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The win sends Sundowns into the semifinals. It is their second cup semifinal in a row this season. Coach Miguel Cardoso said his side could have finished the match earlier, but he was pleased with the result.

Cardoso said the team stayed loyal to the plan and the performance was solid. He said the first goal gave his side some stability and put pressure on the opponent. He also called Arrows coach Mandla Ncikazi very clever.

Ncikazi blamed poor decision-making in the final third for the defeat. He said Arrows got chances to shoot but were not as clinical as Sundowns. He said his side will not win games if they do not decide well in that area.Share

Persistent rain stopped play in Durban on Tuesday, so the match never started. The Dolphins are seventh on the log, four points behind the Cobras.

The Cobras hold the fourth and final semifinal place in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup. Boland are third on the log.Share

Glasgow Warriors lead the table on 23 points. The Bulls and the Stormers follow on 21 points each. The Sharks have 19 points, the same as Edinburgh.

The Lions have 9 points and sit in 13th place. In another round-five match, Benetton beat Edinburgh 31-12 in Treviso.

The competition resumes early next month after the Nations Championship break.Share

The Bulls scored eight tries to four. They led 19-0 early, but Scarlets, a Welsh side, levelled the score by the break. Captain Marcell Coetzee and new winger Dylan Maart each scored two tries.

Jeandre Rudolph, Willie le Roux, Sebastian de Klerk and Johan Grobbelaar also scored a try each. Fly-half Curwin Bosch converted seven tries. Stedman Gans received a yellow card for the Bulls.

The Bulls go into the November break second on the URC log. They have won four of their five matches.Share

Daniel Smith top scored for the Cobras with 67 off 49 balls. Beuran Hendricks took 2/16 for the Warriors.

The Warriors lost six wickets in the chase. They were 103/6 after the 13th over. JP King stayed not out on 32 off 25 balls.Share

Fullback Zekhethelo Siyaya, who is 19, scored a try and was man of the match. Flyhalf Gianni Lombard scored a try, a conversion and a penalty. Reserve scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl also scored a try.

The Sharks led 5-3 at halftime. Munster held 71 per cent of the territory at one stage of the first half, but the Sharks defended well. Munster flyhalf JJ Hanrahan kicked their only points, a penalty.

Springbok loosehead prop Ox Nche received a yellow card in the 56th minute for head contact. Nick Hatton captained the Sharks from No 8, and JP Pietersen is the coach.Share

Ireland also beat South Africa 40-27 the previous weekend in the WXV Global Series. Solontsi, the Springbok Women captain, scored one of the three South African tries. She took over the captaincy after an injury to Babalwa Latsha.

Co-head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt praised Ireland's finish. He said: "They really showed their class in the last 10 minutes, and their ability to score when they were in our 22-metre area was top drawer".

Co-head coach Franzel September called the defeat disappointing but said it gave the team a reality check against the No 5 team in the world. Both coaches said the team did not end the season as it wanted. They named growth, building depth and crucial wins as big positives.Share

Yanela Mbuthuma scored for Pirates in the 24th minute. Pule Mmodi equalised for Chiefs in the 30th minute. Tshepang Moremi scored the winner in the 55th minute. Thapelo Mokobodi assisted both Pirates goals.

The win put Pirates two points clear of Sundowns for a time. Sundowns then won and reclaimed top spot, having played a game more than Pirates. It was the fourth successive league match without a win for Chiefs.

Other results were Marumo Gallants 3-2 Siwelele FC, Milford FC 1-0 Sekhukhune United and AmaZulu 1-0 Golden Arrows. Polokwane City drew 0-0 with TS Galaxy, Chippa United beat Stellenbosch FC 2-0 and Kruger United beat Richards Bay 3-1.

The league now goes into recess for the Carling Knockout quarterfinals and the international break. A round set for Wednesday 4 November is postponed because of local government elections.Share

Iqraam Rayners and substitute Antonio van Wyk scored the other two Sundowns goals. Jean Lwamba scored the goal for Durban City.

Orlando Pirates beat Kaizer Chiefs on the same day. Pirates are second in the league.Share

The Badgers' second Super 8 win came at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn on Saturday. Malan and Yaseen Valli put on an 88-run opening partnership. Liam Alder finished the chase on 18 not out.

Eastern Storm made 144 for seven in 20 overs. Kabelo Sekhukhune top scored for them with 25. Badgers bowler Leo Sadler took three wickets for 16 runs in four overs.

