Defending champions South Africa beat a hard-hitting Tonga 49-18 in Marseille on Sunday to bag a crucial bonus-point victory that leaves them atop Pool B and with one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals. The Springboks now have 15 points from their four matches, but the pool winners and runners-up who advance to the quarter-finals...
Flyhalf Handre Pollard, back from injury and called up to the South Africa World Cup squad last week, will start for the Springboks in their final pool game against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday. It will be Pollard’s first Bok appearance since playing against Australia in Adelaide before injury forced him out of the subsequent...
Bokke ‘hou kop omhoog’, maar Tonga wag Rugby: Die Springbokafrigter Jacques Nienaber en kaptein Siya Kolisi sê hulle hou kop omhoog en fokus nou al hulle energie op hierdie week se kragmeting met Tonga. Hulle reaksie volg op die Bokke se Wêreldbeker Groep B-wedstryd in Stade de France in Parys, waar hulle met 13-8 verloor...
Rugby: Tonga se senter ook in sop oor duikslag Rugby: Die voormalige All Black-senter, George Moala, sal nie vir Tonga kan uitdraf in die Wêreldbeker-groepwedstryd teen die Springbokke nie, nadat sy appèl teen ‘n skorsing van vyf wedstryde van die hand gewys is. Hy is geskors oor ‘n gevaarlike duikslag in ‘n wedstryd teen Kanada...
Netbal: Proteas pak Uganda ná sege oor Tonga Netbal: Die Proteas se ster, Elmeré van der Berg, is as speler van die wedstryd aangewys na Suid-Afrika se oorwinning van 72-46 teen Tonga in hul Wêreldbeker-uitspeelwedstryd Vrydagaand in Kaapstad. Van der Berg het met 51 van haar 54 doelskote geslaag, wat ‘n sukseskoers van 94 persent...
Hosts South Africa had the vocal home crowd on the edge of their seats as they just managed to pip Uganda by two goals to secure third spot in Group G. In the other match of the evening, fellow Africans Malawi held on for victory against Tonga to make sure of third place in Group...
Hosts South Africa were handed their first loss of the Netball World Cup 2023 in Cape Town on Sunday, as Jamaica secured top spot in Group C. England topped Group B with victory over Scotland while Uganda and Tonga also recorded victories to ensure their progress to the second round of the preliminaries which starts...