Craig Lewis

Anton Lienert-Brown comforts Chiefs captain Sam Cane

‘Playing in South Africa a great challenge’

All Blacks stars Sam Cane and Aaron Smith agree it will be a ‘shame’ to no longer play against South African teams in Vodacom Super Rugby.

‘NZR on the back foot now’

New Zealand scribe Marc Hinton believes Kiwi powerbrokers could be ‘stuck in a negotiating room on their lonesome’ after Sanzaar relationships have soured.

Sanzaar relationships at ‘lowest ebb’

In an appearance on New Zealand’s popular show ‘The Breakdown’, Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan revealed the ‘messy’ nature of some of the negotiations around the Rugby Championship.

Northern competitions close to ‘Test level’

Earlier this week, director of rugby Rassie Erasmus shared some of the prospective benefits of more South African teams playing in the northern hemisphere.

Why SA Rugby is seeking northern-hemisphere future

SA Rugby has confirmed the existing Vodacom Super Rugby franchises are in line to make the transition into an expanded PRO Rugby competition.

The Cheetahs after their Pro14 loss to Connacht

Cheetahs out of PRO Rugby

South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby franchises are set to join an expanded PRO14 competition, while the Cheetahs could enter a newly-proposed Super 8 tournament, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Opportunity for Bok hopefuls

Duane Vermeulen says this Saturday’s Springbok ‘trials’ will present an opportunity for players to impress the national coaches in more ways than one, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Special edition of World Rugby Awards confirmed

A new-look World Rugby Awards ceremony will take place on 7 December to celebrate members of the rugby fraternity who have provided service to the public during the pandemic, and players and teams who have starred over the last decade.

Watch: ‘Rassie is a flippin’ genius’

Check out the latest teaser videos for the ‘Chasing the Sun’ documentary, with more behind-the-scenes insight provided into the Springboks’ World Cup-winning journey.