Craig Lewis

Cape Town

Sports Journalist at The South African

Editor at The South African

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Articles

Springboks: Major injury worry emerges

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

The Springboks will soon get their season under way with a ‘warm-up’ fixture of sorts against the Barbarians on 28 June, followed by the July Tests against Italy and Georgia. With Elrigh Louw injured and Jasper Wiese having missed much of the domestic season due to injury, there was already some debate over the depth and options at No 8.
What time is kick off for the Bulls' URC final?

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

The Bulls will now travel to Ireland where they will line up against Leinster in the URC Grand Final next Saturday, 14 June, after the two top-ranked teams defeated the Sharks and Glasgow Warriors respectively in a gripping semi-final round on Saturday. The spectacle – the Bulls’ third appearance in the final in four seasons – will play out at Croke Park in what will mark Leinster’s first final since the 2020/21 season, with the match kicking off at 18:00 (SA time).
LIVE SCORING: Bulls v Sharks URC semi-final

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

There will be no shortage of motivation in both the Bulls and Sharks camps, as the men from Pretoria hunt their third final berth in four seasons and try to prove to their fans that they can correct the wrongs of the last few years (in which they suffered defeats in two URC finals). Meanwhile, the Sharks will be determined to continue making history by advancing to their first Grand Final.
RECAP: Bulls power past Sharks and into URC final

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

There will be no shortage of motivation in both the Bulls and Sharks camps, as the men from Pretoria hunt their third final berth in four seasons and try to prove to their fans that they can correct the wrongs of the last few years (in which they suffered defeats in two URC finals). Meanwhile, the Sharks will be determined to continue making history by advancing to their first Grand Final.
Bulls v Sharks: Teams, kick-off time for URC semi-final

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

The highly anticipated all-South African URC semi-final – which marks the Bulls’ second successive URC home semi-final, and the first time ever that the Sharks vie for a place in the top two – will kick off at Loftus Versfeld at 18:15 on Saturday. Both coaches named sides loaded with Springboks, which will set the scene for a nail-biting encounter.
Kaizer Chiefs offered Orlando Pirates player - report

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

Orlando Pirates star Thabiso Monyane. Image: BackpagePix In a rare move between Soweto rivals, Kaizer Chiefs have been offered the opportunity to sign an Orlando Pirates defender as a ‘free agent’. Orlando Pirates star Thabiso Monyane.
Kaizer Chiefs share tribute after star player's father dies

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

In tragic news that came to light on Friday, tributes have poured in following the death of Abraham Jansen, the father of Kaizer Chiefs star Ashley du Preez. In a statement released by the club, Kaizer Chiefs issued deepest condolences to Du Preez and his family. “May his memory be a blessing to the family, and may they find strength and comfort during this difficult time,” Chiefs posted.
Big concern as Eben Etzebeth concussed again

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

Eben Etzebeth has endured an injury-plagued season at the Sharks, having missed a large part of the team’s northern hemisphere campaign due to concussion and related symptoms that persisted for an extended period afterwards. The Springbok star then sustained an injury niggle during a national alignment camp before recently making a return to action.
Severe weather, snow predicted for these parts of South Africa

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

Accoring to a media release from the South Africa Weather Service, a spell of “extreme winter weather” is expected to hit the country this weekend, with snowfalls possible over all provinces, except Limpopo. In the coming days, a particularly intense cut-off low (COL) system, associated with severe winter weather, is expected to affect South Africa, persisting until at least the middle of next week over the eastern provinces.
SA Rugby reports R93m group loss, but...

3 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis

Although SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that the organisation has largely continued to run at a loss, there was a decisive statement that revealed that clarified that the R93m group loss in 2024 had already been wiped out with a strong start to 2025. The loss was predominantly put down South African rugby’s continued investment into membership of northern hemisphere rugby competitions, but SARU is reportedly set to buck the global trend and report a profit of more than R100m for 2025.