Galthie defends B-grade squad to NZ

France coach Fabien Galthie said on Tuesday he had no choice but to select a second-choice squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand in July. Galthie will be without the likes of front-line players such as winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, fullback Thomas Ramos and No 8...

Baa Baas won’t be bossed by Boks

Head coach Robbie Deans backs a star-studded Barbarians outfit to push the “greatest team in the game”, the Springboks, when the teams clash in Cape Town next week. Speaking on Heart FM’s ‘Super Saturdays with Jeremy Harris’, the Kiwi said pride, tradition and the...

Rassie: ‘Shackles-off’ Baa Baas to test Boks

Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks’ clash with the Barbarians in Cape Town will be an unpredictable and challenging start to the world champions’ 2025 season. The invitational side, renowned for their free-flowing approach, arrive in the Republic for the first time to...
Bok legends in all-time EPCR Dream XV

Bok legends in all-time EPCR Dream XV

Two Springboks have been selected for an Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Dream XV as part of the tournaments’ 30th anniversary celebrations. They are lock Bakkies Botha, who played an important part in all of Toulon’s three consecutive Champions Cup...

Savea to make Japanese return

All Blacks star Ardie Savea will return to Japan’s Kobe Steelers in 2026, exercising a sabbatical clause in his New Zealand Rugby contract. The 31-year-old, World Rugby’s Player of the Year in 2023, helped propel Moana Pasifika to within a whisker of the Super Rugby...