Ex-Georgia captain banned for 11 years

World Rugby has handed down an 11-year ban to former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze for orchestrated doping offences. Former Georgia chief medical officer Nutsa Shamatava was also banned from rugby for nine years. The sanctions were announced by World Rugby after a...

Rennie: Brodie’s the best lock in the world

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has shed light on when veteran lock Brodie Retallick might be available for the national side again. Retallick played the last of his 109 Tests in the 2023 World Cup final defeat to the Springboks in Paris. He then left New Zealand to play...

Cheslin crowned Japan’s points king

Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe added another accolade to his glittering career after finishing as the leading point-scorer in Japan Rugby League One this season. Kolbe edged Black Rams Tokyo flyhalf Ichigo Nakakusu by a single point after slotting a 65th-minute penalty...

‘Sacha could be better than Carter’

Former England flyhalf Stuart Barnes says Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu can surpass Dan Carter and become more famous than Antoine Dupont. Feinberg-Mngomezulu has enjoyed a rapid rise since his breakthrough 2024 Test season, cementing himself as the Springboks’...

Boland star Xavier inspired by Uncle Chester

Boland speedster Xavier Mitchell, whose seven-try blitz stunned Eastern Province at the weekend, hails from a proud rugby family. Mitchell is following in the footsteps of his father Franklin, who played in the WP League, and his uncle, the late Springbok great...

Stonehouse: Not right that SWD not in Currie Cup

Jimmy Stonehouse says it’s disappointing for South African rugby that the SWD Eagles will not be in the Currie Cup Premier Division this season. The Eagles, coached by former Springbok mentor Heyneke Meyer, finished fifth in the SA Cup standings, missing out on a...