'An opportunity I couldn't turn down': Wasps sign MLR's de Chaves
With Wasps only opening their new Premiership season in round two, new signing Sebastian de Chaves has some leeway to get up to sp…
Sam Smith
15 Sep 2021, 10:48
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Dan Carter hints at rugby 'comeback' with cryptic video
Dan Carter is set to make a return to rugby - but in what capacity?
Sam Smith
14 Sep 2021, 23:10
'Sad to lose good team man': van Rensburg out of Springboks squad
The Springboks got back to work on Tuesday following their loss to the Wallabies but they do so minus lock Nicolaas Janse van Rens…
Sam Smith
14 Sep 2021, 5:06
World Rugby considers hosting World Cup once every two years
World Rugby is considering changing its scheduling of the World Cup to once every two years rather than every four years.
Sam Smith
13 Sep 2021, 21:21
Assault charges against All Blacks star Shannon Frizell dropped
All Blacks star Shannon Frizell has had criminal charges against him dropped following an alleged assault at a Dunedin nightclub i…
Sam Smith
13 Sep 2021, 20:30
'Right now, I am the chump': SA journo swallows loss to Wallaby 'wimps'
Keohane boldly predicted the Springboks would reverse their troubles in Australia, where they hadn't won since 2013 and had pulled…
Sam Smith
13 Sep 2021, 1:09
Calls grow for Quade Cooper to be granted Australian citizenship
Calls have grown for Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper to be granted Australian citizenship following his match-winning exploits ag…
Sam Smith
12 Sep 2021, 22:43
'Is he the right guy you want there?': Matfield questions Willemse
The dynamic flyhalf-slash-fullback was the utility player selected by Jacques Nienaber and his staff, and was injected into the ga…
Sam Smith
12 Sep 2021, 17:03
Toothless Sharks hammered by the Bulls in latest Currie Cup final
Jake White's Bulls claimed their second consecutive Currie Cup trophy with an impressive 44-10 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
Sam Smith
11 Sep 2021, 13:56
'Tough, hard-working': Leicester sign Cowan-Dickie's older brother
An international call-up and an injury at hooker have resulted in Leicester signing Tom Cowan-Dickie for the new Premiership seaso…
Sam Smith
11 Sep 2021, 8:33
Instead of leaving, Sale have now changed tack about the AJ Bell
A year ago, Sale had their hopes pinned on a future away from the AJ Bell but that thinking has now very much changed according to…
Sam Smith
08 Sep 2021, 5:12
'Exceptional': Wigglesworth takes on an added role at Leicester
Veteran Leicester scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth will perform a tracksuit role at Welford Road for the first time under Steve Bor…
Sam Smith
08 Sep 2021, 3:40
'Right thing for my health': Ma'asi quits after kidney transplant
Ex-England age-grade hooker Samson Ma’asi made 3 first-team Northampton appearances after signing his first pro deal for the 201…
Sam Smith
08 Sep 2021, 3:18
'That's why he's played 93 tests': Beauden Barrett impresses at 10
Beauden Barrett's second test of the year at first five was a success, as the Blues playmaker organised the All Blacks to a 38-21 …
Sam Smith
07 Sep 2021, 20:14
Lomu, Williams, Cullen final inductees in Greatest All Blacks XV
Jonah Lomu, Sir Bryan Williams and Christian Cullen have been named as the greatest All Blacks outside backs of all-time by a pane…
Sam Smith
06 Sep 2021, 22:54
Watch: Aussie-on-aussie fire as Skelton gets red for belting compatriot
Former Wallaby Will Skelton has been red-carded in La Rochelle's opening Top 14 clash against Toulouse in a re-match of both the E…
Sam Smith
06 Sep 2021, 17:53
Watch: Ngani Laumape's Top 14 debut for Stade Francais
The 28-year-old second five took up a three-year deal with the Paris club due to an 'underwhelming' offer from NZR to retain him, …
Sam Smith
05 Sep 2021, 16:47
'Jean-Claude van Barrett': Unintentional fly kick earns red
All Black fullback Jordie Barrett had his afternoon in Perth cut short after becoming the latest All Black to be red carded in Aus…
Sam Smith
05 Sep 2021, 2:36
Watch: Former All Black centre lays out French flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert
Former All Black and Blues midfielder Francis Saili has opened the Top 14 season in bruising style, delivering a crunching cover t…
Sam Smith
04 Sep 2021, 19:44
USA coach 'at a loss for words' after World Cup qualifying upset
While there's no question that Canada are not quite the mid-tier rugby superpower of the past, they've proven that they're still c…
Sam Smith
04 Sep 2021, 19:21
