NZ Rugby crowns best player of 2025

An All Blacks star has won New Zealand’s top rugby award for the third time in his career. Flanker Ardie Savea was on Thursday recognised as New Zealand’s standout player for 2025 after claiming the prestigious Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year award, which...

SA Rugby hints at Rassie succession plan

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer has revealed that Rassie Erasmus’ eventual successor as Springbok head coach will likely come from within the current setup. Erasmus recently signed a contract extension through to the 2031 World Cup in the USA, but the national body...

Only five Boks in NZ-SA Greatest Eras XV

Duane Vermeulen is one of only five Springboks from the 2019 and 2023 World Cup-winning campaigns to make a combined XV which also draws from the 2011-2015 All Blacks. The Boks’ recent dominance, including back-to-back World Cup titles, has sparked inevitable...

Burke: Aussie rugby missing SA muscle

Wallabies great Matt Burke says Australian rugby is paying the price for no longer facing South African teams. The former fullback argues that Super Rugby has lost the physical edge once forged by regular battles with the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and Lions. Burke, who...

Cheetahs suffer triple injury blow

The Cheetahs will be without three key players for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash against Stade Français in Amsterdam. Coach Frans Steyn confirmed that lock and captain Victor Sekekete suffered a fractured cheekbone during the 42-12 defeat to the Exeter Chiefs at...