England lose ground on Boks, ABs in rankings
England’s first defeat by Scotland at Twickenham since 1983 has cost them second place in the World Rugby Rankings, with the All Blacks now the closest team to South Africa.
England’s first defeat by Scotland at Twickenham since 1983 has cost them second place in the World Rugby Rankings, with the All Blacks now the closest team to South Africa.
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the South African players who featured for their respective clubs in the rescheduled French Top 14 fixtures this past weekend.
Wales scored two second half tries as they ground out a 21-16 victory against a 14-man Ireland side at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday.
Consideration into acquiring British citizenship is reportedly factoring into scrumhalf Francois Hougaard’s decision-making after receiving an offer to join the Vodacom Bulls.
Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont put on an impressive show as France cruised to a 50-10 bonus-point victory over Italy in the opening game of the 2021 Six Nations in Rome on Saturday.
World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte says a decision on whether the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa will go ahead will be made at the end of March.
SARugbymag.co.za takes a look at how the teams are shaping up ahead of this year’s Six Nations tournament and highlights some of the players to watch.
Paul Willemse and Bernard le Roux have been selected as France’s lock pairing for their Six Nations Test against Italy in Rome on Saturday.
The Sharks have paid tribute to frontline workers at the Umhlanga Netcare and Addington hospitals, working tirelessly in the fight against Covid-19.
Springbok lock Marvin Orie’s departure from the Lions has been confirmed after he opted against signing a contract extension with the union.