South Africans treated to action-packed weekend of sport

South Africans were treated to an action-packed weekend of sport, from rugby to football to mixed martial arts and cricket.

Sundowns outlined their Premiership title credentials for an eighth straight league trophy and a record 15th in total when they thumped Orlando Pirates 4-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.

It was a good weekend for Pretoria teams as the Bulls held on for a narrow 33-32 United Rugby Championship win over the Stormers in Cape Town in a bruising encounter.

Then all eyes were focused on the Wanderers for the SA20 final between MI Cape Town and the Sunrisers Eastern Cape after the popular tournament reached its climax.

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The Sunrisers won the first two editions of the tournament in 2023 and 2024, but Cape Town were far too strong, romping to a 76-run win after only losing two matches the entire SA20.

And the weekend was all capped off with a resounding victory for South African UFC champion Dricus du Plessis when he won a points decision against American Sean Strickland in Sydney.

It was his ninth UFC win in a row, and his second title defence of his world middleweight title.

Du Plessis may have divided a nation when he wore a “Trump prefers champions” shirt in the lead-up to the fight, but you have to love a patriotic athlete, who walks out to the South African national anthem with the national flag draped across his shoulders.