Tigers hooker George Chuter has announced his retirement from the game with immediate effect.

Nick Cummins is confident his team's steely new attitude and willingness to work for each other will help them overcome a growing injury toll.

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke will be sweating over the fitness of injured captain Flip van der Merwe and two other players.

Lions coach Johan Ackermann believes his players are not learning and will continue to be on the receiving end.

The Sharks passed an important test when they beat the Lions 25-12 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg at the weekend.

A titanic second-half effort saw Bishops claw their way back to beat desperately unlucky visitors Boland Landbou 29-25 in 36 degree heat on the Piley Rees field on Saturday.

The South African Rugby Union will on Monday get a better idea of the government's new 'adapt or die' transformation policy.

There were some dramatic changes in the rugby365 SuperBru pool.

Saracens survived a late scare to see off Northampton Saints 28-24 and cement their place at the Premiership summit.

Kieran Read remains firm in his believe that the Crusaders are a genuine title contender in 2014, despite their slow start to the season.

In this group of results we gave all the available results of matches between schools, not just the 1st XV results, though it still is the 1st XV which counts most.

Cheetahs captain Adriaan Strauss said his team will have to take a long, hard look at themselves after their latest defeat.

There is a score of 8-3, an old-fashioned score it seems. It must be the Indian Summer, but this week's scores are so high.

The four teams who will contest the Vodacom Cup quarterfinals from the South Section have been decided.

Cardiff Blues revealed a major coup in the signing of New Zealand international forward Jarrad Hoeata.

Racing-Metro's Top 14 title ambitions suffered a big blow on Saturday as their French international hooker Dimitri Szarzewski announced he would not play again this season.

Leicester Tigers announced that Vereniki Goneva has agreed a new contract to extend his stay at the club.

Veteran All Black scrumhalf Piri Weepu will resume training with the Blues, following his health scare and surgery.

Connacht captured a major overseas signing for the 2014/15 season to further strengthen the midfield.

Legendary All Black Brad Thorn's ageing body has broken down for a second time this season.

The ugly public spat between the Waratahs and the ARU over Rugby League convert Israel Folau took another nasty turn.

Western Force coach Michael Foley said his team was "phenomenal" and "showed a lot of character".

The Affies v Klofie rugby battle always attracts a lot of interest. Once again the pavilion and the surrounding grounds were packed with spectators as Waterkloof won 38-21.

Glasgow  inflicted a first Pro12 home defeat of the season on Munster, helping their own play-off hopes in the process with a 22-5 victory at Thomond Park.

George Ford converted a late penalty try to strengthen Bath's hold on an Premiership play-off place with a dramatic victory in a fiery encounter with West Country rivals Gloucester.  

The Sharks scored the only try of the game to beat the Lions 25-12 at Ellis Park and claim top spot on the Super Rugby standings.  

Springbok star Bryan Habana scored a try on his return to action after a three-month absence because of a hamstring injury as Toulon beat Bordeaux-Begles 22-20.  

The Crusaders scored three late tries to pull away from the Cheetahs and secure an ultimately comfortable 52-31 victory in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Twice in one week. It happened in Potchefstroom and now it happened in Stellenbosch as Grey PE came from behind - well behind at 26-0 - to win 27-26 with the last kick of the match.

The Western Force beat the Waratahs 28-16 in Perth on Saturday to extend their record unbeaten Super Rugby run to five matches.  

Head coach Steve Hansen says the All Blacks are determined to figure out why no team has defended the World Cup before they put their title on the line at next year's tournament.

Queensland Rugby has reported a surplus before depreciation of $954,115 for the 2013 financial year, it was announced at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting at Ballymore on Saturday.  

The Chiefs were forced to work hard for their 22-16 victory over a gritty Rebels side at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday.

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika is furious with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) after they ruled that Israel Folau is not fit to face the Force in Perth.

Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths believes the creation of the new Rugby Champions Cup is a "win-win" for the European game.

Dan Biggar kicked 20 points for Ospreys, including a crucial late drop-goal and a vital penalty, to defeat Pro12 leaders Leinster 25-19 and keep their play-off hopes alive.

SACS were due to travel on Saturday to Worcester to play HTS Drostdy. The matches have been cancelled.  

Nick Evans contributed 10 points as Harlequins claimed a bonus-point 12-27 victory over Sale Sharks to leapfrog their opponents and climb to fifth spot in the Premiership.

rugby365 brings you the full and unedited statement of UCT player Kyle Kriel, the man at the centre of the post-match Varsity Cup Final brawl.

There are four famous rugby school in the Cape Peninsula, and two of them play, as they do twice a season, on Saturday -Boys' High and Wynberg Boys' High.

The Cheetahs will be a dangerous side to overcome at home, says Crusaders assistant coach Dave Hewett.

Richard Graham has said his Reds team will need to do something different in the back end of their season if they are to push for a play-off spot.  

Bismarck du Plessis has divided his team's season into manageable divisions in an attempt to control their own destiny in the 2014 season.  

Clermont and Toulon return from European Cup heroics to the week-in, week-out travails of the topsy-turvy Top 14 this weekend.

The ARU stepped in to prevent Rugby League convert and Wallaby star Israel Folau from playing for the Waratahs.

The Brumbies managed to hold on in the face of a fierce second-half onslaught from the Reds to secure a thrilling 23-20 win.

Two of South Africa's top rugby schools, Hoërskool Waterkloof and Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Klofies and Affies, clash in Pretoria on Saturday. Another epic contest is expected.

The Highlanders held out in the face of a strong late charge from the Bulls to secure a 27-20 Super Rugby win in Dunedin on Friday.

