It's uplifting for the URC that Ireland's most successful province are under pressure to deliver in Pretoria.
Despite fifth place being their highest finish in the league since reaching the 2009 final, administration confirmed that the financially stressed Exiles had become the third club to fold in quick succession.
Winless Newcastle Falcons cannot compete with Montpellier’s playing budget or high-profile squad and will need to call upon the North East’s bitter winter weather to level the playing field when the team’s clash in the European Challenge Cup at Kingston Park this weekend.
SA Rugby has today announced the nominees for their annual awards, covering nine categories that includes the prestigious SA Rugby Men's and Women's Player of the Year awards for 2023.
A 7-1 bench is an absurd proposition but it's especially hard to comprehend when it forces the omission of one of the Springboks' best from 2023.
The Premiership is under pressure from the burgeoning success of the URC and the Top 14.
With 100 days until the start of the Rugby World Cup, the countdown is on as squads are trimmed and the mind games start
London Irish have allayed fears that their final match of the Gallagher Premiership season might not take place as they have named a matchday squad featuring nearly all their star players.
The England fightback has started with the appointment of well-regarded Cumbrian and his assistant Kevin Sinfield
Nemani Nadolo's English-qualified cousin Duane Ratu Willemsen was trying to make it in NRL before signing for Northampton last month.