Clara Johnson

Bernard van der Linde scored the winning try in the 78th minute as Tuks produced a dramatic comeback to snatch the Varsity Cup final against Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday night. It was Tuks’ fifth title overall, putting the Pretoria university level with Maties, as they become the first-ever team in Varsity Cup history to finish fourth on the league table and go on to win the Varsity Cup title. The 29-23 victory was Tuks’ first win at the Danie Craven Stadium since the 2013 Varsity Cup final. It was an incredibly heroic second-half effort from the visitors, who for so long in the match were deprived of any meaningful territory and possession as they were bossed in the collisions and scrums. Maties will rue not making more of their opportunities, particularly at the start of the second half, when they were camped on Tuks’ tryline. The home side looked set to be cruising to a comfortable victory as flyhalf Nevaldo Fleurs had a perfect night off the kicking tee, slotting all six

Bernard van der Linde scored the winning try in the 78th minute as Tuks produced a dramatic comeback to snatch the Varsity Cup final against Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday night. It was Tuks’ fifth title overall, putting the Pretoria university level with Maties, as they become the first-ever team in Varsity Cup history to finish fourth on the league table and go on to win the Varsity Cup title. The 29-23 victory was Tuks’ first win at the Danie Craven Stadium since the 2013 Varsity Cup final. It was an incredibly heroic second-half effort from the visitors, who for so long in the match were deprived of any meaningful territory and possession as they were bossed in the collisions and scrums. Maties will rue not making more of their opportunities, particularly at the start of the second half, when they were camped on Tuks’ tryline. The home side looked set to be cruising to a comfortable victory as flyhalf Nevaldo Fleurs had a perfect night off the kicking tee, slotting all six

Clontarf captain Matt D’Arcy says the support his side has received in their Energia All-Ireland League campaign to date has been phenomenal. The club will be hoping to rally the crowd once more this Sunday when they take on Terenure College RFC in the Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division Final. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE #ENERGIAAIL FINAL TICKETS Adult tickets are €10 each and Under-18s go free – an Under-18 ticket must be purchased with an adult ticket. Under-18s attending require adult supervision. Any request for disabled access tickets should be  emailed here. “It’s great to see people out supporting their local rugby club,” the Dubliner told Irish Rugby TV after beating Cork Con in the semi-final. “We knew it was going to be a very tough match. Cork Con are always a great cup side. We managed to get a good performance so we’re absolutely delighted. “It was a great day out and a great game of rugby. The club did a great job at promoting it. We had the minis out at half tim

Clontarf captain Matt D’Arcy says the support his side has received in their Energia All-Ireland League campaign to date has been phenomenal. The club will be hoping to rally the crowd once more this Sunday when they take on Terenure College RFC in the Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division Final. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE #ENERGIAAIL FINAL TICKETS Adult tickets are €10 each and Under-18s go free – an Under-18 ticket must be purchased with an adult ticket. Under-18s attending require adult supervision. Any request for disabled access tickets should be  emailed here. “It’s great to see people out supporting their local rugby club,” the Dubliner told Irish Rugby TV after beating Cork Con in the semi-final. “We knew it was going to be a very tough match. Cork Con are always a great cup side. We managed to get a good performance so we’re absolutely delighted. “It was a great day out and a great game of rugby. The club did a great job at promoting it. We had the minis out at half tim

The Blues extended their lead at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific table, outlasting the Fijian Drua on Saturday in the competition’s ‘Super Round’ in Melbourne. Super Rugby: Blues stay top, Kiwis denied clean sweep The Brumbies became the first Australian team to take a New Zealand scalp in the competition, holding off the Highlanders at AAMI Park on Sunday. The Crusaders flexed their muscles to cast aside the Rebels in the Victorian capital. The Hurricanes held the Reds scoreless in the second half to earn an impressive victory. An early red and yellow card to the Waratahs proved decisive in a tryfest on Friday, as the Chiefs kicked off the weekend’s action with a strong win. The post ICYMI: Blues open gap on chasing pack appeared first on SA Rugby magazine . The post ICYMI: Blues open gap on chasing pack appeared first on Rugby Daily News . source https://rugbystream.us/icymi-blues-open-gap-on-chasing-pack/

