Schmidt questions Razor’s ‘integrity’

Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt has shed light on the turbulence surrounding Ian Foster’s final years in charge of the All Blacks. In passages from Foster’s new book published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday, it points to awkward moments involving Scott...

Bergh: No asterisk behind Griquas win

Currie Cup-winning Griquas coach Pieter Bergh threatened to fine his players in the build-up to Saturday’s Ellis Park decider. Griquas stunned the Lions 27-25 to claim their first Currie Cup title in 55 years, with veteran flyhalf George Whitehead slotting the winning...

Pumas a scalpel in Contepomi’s hands

Felipe Contepomi’s rugby and medical careers collide in a Pumas team now carving up Test rugby’s biggest names, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane highlights how head coach Felipe Contepomi has developed Argentina into the surprise package of...

Bulls sweat on new signing, Willie unavailable

Coach Johan Ackermann is waiting to hear if one of the Vodacom Bulls’ big acquisitions will be available for their URC opener on Saturday. Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, who joined from Montpellier ahead of the new season, is nursing a knee injury that has disrupted his...
Fainga’a quits Clermont for World Cup dream

Fainga’a quits Clermont for World Cup dream

Folau Fainga’a has been granted an early release from Clermont to return home and reignite his Wallabies ambitions ahead of the 2027 World Cup in Australia. The 30-year-old hooker will leave the French Top 14 side in November to join the Waratahs, where he hopes to...