President Mark Alexander says there are no hard feelings between SA Rugby and former Bok coach Allister Coetzee. Coetzee reportedly accepted a settlement agreement of R1.8-million from SA Rugby to vacate his position as Springbok coach last week, but not before sending a scathing email in which he blamed his former bosses for his failed tenure in charge of the… Read more →
Bryan Habana is considering retiring from the game when his contract with Toulon expires in June.
NMU will open their season against Ikeys in round two of the Varsity Cup, while Wits host Tuks, Shimlas travel to Stellenbosch and UJ meet CUT.
Scrumhalf Ben Youngs is set to miss England’s Six Nations Test against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday due to a knee injury.
Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont has been ruled out of France’s Six Nations campaign, while flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert and No 8 Kevin Gourdon also face lengthy injury layoffs.
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s Anglo-Welsh Cup matches involving South African players.
Alasio Naduva scored a hat-trick as Fiji beat the Blitzboks 24-17 in the Cup final of the Hamilton Sevens on Saturday, MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
The Blitzboks will face Fiji in the Cup final of the Hamilton Sevens after they beat Australia 24-5 in the semi-finals on Sunday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. This semi-final was a rematch of last weekend’s Sydney final, which the hosts won 29-0, but there was nothing similar in terms of how the two games were played. Both teams had their fair… Read more →
Justin Geduld scored a brace of tries as the Blitzboks beat Scotland 22-0 in the Cup quarter-finals of the Hamilton Sevens on Sunday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. South Africa were undefeated on day one after cruising to wins over Papua New Guinea, Russia and England. And early on day two, they swept Scotland away in the quarters to book a spot in… Read more →
Leigh Halfpenny scored 24 points as Wales recorded a 34-7 bonus-point win over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. The Six Nations is always hyped-up and this breathless 80-minute adrenaline rush of an encounter certainly justified it this year. In a clash worthy of being the tournament opener, Wales put on an incredible ball-in-hand… Read more →
