The Vodacom Bulls have officially fired a massive warning shot to their rivals, confirming a high-profile recruitment drive aimed at fortifying their squad for the next three seasons. In a consolidated announcement on Monday, the Pretoria-based franchise confirmed the acquisition of several top-tier talents and rising stars, following what the franchise described as a rigorous scouting and assessment process to bolster key positions. The headline acquisition is former Springb

Neethling Fouché. Openfield When Neethling Fouché and every other DHL Stormers player opened the door to their hotel room in Belfast last week, on their beds there was a letter waiting for each of them. The letter was from their Irish hosts Ulster before their Vodacom United Rugby Championship league game last weekend, which ended in a 38-38 draw. “It was a letter showing sympathy for our loss of uncle Chippie (Solomon – their late team manager) with some photos of him. It sh

Lucas Herbert started the week at Maaden LIV Golf Virginia 2026 battling the flu. The 30-year-old Australian ended it with an impressive wire-to-wire victory and his first LIV Golf individual trophy. The Ripper GC star shot a final-round 3-under 69 to hold off Fireballs GC Captain Sergio Garcia, winning by four shots at 24-under at Trump National Washington, D.C. Garcia had closed the gap to a single stroke early on the back nine but Herbert responded to the pressure with a t

FBC Zim Open champion Altin van der Merwe with Thomas Abt, Commissioner of the Sunshine Tour, and the leading amateur, Andries van der Vyver. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour South African golfers dominated around the world this past weekend in a true representation of the Sunshine Tour’s statement that “Greatness Begins Here”. In one of the country's most impressive collective performances in one weekend, South African professionals won on three different tours. In Spain, Yurav Pre

All the blood, sweat, and tears. The injury woes of 2025. The not knowing if he’d ever return to the top step again. Now though, he's done exactly that. Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing), for the first time since the 2024 Indonesian Grand Prix, emerged victorious on Sunday in Le Mans with a ridiculously impressive ride that saw the #89 reel in and overtake teammate Marco Bezzecchi in the closing stages. It was a day to remember for Aprilia because not only did they lock out the t

The United Rugby Championship Play-Off race is going down to the final weekend of the regular season with five teams fighting it out for four spots. Leinster Rugby and the Vodacom Bulls have now joined Glasgow Warriors and the DHL Stormers in booking their places in the knock-out stage. That leaves the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions, Munster Rugby, Cardiff Rugby, Ulster Rugby and Connacht Rugby competing for the four remaining spots with just four points separating the five of th