Bulls shortlist two coaches

The Vodacom Bulls will interview two candidates in the search to find a replacement for Jake White as director of rugby at Loftus Versfeld. According to Rapport, the Pretoria-based franchise plans to make a final decision before Monday, 21 July, with interviews...

All Blacks lose another lock

Just a week after losing influential captain Scott Barrett to injury, the All Blacks could be without another jumper for the third and final Test against France. Tupou Vaa’i looks set to miss the Hamilton showdown, which puts even more pressure on the All Blacks’...
England steal it at the death

England steal it at the death

Jack van Poortvliet struck late to hand England a 22-17 victory over Argentina in San Juan, clinching a 2-0 series win. The 24-year-old scrumhalf crossed the whitewash with under two minutes to play as Steve Borthwick’s tourists followed up last weekend’s win in La...

Rassie pledges ‘support’ to Jasper

Coach Rassie Erasmus has promised to stand by No 8 Jasper Wiese as he fights the consequences of his red card in Saturday’s 45-0 drubbing of Italy in Port Elizabeth. The result came in spite of Wiese being red-carded in the 22nd minute for a headbutt on Italian prop...