Former referee Jaco Peyper will oversee a new 'elite' referees panel created by SA Rugby to help South African officials to make the step up to international level.
Four more years. That’s the harsh reality the All Blacks must come to terms with after a heartbreaking Rugby World Cup final defeat to South Africa by 12-11.
Thursday evening’s disciplinary hearing reprieve for the red-carded Chris Ashton has come too late for the all-time record Gallagher Premiership try-scorer to keep his place in the Leicester team for Sunday’s semi-final away to Sale.
Rob du Preez is at the forefront of a clutch of fearsome siblings steering Sale towards the Premiership summit.
Tries from Mateo Carreras and Sam Stuart allowed Newcastle to complete a remarkable comeback as they saw off high-flying Sale with a 20-14 Gallagher Premiership victory at Kingston Park.
England powerhouse Manu Tuilagi will play his first rugby match in 16 weeks after Sale named him to start in their Gallagher Premiership opener at home to Northampton on Friday night.
Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break. The Irish provinces have been using their academies...
Courtney Lawes and Tom Curry, the duo who captained England in their recent five-game Guinness Six Nations campaign, are back in action on Friday night for their respective clubs, Northampton and Sale, following injury.
Bristol ended a run of four successive Gallagher Premiership defeats as they continued Sale’s away-day blues by winning 32-15 at Ashton Gate.