Wales

North takes centre stage for Wales

George North will start at outside centre for Wales in Saturday’s match against the Springboks in Washington DC.

Wales without quartet for Bok Test

Luke Charteris, Josh Adams, Tomas Francis and Josh Navidi will miss Wales’ Test against the Boks in Washington DC on 2 June.

‘I don’t think of the green and gold’

Clayton Blommetjies says he was denied the chance to play for the Springboks due to the preferential treatment dished out to other players by former coach Allister Coetzee.

Stockdale double flays Wales

Jacob Stockdale scored a brace as Ireland claimed a 37-27 bonus-point win over Wales in Dublin on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. Ireland came into this Test riding a wave of confidence after two contrasting victories against France and Italy. They were installed as favourites to beat Wales, who had struggled for consistency and with selection, because of several injuries. The two… Read more →

Six Nations preview (Round 3)

England could overtake Ireland at the top of the Six Nations log if they score a big win against Scotland on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI. FRANCE vs ITALY (Marseille, Friday, 22:00) France will be desperate to bounce back after losing their first two matches against Ireland and Scotland. They will fancy their chances of securing a bonus-point victory against an… Read more →

Lions trio back for Wales

The inclusion of Leigh Halfpenny, Liam Williams and Dan Biggar are the only changes to Wales’ starting XV for Saturday’s Six Nations Test against Ireland in Dublin. Williams and Biggar missed Wales’ first two games of the tournament due to injury, while Halfpenny was forced to sit out the second Test against England with a foot infection. But the trio… Read more →

Wonderful Wales upset Scotland

Leigh Halfpenny scored 24 points as Wales recorded a 34-7 bonus-point win over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. The Six Nations is always hyped-up and this breathless 80-minute adrenaline rush of an encounter certainly justified it this year. In a clash worthy of being the tournament opener, Wales put on an incredible ball-in-hand… Read more →

Six Nations preview (Round 1)

England will begin their campaign for a third successive Six Nations title with what should be a comfortable win over Italy on Sunday, writes CRAIG LEWIS. Italy vs England Wily England coach Eddie Jones has attempted to deflect pressure off his team by suggesting that Ireland will head into this season as title favourites, but the fact remains that all… Read more →

Superbru: Scotland by 3-7

Before you make your Superbru picks for this weekend’s Six Nations games, take a look at the SA Rugby magazine team’s predictions. Wales vs Scotland Simon Borchardt: Scotland by 3 Jon Cardinelli: Scotland by 5 Craig Lewis: Scotland by 5 Mariette Adams: Scotland by 7 Juandre Joubert: Wales by 8 France vs Ireland Simon Borchardt: Ireland by 6 Jon Cardinelli: Ireland by 7 Craig Lewis: Ireland… Read more →