Baa Baas pick three centurions to battle Boks

Sam Cane is one of three Test centurions named by the Barbarians to face the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium in June. The All Blacks’ 2023 Rugby World Cup captain, Cane is joined by Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray as the first players confirmed to represent...

Poll: And the best URC derby is …

The 2025-26 URC schedule has been released and there’s one game you’ve drawn a thick red line around the date – which one is it? Currie Cup provincial rivalries spiced up Super Rugby for 25 years and since 2022 those heated SA derbies have pushed attendance records in...

‘Excited’ Van Graan eyes Euro title

Bath coach Johann van Graan urges his team to “keep it simple” in Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup final against Lyon in Cardiff. Bath previously won the second-tier European cup tournament in 2007-08 and reached the final in 2002-03, 2006-07 and 2013-14. “A special...

‘Take sevens away from World Rugby’

Former high-performance director David Nucifora has slammed the Irish Rugby Football Union for scrapping its men’s sevens programme. The IRFU cited financial challenges and said the men’s sevens programme did not contribute as a development pathway for the men’s...

Bok legend: Bismarck du Plessis

Celebrate world champion Springbok Bismarck du Plessis’ 41st birthday with a look back on his illustrious career. For much of his Bok career, the abrasive and athletic hooker’s first-team opportunities were limited by the presence of captain and hooker John Smit, yet...