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Leyds on Hong Kong history, Player of the Final, and keeping the hunger alive
Leyds reflects on breaking Hong Kong's 50-year hoodoo, sharing credit with Davids and flagging internal squad competition as the key to sustaining their World Championship push.
PJ Botha's 100-cap milestone puts Lions' quiet enforcer in deserved focus
PJ Botha is set to earn his 100th Lions cap against Connacht at Ellis Park, with assistant coach Julian Redelinghuys making the case that his unflashy consistency has been central to everything the franchise has built.
Coetzee's 73rd captaincy edges him past Bulls legends — and he's not done yet
Marcell Coetzee's 73rd Bulls captaincy this weekend edges him past Anton Leonard into the franchise's all-time top five — and Ackermann believes he's only getting better.
Dweba keeping Bok flame alive from Sandy Park
Dweba is six caps deep and two years out of the Bok setup, but he's not done — and Exeter's track record of reviving international careers gives his ambitions some credibility.
Glasgow bring full firepower to Cape Town after Lions humbling
Glasgow are bringing their strongest side to Cape Town on Saturday, treating the Stormers fixture as a statement game after their loss to the Lions.
Lions face make-or-break Irish triple-header to close out URC regular season
The Lions wrap up their URC regular season against three Irish sides, and the piece examines how the squad is framing the challenge as they push for playoff position.
Coetzee's 73rd captaincy puts him fifth on the Bulls' all-time list — and he's not done yet
Coetzee's 73rd Bulls captaincy puts him fifth on the all-time list, and Ackermann's effusive praise after the Dragons win makes clear he's not just a figurehead — he's the squad's on-field compass.
Lions scent a URC finals run — and the belief inside the camp backs it up
The Lions are fourth on the URC log and daring to dream bigger — scrum coach Julian Redelinghuys explains why this squad is built differently and what it will take to turn a remarkable regular season into a deep playoff run.
Glasgow arriving at full strength — and Cape Town Stadium is the Stormers' fortress
Glasgow are bringing their A-team to Cape Town after a heavy rotation cost them in Joburg, with Steyn, Hastings and others returning for a top-of-the-table URC clash the Warriors see as pivotal to securing home play-offs.
Lions scrum coach: 'All the possibilities' exist for a URC final run
Sitting fourth on the URC log, the Lions camp genuinely believes they can go all the way — and scrum coach Julian Redelinghuys explains why that's not just noise.
Burger warns Stormers: Willemse is wasted on the wing
Schalk Burger believes the Stormers are wasting Damian Willemse on the wing — a position that blunts rather than showcases what he brings to a team.
Stormers' Connacht gift hands Glasgow the power — but Cape Town won't settle the log
The Stormers' Connacht capitulation has made Saturday's home clash with Glasgow a must-win, but Rich argues the log won't be settled in Cape Town — Leinster's resurgence and Ulster's remaining fixtures mean the race stays wide open.
Shimmy slams Morgan's hit on Hooker as weekend's ugliest moment
Hanyani Shimange pulls no punches, labelling Luke Morgan's late hit on Ethan Hooker the ugliest moment of the weekend and offering a front-ranker's perspective on why it crossed the line.
Glasgow's Forrest sounds the alarm ahead of Stormers showdown
Scott Forrest warns Glasgow must overcome recent stumbles as the Stormers arrive in sharp form for a high-stakes URC table-topper.
Stormers' Connacht gift complicates top-spot hunt as Glasgow bogey looms in Cape Town
The Stormers' failure to close out Connacht at home has turned what should have been a log-leading position into a must-win clash against their bogey team Glasgow — and even a win may not be enough to go top.
Burger sounds the alarm: Willemse at wing is costing the Stormers
Schalk Burger argues Willemse is being wasted on the wing and breaks down the individual errors that cost the Stormers against Connacht — with a tough run-in ahead including Glasgow in now-unfavourable Cape Town conditions.
Pietersen's Sharks must use the final URC rounds to start building next season's team
With quarterfinal hopes effectively gone, the piece argues Pietersen should use the Sharks' final URC rounds to begin a genuine rebuild — backing youth, resolving the flyhalf question, and making hard calls on underperforming seniors.
Sharks' URC Campaign Is a Write-Off — Now Comes the Hard Part for Pietersen
The Sharks' URC season is effectively over — the piece argues Pietersen should treat the remaining fixtures as pre-season, with squad depth, emerging youth, and some uncomfortable senior selection calls all demanding answers.
The Lions are no longer crying wolf — and it's time to take them seriously
Bester argues the Lions' resurgence is real and structurally sound — not another false dawn — and that continued scepticism is now outdated rather than justified.
Snyman flags Glasgow clash as make-or-break for Stormers' URC top-spot push
Dawie Snyman has flagged Saturday's clash against Glasgow Warriors as a defining moment in the Stormers' push for a top-spot URC finish — making it a must-watch for anyone following the Cape side's title credentials.