South African teams to take part in United Rugby Championship

The new PRO Rugby competition including the four South African teams has been announced as the United Rugby Championship on Tuesday morning.

SA teams could feature in Champions Cup from 2022-23 season

South Africa’s entry into the United Rugby Championship holds the prospect of South African teams being eligible to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup from the 2022-23 season.

European switch ‘heralding a new, exciting era’ for SA

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has called the four South African teams’ official introduction into the PRO16 United Rugby Championship ‘a watershed moment in the country’s rugby history’.

Explainer: How the United Rugby Championship will work

The top clubs from South Africa will combine with the PRO14 teams to form the United Rugby Championship in September 2021.

Bakkies tops UK website’s list of ‘dirty’ players

Legendary Springbok Bakkies Botha has been ranked No 1 on a five-man list of most ill-disciplined players in rugby history.

Ryan to lead Ireland into Test battle

Head coach Andy Farrell has appointed James Ryan as captain of Ireland’s 37-man squad for their mid-year Tests against Japan and the USA in Dublin in July.

Owens slams captain’s referral, red-card law variation

Renowned referee Nigel Owens has urged authorities to abolish the captain’s challenge and the new red-card law, which introduces a substitute after 20 minutes, because it is spoiling the game.

Twitter tributes flood in for Heymans

Tributes have come in from far and wide after the news that former Free State prop Dougie Heymans had passed away on Monday.

Can Whiteley’s Lions break Super Rugby title duck?

The Warren Whiteley-captained Lions will get one last shot at Super Rugby glory when they face the 1998 Crusaders in Game 11 of the Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.

RIP: Dougie Heymans loses battle with Covid-19

Legendary former Free State prop Dougie Heymans has tragically died at the age of 48.