Cheetahs lock Rynard Landman has signed a three-year deal with Pro 12 side Newport Gwent Dragons.

Two of South Africa's great schools, Grey founded in 1856 and Paul Roos founded in 1866, enjoy a massive get-together in Stellenbosch this weekend.

The Cheetahs may be second from the bottom on the Super Rugby standings, but they have not given up on reaching the play-offs.

There are only four rounds left in this year's Pro12 and with the play-off zone seeing changes week-by-week, every game becomes vital.

Strap yourself in, the ride is going to be wild. Round Nine's Saturday action is likely to separate the contenders from the pretenders.

European clubs have agreed to launch three new continental tournaments, after almost two years of conflict.

We bring you the five minutes of madness that turned the Varsity Cup Final upside down!

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The Crusaders received a timely boost with confirmation that Kieran Read will captain the side against the Cheetahs.

Waratahs fullback Israel Folau will make his return to Super Rugby against the Western Force on Saturday.

Outside centre Marcel Brache earns his first opportunity in the starting line-up when the Western Force fronts the Waratahs.

Austin Healey has called on England to end the Test exile of Danny Cipriani after the flyhalf was named the Premiership's player of the month.

The top two sides in the Premiership will go head to head this weekend when log-leaders Saracens host Northampton Saints at Allianz Park.

Mark Dodson has denied claims Scott Johnson was rewarded for failure following the national side's miserable 2014 Six Nations campaign.

Rebels coach Tony McGahan has shown faith in his side, following their narrow loss to the Highlanders last Friday.

The University of Cape Town's Varsity Cup win this week has been tainted by allegations of a post-match assault by an Ikey Tigers player.

Lions head coach Johan Ackermann opted for consistency when he named his team to take on the Sharks at Ellis Park on Saturday.

The Bulls were forced into a late change to their backline and bench on Thursday when Akona Ndungane pulled a hamstring during the team's captains run.

Hoërskool Rob Ferreira in White River hosted its second Danie Rossouw Rugby Week, named for the great Springbok forward Danie Rossouw.

Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett will step down from the Super Rugby side when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Johan Ackermann's main pressure of Super Rugby does not come from external factors in the competition, but rather from keeping the fans faithful.

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie made eight changes to his team to play the Rebels in a Super Rugby encounter in Hamilton on Saturday.

Tom Staniforth will make his Super Rugby debut at lock when the Brumbies head to Brisbane to turn the tables on the Reds on Friday.

Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has again opted for consistency, naming an unchanged starting XV to face the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Maverick Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has formally been charged by SANZAR over one of several public rants.

The allure of two veterans and concern about dwindling crowds headline Friday's matches in Super Rugby's Round Nine.

Jan de Koning chatted to Bulls captain Flip van der Merwe about their second match on tour - against the Highlanders on Friday.

The one is a WP &Stormers WP hardman, the other the world's strongest man.

Premier Interschools have announced the 12 matches which they will feature in 2014 and have shown live on SuperSport.

Ulster fullback Jared Payne has been suspended for two weeks, following a disciplinary hearing in Dublin.

The Welsh Rugby Union has been dragged into another public spat, after reports emerged that they want to put another top player on a central contract.

With only two rounds of Vodacom Cup pool action left, no fewer than 13 teams are technically still in contention to reach the quarterfinals.

South African forward Chris Dry will miss the last two rounds of the IRB Sevens World Series, in Glasgow and London.

Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské has showed faith in the team that let a commanding lead slip last week.

The South African Rugby Union commended the Leopards Rugby Union for taking a zero tolerance approach after a recent incident of referee abuse in a club match.

UCT coach Kevin Musikanth said the key to his team's remarkable comeback in the Varsity Cup Final was their commitment to fight to the end no matter what.

There will be a 39-year-old facing off against a 36-year-old in Dunedin on Friday and it is not in an old-crocks club game.

With Aaron Cruden ruled out for up to eight weeks, Gareth Anscombe will be called on to take the reigns at flyhalf for the defending champion Chiefs.

Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen's ongoing neck problems will sideline him for at least another week.

Talented outside back Chris Feauai-Sautia has returned from injury and will start at left wing when the Reds take on the Brumbies in Brisbane on Friday.

The 22nd Hansie Week has just ended at Hoërskool Hans Strijdom in Naboomspruit, this year won by the Rooikatte, the HTS Middelburg 2nd XV which competed against other schools 1st XVs.

Lions coach Johan Ackermann's policy is not to mince words or make excuses but to let players know where they stand.

This year's Community Cup winner will be found in George over the Easter weekend.

Two of the 4 unbeaten sides in the Border will up against each other this weekend. Dale College vs Grens at the CB Jennings in King Williamstown.

The Sharks have had it all their way so far, with a string of home games and byes coming at the right times, but it's now up to them to make it count.

The Brumbies have been boosted by the return of hooker Stephen Moore and loosehead prop Scott Sio for their trip to Brisbane to play the Reds on Friday.

In a tightly congested Australian conference, the Waratahs are aware of the importance of bursting the Western Force's bubble when they meet in their Round Nine Super Rugby derby in Perth on Saturday

Springbok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar is in a race against time to be fit for the June Tests after injuring his AC joint playing for his Irish club Ulster.

The return of World Cup-winning lock Victor Matfield has given the Bulls a 'winning combination' for their second match of tour.

Reds outside back Lachlan Turner will be sidelined for five weeks following surgery to clean up loose cartilage in his ankle.

Springbok veteran Victor Matfield will start at lock for the Bulls in their clash with the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday.  

Sharks flank Marcell Coetzee knows that he has his work cut out to break into the Springbok loose trio this season as competition is 'insane'.