Mo’unga bids Japan farewell

Richie Mo’unga has closed the chapter on his Japanese club career. The 32-year-old flyhalf failed to inspire the Toshiba Brave Lupus to a third straight League One title as they suffered a 26-3 quarter-final loss to the Kubota Spears at the weekend. Reflecting on his...

‘Hurricanes can match Bordeaux’

Australian rugby writer Christy Doran believes the Hurricanes would “stack up” against back-to-back Investec Champions Cup winners Bordeaux Bègles. Writing for PlanetRugby, Doran argued that while Super Rugby has suffered from years of administrative upheaval and the...

Crusaders dealt hammer blow

An All Blacks star has been ruled out of the remainder of the Crusaders’ Super Rugby Pacific campaign. Fullback Will Jordan suffered another calf injury during the Crusaders’ win over the Chiefs in Christchurch last week. The 27-year-old, who had only recently...

‘Stormers know what we have to fix’

Coach John Dobson has identified what the Stormers “really need to get right” in Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against Cardiff. The Welsh side has never won in Cape Town, but put one over the Stormers in Cardiff two weeks ago to secure a playoff spot for the...