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It was Wednesday when it emerged the popular South African hooker was retiring for a second time but even that announcement was pr…
After dealing with a lively reception from the crowd at Gloucester, Alex Lozowski's Saracens are next off to Paris as they try to …
Having seen Faf de Klerk become a national hero in South Africa, Robert du Preez is hoping a rich vein of form at Sale can force h…
Les Kiss, the London Irish head coach, insists All Black Waisake Naholo has a key mentoring role to play at the club and believes …
South Africa are arriving home to celebrate their World Cup win and the price Lood de Jager will pay for getting injured in the fi…
Saracens have, on paper, a star-studded team capable of going on a relegation-preventing winning run, but their efforts will be hi…
Chris Robshaw's reputation took a hammering following questionable decisions at the ill-fated 2015 World Cup, but Brad Barritt bel…
Lock Leone Nakarawa insists he is not “bothered” about facing four Fijian born players who will be lining up for Australia whe…
Mark Wilson was battling to establish himself in the Newcastle Falcons back row as England staged the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but fo…
England's Mako Vunipola was expected to be fully fit within 10 days of getting injured against Ireland on August 24, but Eddie Jon…
Saracens may be under investigation for the way they organise their financial affairs off the pitch, but no one can question the w…
A squad of 31 players will force teams to improvise at the World Cup and Jacques Burger believes South Africa can benefit from the…
It's not often that England get support from their Six Nations rivals but one Ireland legend is backing them to lift the World Cup…
Zinzan Brooke has no trouble with Steve Hansen picking an injured Brodie Retallick, claiming the second row's eventual comeback ca…
Tom Curry’s all-consuming desire to become England’s first-choice No6 at the Rugby World Cup allowed him to shrug off a high s…
England have been waiting years to properly get the injury-hit Manu Tuilagi back in harness, but the levels he hit at Twickenham o…
Viliame Mata was part of the Fijian squad that clinched sevens gold at the Rio Olympics but he believes creating RWC history next …
Damian Willemse is a fringe players sweating on whether he will make the Springboks' World Cup squad, but his possible exclusion i…
Sale skipper Jono Ross is chuffed with his club's reputation under Steve Diamond in reforming players and setting them on the path…
With the clock counting down to the Wallabies' World Cup squad announcement, Michael Cheika mentioned Will Skelton could be a cont…
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