Farrell ‘disappointed’, Aki ‘punished’

Andy Farrell makes no excuses for his British & Irish Lions after slipping to a 28–24 defeat against Argentina in Dublin — the famous invitational team’s first tour-opening loss since 1971. “You can’t win a Test match with an error rate like that,” the Lions head...

Pumas defeat Lions in Dublin

The British & Irish Lions will set off for Australia on the back of a loss to Argentina on Friday. Bundee Aki and Tadhg Beirne both went over the Pumas line and the Lions were also awarded a penalty try but the visitors replied with three tries of their own...

RG tips ‘savage’ Eben to take out Bakkies

Both giants of South African rugby, Eben Etzebeth comes out on top against Bakkies Botha in a hypothetical duel to the death, according to fellow Springbok lock RG Snyman. The other half of the ‘blood brothers’, Botha was the grunt to Victor Matfield’s guile and by...

Stormers retain midfield maestro

The Stormers have extended the contract of twinkle-toed centre Wandisile Simelane for another season. The team confirmed the news via their social media – shortly after announcing the retention of loose forward Ben-Jason Dixon until at least 2027. READ: Stormers,...