Injury doubts Aphiwe Dyantyi and Cyle Brink have been passed fit to travel with the Lions for the Super Rugby final against the Crusaders this Saturday.
After scoring a superb solo try, winger Dyantyi did not return to the field after half-time in a 44-26 semi-finals triumph over the Waratahs in Johannesburg last Saturday.
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South Africa go into the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla a much happier side, having registered their first win against the hosts in the series opener.
A strong bowling effort, led by Kagiso Rabada upfront, who was ably supported by the left-arm wrist spin of Tabraiz Shamsi, saw the batsmen with not much of a target to chase.
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Bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi starred on Sunday in South Africa’s five-wicket hammering of Sri Lanka in the first one-day international, some consolation for a disappointing tour.
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The Proteas dismal showing in Sri Lanka has seen several players drop in the ICC Test Rankings, while Keshav Maharaj moved the opposite direction as he cracked the top 20 for the first time in his career.
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The Lions managed to secure a home Super Rugby semi-final for the third successive year after defeating the Jaguares 40-23 in Johannesburg last Saturday. This time the Lions will take on the Waratahs in this weekend’s semi-final showdown.
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The pride of South Africa are at it again at the Sevens World Cup, as the Blitzboks brushed Scotland aside during their quarter-final encounter.
They stormed to a 36-5 win in San Francisco, setting up a semi-final clash with England on Sunday night. This will be their first meeting with the English since they claimed the Rugby Sevens Series title back in June, defeating them in a dramatic final-day finish.
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A Russian delegation is due to come to South Africa to work out a more detailed resettlement plan with the Boer community. The first families of Boers, descendants of Dutch, French and German settlers in South Africa, could soon be moving to Russia to escape farm murders, anti-white racism and rising violence against farmers. An estimated 15,000 Boers want to leave South Africa and become farmers in Russia.
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