Special report: Saffa beasts rule the east

Special report: Saffa beasts rule the east

Jesse Kriel, Johan Ackermann and Frans Ludeke provide unique insight into a Japan Rugby League that’s stronger than most think, writes SIMON BORCHARDT in SA Rugby magazine. Six seasons in Japan have boosted Jesse Kriel’s bank balance, but it’s also shaped him into the...

Sexton: End Irish civil war over No 10

Johnny Sexton has urged Leinster and Munster supporters to back whoever is selected at 10 for Ireland. The intense debate over whether Leinster’s Sam Prendergast or Munster’s Jack Crowley should be the first-choice flyhalf at Test level has been split along Irish...

All Black won’t face Lions

A New Zealand star has been ruled out of selection contention for the Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV’s match against the British & Irish Lions in Adelaide on 12 July. Richie Mo’unga, who had expressed his desire to play in the fixture, suffered a broken...

Bok squad: Who’s in, who’s out

Rassie Erasmus cut the Springbok squad to 45 players on Sunday, releasing 11 players and adding one. The Bok coach made cuts after the first week of training in Johannesburg as the world champions prepare to host the Barbarians in Cape Town on 28 June before kicking...