Eastern Storm remain winless at the bottom of the table.Share

South Africa made 329 in their first innings and Australia replied with 429. Ryan Rickelton scored 101 and Wiaan Mulder 115 in the second innings, and they added 154 for the sixth wicket. South Africa were all out for 387, which set Australia 288 to win.

Australia were 60 for seven at lunch on day five. Kagiso Rabada and Harmer did most of the damage. Rabada reached 350 Test wickets when he dismissed Travis Head. Harmer took 10 wickets in the match.

Cricket South Africa claimed the win moved the team to the top of the Test rankings. Its post said: "Series winners. World No. 1. A brilliant achievement for South African cricket!"Share

Ahmed scored a try and kicked four conversions. No 8 Evan Roos scored a try after he ran 80 metres. JD Schickerling also crossed for the Stormers, who scored five tries in all.

Ulster scored one try, by Dave McCann. Jack Murphy kicked the conversion. Ulster player Canan Knox received a yellow card. The Stormers conceded 14 turnovers in the first half.

Paul de Villiers was man of the match. The Stormers play the Sharks in Durban on 5 December in the return derby.Share

Offspinner Simon Harmer took six for 16 in 21.1 overs, a career-best return for an innings. He finished with match figures of 10 for 120 and was man of the match. Kagiso Rabada took three early wickets, and Australian captain Pat Cummins said two wickets in the first over ended any chance of a chase.

Ryan Rickleton and Wiaan Mulder both made centuries for South Africa in the match. South African captain Temba Bavuma said the series win was a tribute to the character of the team. He said of the bowling attack: "It's been the backbone of our team".

Cummins said Australia are still a good side and that changes to the team were possible. He said: "We need to get better if we want to get back to No 1."Share

Glasgow won it late. Winger Ollie Smith scored a try near the end, and George Horne kicked a last-minute penalty. Horne also kicked conversions during the match.

Morne van den Berg, Siba Mahashe and Morne Brandon scored tries for the Lions. Andrea Piardi was the referee.

A match report said the Lions have now lost 19 games outside South Africa, with 17 losses and two draws. It said they have not won away from home since 2024. The report also said the Lions should have taken some points from the match.Share

Hooker Khwezi Mkhafu was player of the match in the final. The title is the first national title for the club, which is based in Thabazimbi. Reports described it as a rare trophy treble.

Rhinos coach Flip de Kock recalled the club's first Gold Cup appearance. He said: "We played in our first Gold Cup in 2016 and lost all four of our matches," De Kock said the 2026 tournament took club rugby to new heights.

The five-week tournament had 31 matches and 2 068 points. The 32 teams selected 809 players. SA Rugby research showed a 13.5 per cent rise in club participation between 2024 and 2025, with just under 120 000 registered club players across the 15 provincial unions.

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer said the tournament truly came of age in 2026. He said the future of the club game looks very bright.Share

Neil Timmers scored a career-best unbeaten 107 off 55 balls for the Lions. He and Rassie van der Dussen, who made 48 not out, put on an unbeaten partnership of 132 runs. Zubayr Hamza opened the innings and scored 45.

The Storm batted first and made 198-6 in 20 overs. Opener Ronan Herrmann scored 62 and his partner Kabelo Sekhukhune made 45. Bjorn Fortuin took 2/33 for the Lions.Share

The Titans batted first and made 157/6 in 20 overs. Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit 44 from 20 balls. Dayyaan Galiem finished on an unbeaten 33 and Duan Jansen was not out on 27, after a 62-run seventh-wicket partnership.

Regan Rhode took three wickets for 17 runs for the Badgers. Zack Momberg took two wickets and Leo Sadler took one.

In reply, openers Janneman Malan and Yaseen Valli put on 74 runs. Malan scored 43 from 28 balls and Valli made 28. Maloka then saw the Badgers home in the Super 8 match at Recreation Ground in Banstead.

The Titans are third in the Super 8 with two wins and two losses. Donovan Ferreira captains the side.Share

Duba scored in the 48th, 62nd and 66th minutes. Pule Mmodi set up the first goal, and Mduduzi Shabalala set up the third. TS Galaxy goalkeeper Melusi Mathebula saved a penalty that Shabalala won for Chiefs. TS Galaxy substituted Mlondi Mncwango in the 21st minute because of an injury.

The win ended a run of three successive draws for Chiefs. It came four days after they played Red Arrows of Zambia in the African Confederation Cup. TS Galaxy have now lost four consecutive matches in all competitions.

Chiefs coach Fernando da Cruz said his team lacked intensity in the first half. He said he asked the players at halftime to be calmer inside the box. He also said Chiefs could have scored five or six goals.Share