Jacques Botes’ Perfect XV

The former Sharks loose forward picks a team of the best he has played with and against.

World Cup wish list

The SA Rugby magazine team identify what they would love to see come out of the final weekend of pool matches.

Quotes of the day: ‘We have 80kg of beef coming Sunday’

A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Thursday.

Barnes: That is Monty Python madness

English pundit Stuart Barnes has labelled Jerome Garces’ decision to not award a red card during Wednesday’s Wales-Fiji match as the worst decision of the tournament.

Ireland coach wields axe for Samoa clash

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has made 11 changes to his starting lineup for their must-win pool clash with Samoa in Fukuoka on Saturday.

Folau offered public apology

Former Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has offered to apologise publicly and agreed to allow Rugby Australia to review his future social media posts before posting, according to new court documents.

Smith changes two in Cheetahs swansong

Coach Franco Smith has made two changes to the Cheetahs starting lineup for their third game of the PRO14 season against Johan van Graan’s Munster in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Parisse slams decision to call off Italy game

Italy captain Sergio Parisse has hit out at World Rugby over its decision to cancel the Azzurri’s tournament-defining match against the All Blacks on Saturday.

Waiting game for in-limbo Boks

With the Boks bunkering down in Kobe as typhoon Hagibis looms, the big focus will be on the outcome of Sunday’s battle between Scotland and Japan if it goes ahead, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Canada’s Larsen handed three-week ban

Replacement lock Josh Larsen has been suspended for three weeks after receiving a red card during Canada’s 66-7 defeat by the Springboks on Tuesday.