Ireland could unseat Wales as No 1

Joe Schmidt’s Ireland will move to the top of the World Rugby rankings should they defeat England in a World Cup warm-up fixture this weekend.

Guirado returns to lead Les Bleus

Coach Jacques Brunel has made four changes to his France side facing Scotland in the sides’ second World Cup warm-up fixture this Saturday.

France forced to alter RWC squad

Coach Jacques Brunel has called up Virimi Vakatawa to replace the injured Geoffrey Doumayrou in France’s World Cup squad.

Wales unseat All Blacks, Boks rise

Wales have officially usurped New Zealand as the No 1-ranked team in the world, while the Springboks climbed to fourth.

Hansen baffled by ranking system

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says that he’s never understood World Rugby’s ranking system after the All Blacks lost their No 1 position to Wales over the weekend.

Parisse to skipper Italy at fifth RWC

Veteran No 8 Sergio Parisse will lead Italy at his fifth World Cup in Japan next month, equalling fellow Italian legend Mauro Bergamasco and Samoan Brian Lima for the most rugby World Cup appearances.

The weekend on social media

The SA Rugby magazine team rounds up what the rugby community shared on social media this past weekend.

New Issue: Jantjies is worth the hype

Springbok sensation Herschel Jantjies and stalwart Frans Steyn are on the cover of the new SA Rugby magazine, on sale this week!

Three key points from past weekend

CRAIG LEWIS identifies some of the good, the bad and the ugly to take away from the Boks’ ‘farewell’ Test before heading to the World Cup.

Mallett: Boks were reasonably fortunate

What NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Springboks’ 24-18 win over Argentina at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday.