RWC winner Etzebeth wants to create Toulon 'history'

2019-11-29 20:12

South African World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth said he was looking forward to his "European adventure" and wanted to be a "part of history".

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Super Rugby

Eddie Jones on THAT eight-day Stormers stint

2019-11-29 18:30

We present another extract from Eddie Jones's just-released book, in which he details the dramatic abandonment of his Stormers deal to be whisked into the England post.

 
 
Springboks

Springbok legend ‘spiritually strong’ in cancer battle

2019-11-29 14:40

Prayers have flooded in for Springbok legend Carel du Plessis who has undergone brain surgery as he continues his fight against cancer.

 
Springboks

EXCLUSIVE: Boks’ close-out of RWC final … through Eddie’s eyes

2019-11-29 10:39

An extract from Eddie Jones’s just-released book vividly reveals the England coach’s feelings as the Springboks close in for a famous RWC final kill.

 
Super Rugby

PICTURE | Stormers unveil new-look Super Rugby jerseys

2019-11-29 06:19

The three jerseys the Stormers will wear in their 2020 Super Rugby campaign have been revealed and are set to go on sale to the public in December.

 
Super Rugby

Super Rugby returns with more Marvel magic in 2020

2019-11-28 19:36

South African Super Rugby teams will once again wear Marvel themed jersey for derby matches during the 2020 competition.

 
Sevens

Soyizwapi to lead Blitzboks in Dubai season opener

2019-11-28 12:53

Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead the Blitzboks at the Dubai Sevens tournament next weekend as the 2019/20 World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off.

 
Super Rugby

Wallabies hooker commits to Brumbies

2019-11-28 11:49

Hooker Folau Fainga'a has decided to stay in Australia and remain eligible for Wallabies after signing an extension to his current contract.

 
Champions League

WATCH | Bok skipper Kolisi gushes over Liverpool on Anfield visit

2019-11-28 08:22

Premier League giants Liverpool lured Springbok captain Siya Kolisi all the way to Anfield to witness his first Reds match at the historic grounds.

 
Super Rugby

Lions in talks with another former Springbok veteran

2019-11-27 15:04

Following on from their signing of Jannie du Plessis comes the news that the Lions are in talks with another former Springbok ahead of next year's Super Rugby season.

 
 
Springboks

Former Wales skipper names 2 Boks in best-ever XV

2019-11-27 12:26

Former Wales captain Sam Warburton has named two Springboks in a side of 15 of the best internationals he has ever played against.

 
Rugby

Australia boss Castle apologises to World Rugby

2019-11-27 06:38

Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle has penned an apology to World Rugby over the behaviour of some members of the Wallabies entourage at the Rugby World Cup.

 
Super Rugby

Te'o joins Sunwolves for their final Super Rugby season

2019-11-26 17:52

England's Ben Te'o will join Japanese side Sunwolves for their farewell Super Rugby campaign, the team's management has announced.

 
Rugby

Johan Ackermann moans over Montpellier scrum tactics

2019-11-26 09:59

Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann has pointed the finger at Montpellier’s scrum tactics after his team were beaten in their Champions Cup match.

 
Rugby

Cheslin Kolbe clinches Top 14 player of the year award

2019-11-25 22:03

Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe was named the Top 14's player of the season the French league announced at a ceremony in Paris.

 
 
 
Super Rugby

Karmichael Hunt signs Waratahs extension

2019-11-25 11:26

Karmichael Hunt is set to play his second campaign in sky blue after the Waratahs confirmed they had re-signed him for the 2020 season.

 
 
Springboks

Springboks: 5 issues facing the world champions

2019-11-23 07:14

Choosing a successor to Rassie Erasmus as head coach is a issue for the Springboks as they bask in the glory of lifting the World Cup for a third time.

 
 
Super Rugby

Rugby's Superhero Sunday set for shift to Jo'burg

2019-11-22 12:24

A repeat of popular, pre-season "Superhero Sunday" is on the cards … but quite possibly with a shift of venue to the Highveld this time, writes Rob Houwing.

 
 
Rugby

Montpellier's French Top 14 salary cap fine revoked

2019-11-21 20:30

French Top 14 club Montpellier have had their €400,000 fine for salary cap infringements removed by the French Rugby Federation's appeals commission.

 
Rugby

WATCH | Neigh what? Joe Marler gives the strangest interview EVER!

2019-11-21 14:27

England and Harlequins loosehead prop Joe Marler has given the possibly the strangest interview EVER ahead of the visit of rivals Bath to The Stoop.

 
 
 
Rugby

Lyon's ex-All Black Ngatai wary of 'massive' Leinster test

2019-11-21 09:24

Lyon's former New Zealand centre Charlie Ngatai says hosting record four-time winners Leinster in the Champions Cup will be "massive".

 
RugbyWorldCup2019

It's official! Siya is SA's most popular Springbok

2019-11-20 21:07

Captain Siya Kolisi has come out on top as the most popular rugby player in the country after leading his side to the Rugby World Cup title.

 
 
RugbyWorldCup2019

Pieter-Steph still in disbelief at World Cup triumph

2019-11-20 11:07

Winning the Rugby World Cup still hasn’t quite sunk in for World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit, who remembers the final as a wonderful blur.

 
 
Rugby

Ireland star Aki extends contract after RWC disappointment

2019-11-29 17:16

Bundee Aki has put a disappointing World Cup behind him by signing a extension to his present contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union and Connacht.

 
 
Rugby

O'Shea replaces Melville as RFU director of performance

2019-11-29 12:55

Conor O'Shea, who stepped down as Italy head coach earlier this month, is to become the English Rugby Football Union's director of performance.

 
Rugby

Eddie Jones makes pick for new All Blacks coach

2019-11-29 09:51

Eddie Jones has given his support to Ian Foster as the All Blacks seek a replacement for outgoing head coach Steve Hansen.

 
Super Rugby

Crusaders to keep name, change logo after mosque killings

2019-11-29 05:48

The Crusaders have announced that the team will retain its name but change its logo after a review sparked by the mosque shootings in its home city of Christchurch.

 
Super Rugby

Bulls expecting Bok winner Nyakane to be fit for 2020

2019-11-28 22:03

The Bulls are expecting World Cup-winning prop Trevor Nyakane to be fit for the start of the 2020 Super Rugby season.

 
Rugby

SA Rugby confirm match official panels for 2020

2019-11-28 12:22

The SA Rugby Match Official Panels for 2020 were confirmed this week with 27 referees named on the National Panel.

 
Rugby

SA lock given hefty ban for elbow strike

2019-11-28 10:27

South African lock Jacques du Plessis has copped a heavy five-week suspension following the red card he picked up over the weekend.

 
 
Rugby

Signing of Fijian ace Radrada reflects Bears power: Lam

2019-11-27 14:13

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam is delighted the signing of Fijian star Semi Radrada's from Top 14 outfit Bordeaux-Begles.

 
Springboks

Kolisi joins Jay-Z's sports management company - report

2019-11-27 14:14

According to veteran sports journalist, Robert Marawa, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has signed a deal with Jay-Z's sports management company, Roc Nation.

 
Rugby

Fiji's Radradra hands off league offers, joins Bristol

2019-11-27 11:22

The Bristol Bears have announced the signing of Fiji utility back Semi Radradra, who will join the Premiership club ahead of the 2020/21 campaign.

 
Super Rugby

Super Rugby: SA teams catching the 'Brits bug'

2019-11-26 13:13

Rob Houwing on the growing, but probably shrewd trend of our Super Rugby sides recruiting extreme veterans to boost their raw-looking squads.

 
Springboks

'Bakkies the Butcher' spices things up in the kitchen

2019-11-26 10:44

Former Springbok enforcer Bakkies Botha is keeping himself busy in the kitchen as he looks to expand his 'Bakkies the Butcher' brand.

 
Rugby

Wallabies confirm home 2020 fixtures, venues

2019-11-26 09:51

The Bledisloe Cup will return to Melbourne for the first time since 2010 after the Wallabies confirmed their home fixtures for next season.

 
 
PRO14

Cheetahs can't afford any slip-ups in PRO14 travels

2019-11-25 13:09

The Cheetahs will see it as a non-negotiable that they have to start picking up away wins in order to sustain any kind of PRO14 challenge.

 
 
 
Super Rugby

Post-Whiteley Lions: Lean pickings in 2020?

2019-11-23 13:35

Losing the talismanic playing presence of Warren Whiteley was a last straw for the Lions ... now headed closer to Super Rugby anonymity, fears Rob Houwing.

 
 
PRO14

Kings name touring squad for Ireland clash

2019-11-22 13:29

The Southern Kings have named a 25-man touring group that will leave Port Elizabeth early next week for Galway, Ireland, where they will take on Connacht Rugby.

 
British & Irish Lions 2021

STATS | A long history of Springboks v British Lions rivalry

2019-11-22 13:07

The British & Irish Lions' 2021 tour to South Africa will be the 14th such journey for the combined England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland side to these shores.

 
Super Rugby

Ex-Bok lock: We must strengthen our Super Rugby squads

2019-11-22 07:32

Former Springbok lock Marco Wentzel believes smart planning is needed for South Africa to build on the national team's Rugby World Cup success.