Here’s a wrap of all the action involving South African players in the UK, Ireland, France and Japan, including Andre Esterhuizen’s last-gasp winner for Harlequins in the English Premiership. Vodacom United Rugby Championship Damian de Allende  turned in another excellent midfield performance to help Munster claim a crucial 24-17 away win against Irish rivals Ulster. Lock duo  Jason Jenkins  and  Jean Kleyn  also started for Munster, who had  Chris Cloete  on the bench. Hookers  Rob Herring  and  Bradley Roberts  played for Ulster. Jaco van der Walt  kicked the winning penalty three minutes from fulltime to steer Edinburgh to a hard-fought 29-26 victory over Zebre Parma.  Pierre Schoeman  scored one of Edinburgh’s four tries, three of which were converted by Van der Walt.  Erich Cronje  started at outside centre for Zebre. Premiership Wasps powered to a 41-12 win over Worcester Warriors as Gabriel Oghre crossed twice in the second half.  Francois Venter  and scrumhalf  Gareth Si

Here’s a wrap of all the action involving South African players in the UK, Ireland, France and Japan, including Andre Esterhuizen’s last-gasp winner for Harlequins in the English Premiership. Vodacom United Rugby Championship Damian de Allende  turned in another excellent midfield performance to help Munster claim a crucial 24-17 away win against Irish rivals Ulster. Lock duo  Jason Jenkins  and  Jean Kleyn  also started for Munster, who had  Chris Cloete  on the bench. Hookers  Rob Herring  and  Bradley Roberts  played for Ulster. Jaco van der Walt  kicked the winning penalty three minutes from fulltime to steer Edinburgh to a hard-fought 29-26 victory over Zebre Parma.  Pierre Schoeman  scored one of Edinburgh’s four tries, three of which were converted by Van der Walt.  Erich Cronje  started at outside centre for Zebre. Premiership Wasps powered to a 41-12 win over Worcester Warriors as Gabriel Oghre crossed twice in the second half.  Francois Venter  and scrumhalf  Gareth Si

The penultimate weekend of the Energia All-Ireland League season threw up some huge results. 10 teams have kept their ambitions for silverware alive, 10 teams have taken their survival hopes to the wire and team teams have seen their AIL season come to a close. There are nine season defining games next Saturday April 30th before the big one at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday May 1st – the Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division final between Clontarf and Terenure College CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE #ENERGIAAIL FINAL TICKETS Adult tickets are €10 each and Under-18s go free – an Under-18 ticket must be purchased with an adult ticket. Under-18s attending require adult supervision. Any request for disabled access tickets should be  emailed here. To whet the appetite, watch the video highlights below. ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: MEN’S DIVISIONS HIGHLIGHTS: Saturday, April 23 DIVISION 1A SEMI-FINALS: CLONTARF 29 CORK CONSTITUTION 13,  Castle Avenue Scorers: Clontarf: Tries: Michael Courtney

The penultimate weekend of the Energia All-Ireland League season threw up some huge results. 10 teams have kept their ambitions for silverware alive, 10 teams have taken their survival hopes to the wire and team teams have seen their AIL season come to a close. There are nine season defining games next Saturday April 30th before the big one at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday May 1st – the Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division final between Clontarf and Terenure College CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE #ENERGIAAIL FINAL TICKETS Adult tickets are €10 each and Under-18s go free – an Under-18 ticket must be purchased with an adult ticket. Under-18s attending require adult supervision. Any request for disabled access tickets should be  emailed here. To whet the appetite, watch the video highlights below. ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: MEN’S DIVISIONS HIGHLIGHTS: Saturday, April 23 DIVISION 1A SEMI-FINALS: CLONTARF 29 CORK CONSTITUTION 13,  Castle Avenue Scorers: Clontarf: Tries: Michael Courtney

Leo Cullen says South African teams have the luxury of “recharging their batteries” while the Europeans battle in two competitions simultaneously. Cullen was speaking after a second-string Leinster lost 28-23 to the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday night –  eight days after knocking Irish rivals Connacht out of the Champions Cup. Leinster have taken flak for sending a ‘B’ side to SA, and Cullen’s men will next face the Stormers on Saturday, the Capetonians now second in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship behind the Irish after Friday’s win over Glasgow Warriors.  SA teams will in 2022-23 for the first time compete in the Champions and Challenge Cups, which runs concurrently with the URC. Watch: Why Sharks must punish second-rate Leinster Following Saturday’s defeat in Durban, Cullen told Leinster Rugby TV : “There’s plenty going in the head-to-head [clashes], and I’m glad we’re a little further up the table in terms of that buffer we have. “You can just see how closely the

