An official announcement on the expected axeing of Allister Coetzee will only be made in the new year. No formal announcement on Coetzee’s future will be made until SA Rugby has followed all the necessary legal labour processes. However, Coetzee is expected to be removed from his post once due procedure has been followed, with SA Rugby having conducted a… Read more →
What the winners had to say after the New Zealand Rugby Awards ceremony.
Raelene Castle has become the first woman to serve as Rugby Australia CEO. Castle formerly served as chief executive of Netball New Zealand and rugby league club, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. The New Zealander takes over as Rugby Australia boss from Bill Pulver, who stood down from the post after the Force were axed from Super Rugby. She is also the… Read more →
World Rugby has announced that the new simplified version of its law book will be implemented globally from 1 January next year. In an attempt to simplify the laws and make the game easier to understand, World Rugby assembled a group of experts to head up the ‘Laws Simplification Project’. The complete overhaul, which shortened the law book by 42%,… Read more →
Allister Coetzee says the Springboks had a ‘satisfactory’ tour of Europe and he is ‘positive about the progress the team has made’.
What NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Springboks’ 24-22 defeat against Wales in Cardiff. ‘I think it was a missed opportunity for the Boks in Cardiff against a weak Welsh team. I know they’ll say that the Boks were also missing players, but South Africa have a far greater strength in depth than Wales. It’s a very disappointing loss… Read more →
Steven Kitshoff believes the Springboks will be a force at the 2019 World Cup if the core of the current group is retained. JON CARDINELLI reports. The Boks went down 24-22 in Cardiff on Saturday to end their tour and season on a low note. Afterwards, coach Allister Coetzee as well as the players took aim at the TMO’s decision not to… Read more →
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Sunday about the Test against the Springboks. Wales beat the Boks 24-22 on Saturday. The result marked the Dragons’ third successive win against the Boks in Cardiff, and the first time they have managed back-to-back victories against the South Africans. Today’s local papers have celebrated the result as well as the emergence of… Read more →
The Springboks must embrace a new culture that prizes winning and brutal honesty above all else in the wake of Allister Coetzee’s inevitable departure, writes JON CARDINELLI. Can you believe it? Late on Saturday night, after South Africa’s damning loss to Wales, I learned that there was some doubt regarding Coetzee’s future as Bok coach. Coetzee has presided over 11 wins… Read more →
Allister Coetzee has confirmed that he won’t step down after yet another disappointing season at the helm of the Springboks. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports. The Boks lost 24-22 to Wales on Saturday to finish their tour to the northern hemisphere with two wins from four matches and their 2017 season with seven wins from 13. Overall, Coetzee’s side has won 11 out of 25… Read more →
