Bulls coach: Other unions can be smarter

Vodacom Bulls coach Phiwe Nomlomo says other unions need to be “smarter” in how they approach the Currie Cup. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. The Bulls are top of the log after a 48-23 win against Western Province in Cape Town and a record-breaking 64-0 demolition of the...
Leyds in line for No 10 as WP hit flyhalf crisis

Leyds in line for No 10 as WP hit flyhalf crisis

Western Province are sweating over the fitness of their two frontline flyhalves ahead of a tricky Currie Cup trip to Kimberley to face a combative Griquas outfit. WP’s preparations for Friday’s third-round clash against Griquas have been disrupted by a growing crisis...

‘SA TMO needed to be better’

Former Test referee Owen Doyle has criticised South African TMO Marius Jonker for missing British & Irish Lions hooker Dan Sheehan’s “disgraceful cheap shot” on Wallabies flyhalf Tom Lynagh. Writing in his Irish Times column, Doyle highlighted Jonker’s failure to...

Campo: Farrell picked average Irish players

Wallabies legend David Campese says coach Andy Farrell treated the British & Irish Lions’ tour of Australia as “an Irish development tour” rather than selecting the best possible side. Farrell’s Lions won the first Test 27-19 in Brisbane and needed a last-minute...

Wallaby World Cup captain quits rugby

One of Australia’s most respected leaders has announced his shock retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. David Porecki, 32, was part of the Wallabies’ squad for the recent British & Irish Lions series and bows out after a remarkable and...