NEWS

Reds cruise past Rebels into final

The Reds will face the Brumbies in the Super Rugby AU final next week after beating the Rebels 25-13 in Saturday’s qualifier playoff in Brisbane.

All Blacks duo Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett

Star All Blacks could skip Rugby Champs

Reports in New Zealand suggest that several key All Blacks players could opt against playing in the Rugby Championship for family reasons.

Rabz: Lions move will hopefully open new doors

Wing Rabz Maxwane has opened about why he moved to the Lions, what he hopes to achieve, and working towards his Bok dream.

‘Self-destructive government cost NZ the Rugby Champs’

Respected New Zealand writer GREGOR PAUL says the decision to reward Australia with the Rugby Championship hosting rights was a victory for their mindset of looking for what they can – rather than can’t – do around pandemic health guidelines.

‘Disappointed’ Kiwis to host Bledisloe series

New Zealand may have lost out on hosting the Rugby Championship, but the Wallabies will travel to New Zealand to play two Bledisloe Cup matches in October.

Duhan singled out as PRO14’s best by peers

Edinburgh’s South African wing Duhan van der Merwe has been named the PRO14 Players’ Player of the Season for the 2019-20 campaign.

WP defend position after board member quits

The Western Province Rugby Football Union has stated it will ‘not become involved in a war of words’ after Raymond van Niekerk resigned as a member of the board.

Reds hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa makes a tackle

Rebels, Reds unveil teams for playoff showdown

The Rebels have been bolstered by the return of Andrew Kellaway and Campbell Magnay, while the Reds have named an unchanged lineup for their Super Rugby AU playoff in Brisbane on Saturday.

Ulster coach looks to ‘clutch player’ Coetzee for inspiration

Dan McFarland believes Ulster will head into the PRO14 final against Leinster as underdogs and, should they have a chance to claim the title, it will depend on the performance of Marcell Coetzee.