Only five Boks in NZ-SA Greatest Eras XV

Duane Vermeulen is one of only five Springboks from the 2019 and 2023 World Cup-winning campaigns to make a combined XV which also draws from the 2011-2015 All Blacks. The Boks’ recent dominance, including back-to-back World Cup titles, has sparked inevitable...

Burke: Aussie rugby missing SA muscle

Wallabies great Matt Burke says Australian rugby is paying the price for no longer facing South African teams. The former fullback argues that Super Rugby has lost the physical edge once forged by regular battles with the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and Lions. Burke, who...

Cheetahs suffer triple injury blow

The Cheetahs will be without three key players for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash against Stade Français in Amsterdam. Coach Frans Steyn confirmed that lock and captain Victor Sekekete suffered a fractured cheekbone during the 42-12 defeat to the Exeter Chiefs at...
Watch: La Rochelle hit the ground running in PE

Watch: La Rochelle hit the ground running in PE

La Rochelle have wasted no time in getting stuck into their preparations for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup duel with the Stormers in Gqeberha. READ: Alldritt promises all-out assault on Stormers La prépa’ 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 ! #STOvSR | #InvestecChampionsCup | #FievreSR...

Jones given Japan vote of confidence

Eddie Jones will coach Japan at the 2027 World Cup after surviving a performance review at the end of a mixed second year back in charge. Japan Rugby Football Union chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi said after an executive board meeting on Wednesday that there had been...