Former All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer last year. Smith ended a highly-successful 20-year association with the All Blacks in October, but his diagnosis apparently played no part in his decision to step down. However, Smith admitted that he kept the news largely to himself after an annual medical check-up saw the doctors pick… Read more →
England flyhalf Owen Farrell has been rated as the best player in the world by Rugby Worldmagazine, while no South African made the top 20. Beauden Barrett, the 2017 World Rugby Player of the Year, was selected in second place, while lock Brodie Retallick is the only other All Black in the top 10. In the magazine’s list of the world’s… Read more →
Karmichael Hunt has been stood down from all rugby activities after being charged with drugs possession. Hunt and another man were allegedly caught with cocaine during a random street search by police in the early hours of Saturday morning in Brisbane. The Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia said Hunt ‘agreed’ that it is in the best interest of all… Read more →
Karmichael Hunt has been charged with cocaine possession after being allegedly caught by police in Brisbane. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Hunt and another man were walking along a street at about 00:40 on Saturday when they were approached by officers during what a police spokesman described as ‘a random street stop’. Police officers found a bag of white… Read more →
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Gloucester Rugby says a nightclub fight in Cheltenham last Sunday was not instigated by Johan and Ruan Ackermann. On Monday, 24-year-old personal trainer Harry Allen said he would be pressing charges after allegedly being assaulted by the duo just before 01:30. Allen accused Ackermann Snr of ‘body-checking’ his friend – a ‘gentle giant’ – at a bar before pushing and grabbing him…. Read more →
Personal trainer Harry Allen says he will be pressing charges after allegedly being assaulted by Johan and Ruan Ackermann in a Cheltenham nightclub. The alleged incident occurred at Club 21 just before 01:30 on Sunday, hours after Gloucester’s win against Zebre. In an interview with Sport24’s Lloyd Burnard, Allen (24) said his friend Chris Baker (25) – a ‘gentle giant’ – had been… Read more →
Gloucester coach Johan Ackermann and son Ruan have been implicated in a nightclub fight that left a man ‘beaten up’. The alleged incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning, a few hours after Gloucester’s win over Zebre. Local police released a statement that read: ‘Gloucestershire Constabulary is investigating a report of an incident which happened at the… Read more →
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux admits it is becoming increasingly difficult to compete on an international level as a result of the player exodus. In an interview with Rugby World magazine, Roux highlighted the challenges facing South African rugby due to the ever-increasing player drain. ‘Last year we had 373 players playing in European club competitions. Any other country that… Read more →
The Sharks will play Racing 92 at the Aberdeen Sports Ground in Hong Kong on 3 February. The match will serve as a Super Rugby warm-up for the Durban-based franchise. ‘Racing 92 is an impressive team with quality players. A match against them will be the ideal test that we require at the start of the 2018 Super Rugby tournament,… Read more →