Leo Cullen says South African teams have the luxury of “recharging their batteries” while the Europeans battle in two competitions simultaneously. Cullen was speaking after a second-string Leinster lost 28-23 to the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday night –  eight days after knocking Irish rivals Connacht out of the Champions Cup. Leinster have taken flak for sending a ‘B’ side to SA, and Cullen’s men will next face the Stormers on Saturday, the Capetonians now second in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship behind the Irish after Friday’s win over Glasgow Warriors.  SA teams will in 2022-23 for the first time compete in the Champions and Challenge Cups, which runs concurrently with the URC. Watch: Why Sharks must punish second-rate Leinster Following Saturday’s defeat in Durban, Cullen told Leinster Rugby TV : “There’s plenty going in the head-to-head [clashes], and I’m glad we’re a little further up the table in terms of that buffer we have. “You can just see how closely the

The Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division 1A final next Sunday  will be an all-Dublin affair after Terenure College reached the decider for the first time, while table toppers Clontarf ended Cork Constitution’s reign as champions. Energia All-Ireland League: Play-Off Results Round-Up CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE #ENERGIAAIL FINAL TICKETS Adult tickets are €10 each and Under-18s go free – an Under-18 ticket must be purchased with an adult ticket. Under-18s attending require adult supervision. Any request for disabled access tickets should be  emailed here. Five Caolan Dooley penalties and a 76th-minute try from full-back Adam La Grue proved enough for Terenure College, who edged out Lansdowne 20-18 in a cagey semi-final at Lakelands Park. Lansdowne had a chance to take the game into extra-time, but Ireland Under-20 out-half Charlie Tector missed the conversion from the left after Sean Galvin’s try had given the visitors late hope. The game doubled up as the Leinster Senior Cu

The Sharks were made to toil in the Durban rain to claim a vital bonus-point victory over a second-string Leinster side at Kings Park on Saturday night. Phepsi Buthelezi scored the decisive try for the Sharks in the second half to give the home side a hard-fought 28-23 victory after they trailed 14-17 at the break. The result moved the Sharks above Glasgow Warriors into fifth place on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log, keeping up their hopes of both making it into the playoffs and qualifying for the European Champions Cup. The Sharks also trail the Stormers by one point in the race to top the South African Shield, which would guarantee qualification into Europe. However, it was far from straightforward against log-leaders Leinster, who fielded a couple of debutants as they were without the likes of Ireland internationals Johnny Sexton and James Lowe. The Sharks dominated territory and possession for much of the contest, but were let down by some shoddy cleaning at the brea

The Sharks were made to toil in the Durban rain to claim a vital bonus-point victory over a second-string Leinster side at Kings Park on Saturday night. Phepsi Buthelezi scored the decisive try for the Sharks in the second half to give the home side a hard-fought 28-23 victory after they trailed 14-17 at the break. The result moved the Sharks above Glasgow Warriors into fifth place on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log, keeping up their hopes of both making it into the playoffs and qualifying for the European Champions Cup. The Sharks also trail the Stormers by one point in the race to top the South African Shield, which would guarantee qualification into Europe. However, it was far from straightforward against log-leaders Leinster, who fielded a couple of debutants as they were without the likes of Ireland internationals Johnny Sexton and James Lowe. The Sharks dominated territory and possession for much of the contest, but were let down by some shoddy cleaning at the brea

It was a busy day on the intepro front with action for Junior Men, U18 Girls 7s and U16 Girls 7s. The IRFU High Performance Centre was the venue for 7s action with U16 Girls taking part for the first time and the U18 Girls making a welcome return. Each province entered two teams in both grades. They return to the HPC on Saturday April 30th for the deciding round of games. Elsewhere there were Round 1 games in the IRFU Interprovincial Junior Men’s Interprovincial Series. Saturday April 23rd 2022 IRFU Junior Men’s Interprovincial Series 2022 – Round 1 MUNSTER JUNIOR MEN 17 CONNACHT JUNIOR MEN 19 , Killarney RFC Scorers: Connacht Junior Men: Tries: Aidan Leech, Mark Purcell, Marty Connelly; Con: Shane Purcell 2 Munster Junior Men: Tries: Keenan Stephenson, Kevin Kinnane; Con: Tadgh Bennett 2; Pen: Shane Airey HT: Munster Junior Men 14 Connacht Junior Men 7 ULSTER JUNIOR MEN 21 LEINSTER JUNIOR MEN 10 , Carrickfergus RFC Scorers: Ulster Junior Men: Scott Martin 2, Paul Armstrong;