 
 
Springboks

'Soft' Bok July roster may suit Rassie fine, thanks

2019-11-21 13:39

While unglamorous on paper, Rob Houwing believes the Boks’ first three Test obligations as RWC champions next year could carry hidden blessings.

 
RugbyWorldCup2019

SA Rugby boss on turnaround: 2016 was our darkest period

2019-11-21 11:38

With the Springboks crowned world champions in 2019, it is easy to forget how far they had fallen over the last four-year cycle since the 2015 World Cup.

 
 
 
 
 
Super Rugby

Bulls coach: SA teams face challenge over player exodus

2019-11-20 10:53

Bulls coach Pote Human has warned that the South African player exodus in 2020 will provide challenges to the country's Super Rugby franchises next year.

 
 
 
 
 
Rugby

'Humble' World Cup winner Kolbe set for Toulouse return

2019-11-29 05:54

South Africa's Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe plans to keep his feet on the ground as he is set to return to action with club Toulouse in the Top 14.

 
Rugby

Sharks' Bosch to start at 10 for Barbarians

2019-11-28 15:30

Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch will start in the No 10 jersey for the Barbarians in their clash against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

 
Super Rugby

Bok legend Steyn to add injection of pedigree at new-look Bulls

2019-11-28 11:34

The Bulls may be entering their second Super Rugby season under coach Pote Human in 2020, but they are starting anew in many respects.

 
 
Sevens

Cape Town 7s | Black Friday goes Green and Gold

2019-11-27 15:49

Black Friday will go Green and Gold on Friday, November 29 with an unbeatable limited offer for tickets to the opening day of the Cape Town Sevens.

 
 
 
Rugby

Sacked Folau raises compensation claim to R140m!

2019-11-27 06:35

Sacked Israel Folau increased his demand for compensation against Rugby Australia to A$14 million, claiming that he could have been Wallabies captain.

 
Super Rugby

Mehrtens remains adamant: Ditch SA from Super Rugby

2019-11-27 09:30

Former All Blacks flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens has called on New Zealand and Australia to drop South Africa and Argentina from Super Rugby.

 
 
Rugby

Eddie Jones' attack coach to jump ship to Wallabies?

2019-11-26 09:39

England attack coach Scott Wisemantel appears set to join the Wallabies coaching staff under Dave Rennie after Eddie Jones confirmed he would leave his England role.

 
 
Springboks

Bok coach: It's a pity 'Plum' has faded

2019-11-25 13:25

The All Blacks may now benefit from John Plumtree’s major “two countries” intelligence, rather than the Boks his name had briefly been linked to, writes Rob Houwing.

 
Springboks

SA Rugby boss: Doping critics can be charged with defamation

2019-11-25 07:46

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has hit out at critics suggesting there is a doping culture in South Africa rugby.

 
Rugby

Bok star Faf celebrates Sale return with La Rochelle win

2019-11-24 20:40

South Africa's Rugby World Cup winner Faf de Klerk made a victorious return to club duty as Sale beat 14-man La Rochelle in the European Champions Cup.

 
Rugby

Solid Sexton claims victory for Leinster at Lyon

2019-11-23 20:07

An impressive defensive stand and an inspired Johnny Sexton guided record four-time winners Leinster to victory at Lyon in the European Champions Cup.

 
 
PRO14

Cheetahs dip balls in water to replicate wet Welsh conditions

2019-11-22 13:13

Cheetahs coach Hawie Fourie is preparing his players for their next PRO14 fixture in Wales by dipping balls in water so players get used to passing when it is slippery.

 
Springboks

Ex-Bok on doping in SA accusations: Critics have a point

2019-11-22 10:24

Former Springbok lock Marco Wentzel has shared his view on recent comments suggesting there is a doping culture in South African rugby.

 
Rugby

EXCLUSIVE | Marco Wentzel chats to Sport24

2019-11-22 06:52

In an exclusive interview, ex-Bok Marco Wentzel talks about his preferred lock pairing for the national side and how to build on success at the World Cup.

 
 
British & Irish Lions 2021

Dalton: 2021 Lions tour will be a blockbuster

2019-11-21 14:23

Former Springbok hooker James Dalton believes the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021 will be a "blockbuster" affair.

 
 
British & Irish Lions 2021

John Robbie on the Springboks, Siya and 2021 Britsh Lions tour

2019-11-21 06:57

“It is such a good news story at a time when South Africa really needed it. It is almost the answer to a prayer,” says John Robbie on the Springboks winning the World Cup.

 
 
 
Rugby

Pumas wing Moyano joins Toulon

2019-11-20 13:45

Argentina winger Ramiro Moyano has joined French side Toulon until the end of the season, the Top 14 club announced on Wednesday.

 
 
 

 
 
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