Former Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt has joined SA Rugby in a full-time capacity as Springbok Women assistant coach, becoming the first full-time female rugby coach involved with a national team in the organisation’s ranks.
Brazilian Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon and their Gazoo Hilux emerged as the winners of a chaotic, confusing and controversial Dakar car stage around Al Duwadimi in the Arabian Desert on Saturday.
Joburg Super Kings claimed the spoils by six runs via the Duckworth Lewis & Stern (DLS) method in a rain-affected Betway SA20 clash with MI Cape Town at the Wanderers.
Belgian Guillaume De Mévius earned his first stage win of the 2025 race on Saturday to move 15th in the Ultimate standings as Mattias Ekström, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Mitch Guthrie Jr. and Seth Quintero all cemented their places in the top 10.
Saturday’s brutal 604 km Dakar Stage 6 from Ha’il to Al Duwadimi delivered several twists, turns and surprises, but not much changed in the overall rankings as South African champions Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings’ Toyota Gazoo Hilux continued to lead the way into the second week.
Saturday’s stage six opened Dakar second week in disastrous form for the leading Southern African bikers when both Ross Branch and Bradley Cox crashed out within the first 100 kilometres of the brutal 604 km special.
