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Super Rugby Week 12 produced close games for all of the South African teams, with one draw, one victory and one loss. Super Rugby Week 12 Crusaders 21 Cell C Sharks 21 Crusaders – Tries: Cody Taylor, Jack Goodhue and Mitch Hunt Conversions: Mitch Hunt 3 Cell C Sharks – Penalties: Curwin Bosch 7 The Sharks were […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Week 10 featured home wins for the Sharks and Bulls as well as an important away win in Sydney for the Lions. Super Rugby Week 10 This week, we witnessed a very impressive away performance by the Lions, a decent home win by the Bulls and a concerning slug-fest between the Sharks and […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Week 3 saw the DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks deliver disappointing results, while the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions presented an entertaining though mostly one-sided affair. Super Rugby Week 3 This week saw all four of the South African franchises in action, with the Cell C Sharks enjoying the bye last weekend. […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Round 16 was preceded by the announcement that the Toyota Cheetahs and Southern Kings would be dropped from Super Rugby. Super Rugby Round 16: The African Conferences In a largely expected announcement on Friday, the Cheetahs and Kings were said to have reached “amicable” agreements with the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The […] READ MORE
In just a few weeks time, for all rugby fans, players, coaches and pundits alike, it’s that time of the year again when they anticipate more of the best tries. Stunning offloads and hard-bashing tackles that come to mind when you think Southern Hemisphere rugby. Which can mean only one thing… Super Rugby is back! READ MORE
Portuguese rugby player and writer who loves to "scribble" in Planeta Desportivo. From then on Francisco got the pleasure to talk to Eddie Jones, Stuart Hogg and many others. With a masters degree in History, working as a Consultant, rugby and sports are my main passion. Now contributing for Last Word on Sports, you can also read some other works on Fair Play, Portal do Rugby and Rugby World Magazine.