Crusaders lose captain for opener

Codie Taylor will lead the Crusaders in their Vodacom Super Rugby Aotearoa opener against the Hurricanes on Sunday in the injury-enforced absence of captain Scott Barrett.

‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ faces ban from English rugby

The Rugby Football Union has announced that it will be conducting a review into the singing of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’, due to the song’s links to slavery.

Hurricanes recall Van Wyk

Wing Kobus van Wyk has been named in the Hurricanes’ match-day squad for their Vodacom Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against the Crusaders on Sunday.

Cane: I can deal with captaincy pressure

Sam Cane has opened up about the responsibility that comes with wearing the All Blacks jersey and captaining his nation.

Resolution as Manjezi set to join Bulls

Sintu Manjezi is expected to join the Vodacom Bulls from 1 July, while from the same time Rosko Specman will link up with the Cheetahs in a deal where the two players will effectively swop franchises. CRAIG LEWIS reports.

Montpellier in hot water over Goosen deal

Reports from France suggest that Montpellier could be facing heavy punishment after disguising player salaries to break the Top 14 salary cap.

SA’s PRO14 coaches cautiously excited

Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie and his Kings counterpart, Rob Kempson, are cautiously excited about the possibility of the PRO14 resuming on 22 August.

Roux cautious over PRO14 restart for Kings, Cheetahs

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux says there are ‘many factors to take into consideration’ before knowing how the Cheetahs and Kings would be able to participate in the planned restart of the PRO14.

PRO14 plans to restart season

Saturday, 22 August has been selected as a target date for the 2019-20 PRO14 season to restart across all five competing territories.

Watch: Cane on upholding All Blacks legacy

All Blacks captain Sam Cane shares his thoughts on how much he missed rugby during lockdown, the lessons he learned during his lengthy injury lay-off and the responsibility of upholding the legacy of the famous black jersey.