Frustrated Franco urged to stay

Head coach Franco Smith’s future at Glasgow Warriors is becoming more uncertain, with reports of his growing discontent and options elsewhere. In his three years in charge, the Warriors have undergone a resurgence and won the Vodacom URC last year, and players and...

Schoeman starts in Lions tour opener

Pierre Schoeman wears the Lions No 1 jersey against the Force in Perth on Saturday. The South African loosehead prop, who came off the bench in the 28-24 defeat to Argentina in Dublin to make his Lions debut, will scrum down alongside captain Dan Sheehan and Tadhg...

Beale blow for White-led Force

Head coach Simon Cron names six current Wallabies in the Force starting XV to face the British & Irish Lions, but veteran Kurtley Beale is ruled out with a hamstring injury. The tourists open their nine-game Australian itinerary in Perth on Saturday, desperate to...

Matured Fassi ‘willing to learn’

Aphelele Fassi is revered for his step length and the speed it generates, but it is the strides he’s taken off the field that have led him to the Bok No 15 jersey. Fassi made his Test debut on the wing against Georgia in 2021 but played just twice more for South...