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Ivan van Rooyen

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen focusing on the silver lining of Sharks loss

The Lions were close, but ultimately not close enough to secure back-to-back wins against the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.

Sharks

URC: John Plumtree reflects on Sharks' Shield win

Sharks coach John Plumtree reflected on their gutsy 25-22 win over the Lions which secured them conference honours in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.

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URC: Siya Kolisi stars to help Sharks narrowly beat the Lions

The Sharks maintained their position in the top-four of the United Rugby Championship (URC) standings after a narrow 25-22 victory against the Lions at Kings Park on Saturday.

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Injuries force two changes to Lions team to face Sharks

The Lions side that defeated the Sharks last week has been forced to shuffle their forward pack ahead of their United Rugby Championship rematch on Saturday.

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Sharks ready to right the wrongs of last weeks' blunder against the Lions

Sharks winger Yaw Penxe is eager to make amends for their disappointing United Rugby Championship loss at the hands of the Lions last weekend.

Jurie Matthee

John Dobson hails Stormers' 'underrated' rookie after Bulls victory

After the Stormers secured a crucial 19-16 win over the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, director of rugby John Dobson specifically commended rookie fly-half Jurie Matthee for his standout performance.