Mallett: All Blacks ‘lucky’ at scrum time

Nick Mallett believes the All Blacks were fortunate that Australian referee Angus Gardner largely neutralised the Springboks’ scrum dominance in Cape Town. The scrum has become a major talking point in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, with All Blacks coach Dave...

‘Rassie’s not in my head’

All Blacks forwards coach Jason Ryan insists the Springboks’ late front-row changes had no psychological impact on the tourists. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus swapped his starting and replacement front rows shortly before kick-off of Saturday’s second Test in Cape Town,...

Currie Cup semi-final lineup confirmed

Griquas secured top spot on the Currie Cup log, and ended Boland’s semi-final hopes, with a convincing win in Wellington on Sunday. The defending champions, who scored seven tries in their 48-17 victory, will host the fourth-placed Lions in Kimberley in next weekend’s...

Watch: Full-blown free-for-all rugby fight

Things got heated during the Americas Rugby Championship clash between Uruguay A and Chile A. The mass brawl resulted in three players being sent off, two for Uruguay, and one for Chile.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cuatro de copas (@4decopas_uy)...

Euro champs target Bok prop

Back-to-back Investec Champions Cup winners Bordeaux Bègles are reportedly hoping to sign another South African. According to RugbyPass, Stormers and Springbok loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu has emerged as a target for the French Top 14 club as they look to strengthen...
Planes flew 12.5m to 14m above stadium

Planes flew 12.5m to 14m above stadium

The Airlink jets that roared over Cape Town Stadium before Saturday’s Springbok-All Blacks Test cleared the top of the venue by as little as 12.5m, according to flight-tracking data. Two green Airlink Embraer E190 jets performed a spectacular low-level flyover shortly...