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‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ faces ban from English rugby

The Rugby Football Union has announced that it will be conducting a review into the singing of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’, due to the song’s links to slavery.

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Hurricanes recall Van Wyk

Wing Kobus van Wyk has been named in the Hurricanes’ match-day squad for their Vodacom Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against the Crusaders on Sunday.

SA’s PRO14 coaches cautiously excited

Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie and his Kings counterpart, Rob Kempson, are cautiously excited about the possibility of the PRO14 resuming on 22 August.

Roux cautious over PRO14 restart for Kings, Cheetahs

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux says there are ‘many factors to take into consideration’ before knowing how the Cheetahs and Kings would be able to participate in the planned restart of the PRO14.

PRO14 plans to restart season

Saturday, 22 August has been selected as a target date for the 2019-20 PRO14 season to restart across all five competing territories.

Watch: Cane on upholding All Blacks legacy

All Blacks captain Sam Cane shares his thoughts on how much he missed rugby during lockdown, the lessons he learned during his lengthy injury lay-off and the responsibility of upholding the legacy of the famous black jersey.

Munster / Saffa signings / Damian de Allende and RG Snyman embrace Springbok

In-depth look at Munster’s new Saffa signings

Ahead of the Munster squad’s return to training next Monday, the club released the player profiles of their new signings, including South Africans Damian de Allende, RG Snyman and Keynan Knox.

18/6/95 Rugby World Cup 1995, England v New Zealand, Jonah Lomu heads towards the try line. (Photo by Mark Leech/Getty Images)

Throwback: Lomu scores four vs England (1995)

Today marks 25 years since the 20-year-old Jonah Lomu rampaged through England’s defence during the 1995 Rugby World Cup semi-final at Newlands.

Rewind: Inside the Bok change room (2005)

Look back at Jake White’s post-match speech following the Springboks’ 22-16 victory over the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld during the 2005 Tri-Nations.