Maartens double earns much-needed win for Cheetahs

I'm sure he has some stuff in his "I hate South Africa" scrapbook he can dredge out.

Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

RedWarrior 12 minutes ago

All 4 Irish provinces will likely be top 8 in URC this year.

The second last match we beat SA in SA with a lot of young guys. Farrell should have played them again. Jamie Osborne at FB dominated the skies against SA in Durban. He was the form player ahead of Keenan. Similarly Aki and Hansen are not in good form for their province and should not have started. Even playing so poorly we had chances to get a couple of scores up on NZ which we didn't take. Your only observations of Irish rugby are at national level. You are in no position to discuss strenght in depth because you simply don't know. Losing that match might be no bad thing for Ireland.

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HT 16 minutes ago

What Noah Lolesio said about Finn Russell before Scotland showdown

Noah forgot to mention how good a tackler Finn is as well.

We are in for a cracker of a match.

New Zealand can't keep losing first fives like Harry Plummer

JW 18 minutes ago

I'd rather just have Dmac at home than both Mo'unga and Dmac playing abroad.

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JW 19 minutes ago

New Zealand can't keep losing first fives like Harry Plummer

Yep, only once they hit this age though.

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JW 20 minutes ago

New Zealand can't keep losing first fives like Harry Plummer

Certainly the main concern with his departure is drop in standard of Super Rugby.

I agree, which is why not too dissapointed with this weeks team naming.

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SteveD 21 minutes ago

David Campese names his Springbok world player of the year winner

And of course, if the Boks don't thrash them we'll get all the nonsense from the poms, ABs and of course the Aussies about how they're so weak they should never have been allowed to win the RWC etc etc. Hehehehehehehe.....

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SadersMan 22 minutes ago

What Wallabies great expects from Aussie women’s side at Dubai Sevens

The Aussie girls only won two of the seven tournaments on the 2023/24 series circuit. But under this silly system, a team can potentially win zero tourneys on the Series Circuit but by virtue of winning the "Grand Final" shootout, are crowned Series Champions. Ridiculous.

JW 23 minutes ago

Yes even if NZ had of remained at 15 men you suspect they would have still found a way to come back and beat them.

JW 24 minutes ago

No, you just took it that way.

JW 24 minutes ago

Oh he'll have something burning for sure. Is this it for you guys, only this last chance against Wales for him to find something? Probably just changing some of his language from Scottish to Welsh as we speak.

JW 28 minutes ago

The opportunity is there I agree with the articles tone too! Not sure which close games they could have lost. You could say the last English one given the tiny end but then they also got lucky with a 14 point try when our two players got in the road of each other.

Autumn Nations Series 2024: Everything you need to know about round four

DP 29 minutes ago

France Argentina could serve up an upset.. Vamos Pumas!!

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JW 32 minutes ago

England were nowhere near NZ's level to say the should have, they kept it tight enough (and NZ not clinical enough to counter that) to have got away with a win, for sure, but that is a totally opposite perspective of "should".

Were did England get unlucky like in the tone of this article?

Yeah I cant really remember the SAn tries, you're saying they weren't jammy? Which means 'opportune', at the right time. Good to hear an Englishman with some optimism and enjoyment in the rugby, I hope you're primarly talking about your own sides ability to play with the ball!

Eggchasers... well it certainly would be easy making enough money doing that for a living!

Sadness pervades as Gatland stands on the brink of Welsh exit

JohnB77 33 minutes ago

Wales's problems are far more than Gatland. As a Welshman in exile I've actually got nothing against him staying on. This autumn campaign has been a disaster, but perhaps the WRU should justify why they chose to play against the world's strongest teams and not at least one Tier 2 nation, just to showcase the squad. The problems come from the very bottom, through the franchise system to the board of the WRU itself. If anything it is the whole structure that needs an overhaul from top to bottom.

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SadersMan 35 minutes ago

Five changes for the All Blacks, including the return of Sam Cane

The problem with any NH team is they seem to grow another bloody leg whenever the ABs are in town. I love this selection, leave no doubt, make no ASSumptions. Job is to win.

That said, one change I'd have made in the backs was Reiko to 11, & Tupaea/ALB in the centres.

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Mark 38 minutes ago

Fin Baxter wades into debate over the England losing streak

The Result against Japan on Saturday is in the scheme of things almost irrelevant.

A win would see England having achieved a 25% win ratio in this series and a win % below 50% for the year, which quite frankly is pitifull for a Tier 1 nation.

The narrative of jam tomorrow is becoming tiresome.

JW 43 minutes ago

He doesn't generally do it at all, for anybody, so don't say too much the next one could be just as positive about the Springboks if you don't get carried away!

He also pointed out the "no killer instinct" narrative that they simply weren't good enough. Do yo disagree that SA were that great against NZ?

Readying the article I didn't even see that as a dig towards SA SF, simply an exciting take on how close the ABs really are again to those at the top. I feel it is more you that is taking away from this enjoyment with you replay that is largely based on a lot of old resentment.

Just enjoy how good the rugby is and that NZ is back baby!

Black Ferns assistant coach makes ‘tough call’ before World Cup year

SadersMan 45 minutes ago

Attack coach? What "attack"? All I saw was headless chooks pinballing around the paddock. This whole coaching group needs a shake-down. The BFs have regressed at pace since the Prof & Cronnie days.

We have immense talent, some of the best in world rugby, but it's wasted on this coaching group. I put Bunting in the same loser category as Penney & Foster. At this point in time, success at RWC2025 seems a longshot!?!