Watch: ‘We’re working on Tony’

Watch: ‘We’re working on Tony’

Hanyani Shimange asks Rassie Erasmus if he’s made a plan to take Tony Brown’s passport away. Erasmus was speaking after being named Coach of the Year at the SA Rugby Awards in Cape Town. The Greatest Rivalry and the Nations Championship Springbok fans won’t be short...

Rennie’s Japan stint sparks All Blacks concerns

Kiwi rugby writer Richard Knowler has questioned NZ Rugby’s decision to allow new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to remain in Japan until June. Rennie has been granted permission to continue coaching the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan Rugby League One until their season...

Barrett excited by Rennie era

Jordie Barrett believes the All Blacks still have enough time to build a World Cup-winning team under new coach Dave Rennie. NZ Rugby confirmed Rennie as Scott Robertson’s successor this week, throwing the experienced coach straight into one of the biggest jobs in...

Wales’ Botham sledged by famous grandfather

Wales flank James Botham has revealed how his famous grandfather, Ian Botham, reacted to his “gut-wrenching” Six Nations mistake against Scotland. The loose forward was partly to blame for the Darcy Graham try that turned last month’s Cardiff clash Scotland’s way,...

Townsend hails ‘instinctive’ France

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend says France’s “pure, instinctive rugby” will pose a major challenge at Murrayfield. The former Scotland and British & Irish Lions flyhalf featured for two leading French clubs in Brive and Montpellier during his playing days, but he...