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Chiefs Sam Cane looks on during the round seven Super Rugby match between the Chiefs and the Hurricanes at Waikato Stadium on March 13, 2020 in Hamilton, New Zealand.                                                                 Image: Michael Bradley/Getty Images

‘Nobody’s wearing masks’ – rugby, fans return in New Zealand

More than 20,000 fans witnessed the Otago Highlanders edge a 28-27 thriller against the Waikato Chiefs on Saturday as New Zealand welcomed the return of live sport after the coronavirus. The highest profile sports fixture worldwide since…

Sunwolves’ James Moore is tackled by Crusaders’ Scott Barrett as a hail storm hits during the Super Rugby match. Image: Marty MELVILLE / AFP

Japan’s Sunwolves exit Super Rugby as Australia bid fails

Japan’s Sunwolves bowed out of Super Rugby on Monday as they failed to join an Australian offshoot of the coronavirus-hit tournament. The Sunwolves, who are being kicked out of Super Rugby at the end of the season, said Australian…

Kieran Read of the All Blacks performs the haka during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South Africa Springboks at Westpac Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.                                                                                                                                                        Image: Phil Walter/Getty Images

‘No excuses’ – All Blacks relish Boks World Cup test

Champions New Zealand underwent a punishing first World Cup training session in Japan on Wednesday before promising to come out firing against South Africa in their blockbuster tournament opener. The treble-chasing All Blacks, who face…

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SA reacts to ‘struggling’ expats singing in Setswana in New Zealand

Unathi Nkanjeni A 2010 video of South Africans who emigrated to New Zealand has re-emerged and has been making waves on social media. In it‚ expat South Africans can be seen explaining their reasons for leaving the country and sharing…

TOGETHER WE STAND: We can’t allow bigots to divide us

Where seeds of hate are sown

On March 15, evil came to Christchurch, New Zealand in the form of Bretton Tarrant. This man, an Australian citizen fuelled by hate and racism, went on a rampage at two mosques – the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque – killing 49 innocent…

WARRIORS: South African cricket stars AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien and JP Duminy pictured during the last Proteas match played at Buffalo Park, against the West Indies in 2015.The Proteas take on Bangladesh in a one-day international next week Sunday in East London Picture: GALLO IMAGES

Get your tickets for Proteas clash early

Excitement is beginning to reach fever pitch with the Proteas return to East London for their One-Day International match against Bangladesh just barely over a week away. This will be the Proteas first appearance in East London since…

Francois Hougaard sole casualty of Boks’ 57-0 annihilation by the All Blacks

Scrumhalf Francois Hougaard was the sole casualty of Saturday’s 57-0 Albany annihilation against New Zealand while Raymond Rhule retained his place. Hougaard was dropped from the 30-man Springbok squad that will participate in the two…

PE game against Argentina ‘will be thriller’

BY:George Byron Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan is predicting a thriller in Port Elizabeth against Argentina, saying most games in the Rugby Championship are decided by the narrow margin of 10 points. Van Graan believes the…