It was a busy day on the intepro front with action for Junior Men, U18 Girls 7s and U16 Girls 7s. The IRFU High Performance Centre was the venue for 7s action with U16 Girls taking part for the first time and the U18 Girls making a welcome return. Each province entered two teams in both grades. They return to the HPC on Saturday April 30th for the deciding round of games. Elsewhere there were Round 1 games in the IRFU Interprovincial Junior Men’s Interprovincial Series. Saturday April 23rd 2022 IRFU Junior Men’s Interprovincial Series 2022 – Round 1 MUNSTER JUNIOR MEN 17 CONNACHT JUNIOR MEN 19 , Killarney RFC Scorers: Connacht Junior Men: Tries: Aidan Leech, Mark Purcell, Marty Connelly; Con: Shane Purcell 2 Munster Junior Men: Tries: Keenan Stephenson, Kevin Kinnane; Con: Tadgh Bennett 2; Pen: Shane Airey HT: Munster Junior Men 14 Connacht Junior Men 7 ULSTER JUNIOR MEN 21 LEINSTER JUNIOR MEN 10 , Carrickfergus RFC Scorers: Ulster Junior Men: Scott Martin 2, Paul Armstrong;

Follow the live action as the Sharks host Leinster in a Vodacom URC clash at Kings Park.                                       Tweets by SharksRugby Tweets by SARugbymag The post LIVE: Sharks vs Leinster appeared first on SA Rugby magazine . The post LIVE: Sharks vs Leinster appeared first on Rugby Daily News . source https://rugbystream.us/live-sharks-vs-leinster/

Terenure College are through to their first ever Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A final where they will meet table toppers Clontarf. Elsewhere, either Naas or Shannon will be promoted to the top flight after their nail-biting semi-final victories. ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: MEN’S DIVISIONS RESULTS: Saturday, April 23 DIVISION 1A SEMI-FINALS: CLONTARF 29 CORK CONSTITUTION 13, Castle Avenue Scorers: Clontarf: Tries: Michael Courtney, Cian O’Donoghue 2, Tadhg Bird, Dylan Donnellan; Cons: Conor Kelly 2 Cork Constitution: Try: John Forde; Con: Aidan Moynihan; Pens: Aidan Moynihan 2 HT: Clontarf 15 Cork Constitution 13 CLONTARF: Tadhg Bird; Michael Brown, Michael Courtney, Matt D’Arcy (capt), Cian O’Donoghue; Conor Kelly, Angus Lloyd; Ivan Soroka, Dylan Donnellan, Ben Griffin, Fionn Gilbert, Michael Kearney, Cormac Daly, Adrian D’Arcy, Tony Ryan. Replacements: Cathal O’Flynn, JP Phelan, Darragh Bolger, Andrew Feeney, Andrew Smith, Max Kearney, Ed Kelly, Conor Kearns. CORK

Another telling contribution from Evan Roos in an important Stormers victory appears to finally have caught the eye of Rassie Erasmus. The rampaging Stormers No 8 powered over for a try in the final minute of a 32-7 bonus-point victory against Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Friday night. It capped off an eye-catching performance from 22-year-old Roos as John Dobson’s men stormed into second place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Roos is what Rassie is looking for Roos has been in red-hot form in 2022, yet was controversially overlooked by Jacques Nienaber for the first of two recent national alignment camps, the Springbok coach explaining his omission on the basis of experience and the limited Tests remaining before the world champions set off to defend their title at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Bok selectors give form players the cold shoulder The snub sparked a debate over the merits of the loose-forward options available to the Boks, and the case for Roos’

Another telling contribution from Evan Roos in an important Stormers victory appears to finally have caught the eye of Rassie Erasmus. The rampaging Stormers No 8 powered over for a try in the final minute of a 32-7 bonus-point victory against Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Friday night. It capped off an eye-catching performance from 22-year-old Roos as John Dobson’s men stormed into second place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Roos is what Rassie is looking for Roos has been in red-hot form in 2022, yet was controversially overlooked by Jacques Nienaber for the first of two recent national alignment camps, the Springbok coach explaining his omission on the basis of experience and the limited Tests remaining before the world champions set off to defend their title at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Bok selectors give form players the cold shoulder The snub sparked a debate over the merits of the loose-forward options available to the Boks, and the case for Roos’

Warrick Gelant made a telling second-half impact to steer the Stormers to a vital bonus-point victory over the Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Friday night. In his first match in nearly a month, having last played against Ulster on 26 March, Gelant came off the bench and delivered a sensational second-half performance as the Stormers claimed a 32-7 win to fortify their claim on a place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs. The result puts the Stormers 14 points clear of ninth-placed Scarlets, who have three games left to play, including a home game against the Cape side in the final round of the tournament. The Springbok coaching staff would certainly have taken note of the Stormers’ fullbacks as it was Damian Willemse who ran the show in the first half, grabbing a try-assist and slotting a beautifully weighted 50/22 kick. While plenty was made of Oli Kebble’s return to Cape Town, the Scotland-capped prop was given a rude welcome in the scrum by Frans Malherbe, who t