New faces in Bok picture

Three foreign-based forwards – Jasper Wiese, Joseph Dweba and Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg – have been linked with the Springbok alignment camps in preparation for the British & Irish Lions series.

WP Rugby turmoil rages on

The ongoing boardroom drama at Western Province Rugby has taken another twist following the disclosure of a now recalled email document.

Lions sweat on North after horrific injury

The British & Irish Lions will face an anxious wait on the status of George North after the Wales back suffered a leg injury in action for the Ospreys.

Player compensation enflames Premiership-Lions row

Premiership owners have reportedly labelled the British & Irish Lions’ offer for player compensation as ‘derisory’ in the latest development in their stand-off over player releases.

Specman in Bok frame?

Cheetahs speedster Rosko Specman is reportedly no longer in the frame to play for the Blitzboks during the Tokyo Olympic Games as he closes in on a Springbok call-up.

Etzebeth takes shot at predicting Lions opponents

Springbok Eben Etzebeth has revealed the lock pairing he expects to start for the British & Irish Lions in the three-Test series against South Africa.

Carter masterclass sees Crusaders punish Tahs

Dan Carter scored a brace of tries in a man of the match performance to steer the 2008 Crusaders to a 34-14 win against the 2014 Waratahs in Christchurch in our interactive Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.

Woodward rips into RFU

Clive Woodward has labelled the Rugby Football Union’s debrief of England’s poor Six Nations campaign as a ‘nonsensical whitewash of excuse-making, box-ticking and corporate twaddle’.

‘Super Round’ ditched from Trans-Tasman tournament

New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia have confirmed the final schedule for the upcoming Trans-Tasman competition with the proposed ‘Super Round’ of fixtures officially scrapped.

Watch: Farrell makes another horrific tackle

Saracens flyhalf Owen Farrell escaped punishment after this horrendous high tackle during their English Championship clash with Doncaster this past Sunday.