Good news feed: Hilarious Bok clip

As we enter the final two weeks of lockdown, we will seek to bring you daily snippets of good news – starting with this brilliant Bok clip courtesy of filmmaker Graham Love.

Argentina set to withdraw from RWC 2027 race

Argentina is reportedly set to step aside from the race to host the 2027 World Cup after Rugby Australia supported Agustin Pichot’s nomination for World Rugby chairman.

Farrell offers up majority of wages to help Sarries

Owen Farrell is set to defer around 90% of his wages for five months in an attempt to help Saracens survive the Covid-19 crisis.

Zoom talkshow: World Team choices

Editor Craig Lewis and senior contributor Wade Pretorius link up via Zoom to analyse their World Team choices, argue about Brodie Retallick and give hints at features coming up in SA Rugby magazine.

Watch: Covid-19 impact on Boks’ planning

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber explains how the team’s planning for the Test season has been disrupted by the coronavirus epidemic and enforced break in rugby.

NZR introduces 50% player wage cuts

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that the country’s top rugby players are set to lose as much as $25 million this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wiese: I took it on the chin

Former Springbok lock Kobus Wiese says he did not mind getting punched by opposite number Ian Jones at the end of the 1995 World Cup final.

Nienaber on stricter breakdown law enforcement

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber gives his take on World Rugby’s decision to enforce breakdown laws more stringently.

‘It takes a lot to say you are a champion’

Lions loose forward Jaco Kriel doesn’t believe a champion can be declared should Vodacom Super Rugby not be completed.

Pichot: World Rugby can’t bail out Sanzaar

Agustin Pichot says World Rugby doesn’t have the funds to bail out cash-strapped Sanzaar nations that have hit financial difficulty amid the global coronavirus pandemic.