Liam Del Carme Sports reporter

Liam Del Carme has been a sports writer for more than 25 years. He specialises in rugby but also writes about cricket, tennis and golf for the Sunday Times.

Liam Del Carme Sports reporter
Sharks suffer Eben Etzebeth blow for crunch Bulls URC clash

The Sharks will go into battle without their Springbok talisman Eben Etzebeth in their second row for Saturday's United Rugby Championship semifinal ...

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Lions to stick to battered script

The Lions are unlikely to depart significantly from the path they've trodden in the United Rugby Championship over the last four barren seasons.

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Boks' popularity put to the test

Becoming Rugby World Cup champions and maintaining that status comes at a price. Springbok fans are increasingly having to deal with that reality as ...

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Tickets, please: watching the Springboks has become a box office event

Buckle up, because the Boks are big bucks business

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Former All Blacks captain Cane in Barbarians squad to take on Boks

The last time Sam Cane captained a team against the Springboks, he was left with bitter disappointment.

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URC to kick off with blue-chip bash between Stormers and Leinster

Next season's United Rugby Championship kicks off on September 26 with a blue-chip fixture between the Stormers and Leinster in Cape Town.

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Bulls and Sharks on URC semifinal collision course

Before they can commence hostilities, they have potentially awkward home quarterfinal clashes.

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Courageous Cornal Hendricks could 'light the fire'

He had enjoyed a six-year stint at the Bulls where he helped them to consecutive Currie Cup titles and the Super Rugby Unlocked trophy.

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Wessels's stock on the rise

It was always Jan-Hendrik Wessels' dream to play rugby. Even now the frontranker dreamily appears to be having a ball as if running around his family ...

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Bulls slay Dragons in URC clash

It started off poignant but in the end it was the Bulls' poise and power that helped them down the Dragons 55-15 in their United Rugby Championship ...