England have called up scrumhalf Richard Wigglesworth as a replacement for the injured Ben Youngs. Youngs ruptured his medial collateral knee ligament in Sunday’s 46-15 victory over Italy, and has been ruled out for the remainder of England’s Six Nations campaign. The 34-year-old Wigglesworth will now provide cover for Danny Care, with England set to face Wales this Saturday. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images
Werner Kok says the Blitzboks’ depth will be tested over the next month due to injuries and players joining their Super Rugby franchises. Kwagga Smith (Lions), Seabelo Senatla (Stormers) and Tim Agaba (Bulls) are set to return to fifteens, having played in the first four tournaments of this season’s World Rugby Sevens Series. Captain Philip Snyman and Ruhan Nel were… Read more →
The Springboks have climbed to fifth in the World Rugby rankings following Wales’ commanding 34-7 win over Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday. Scotland, South Africa and Wales finished the 2017 season ranked fifth, sixth and seventh. But Wales’ upset win over the Scots in the opening round of the Six Nations earned them a 1.35 rating points increase,… Read more →
Bryan Habana is considering retiring from the game when his contract with Toulon expires in June.
NMU will open their season against Ikeys in round two of the Varsity Cup, while Wits host Tuks, Shimlas travel to Stellenbosch and UJ meet CUT.
Scrumhalf Ben Youngs is set to miss England’s Six Nations Test against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday due to a knee injury.
Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont has been ruled out of France’s Six Nations campaign, while flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert and No 8 Kevin Gourdon also face lengthy injury layoffs.
Anthony Watson and Sam Simmonds each scored a double as England claimed a 46-15 bonus-point win over Italy in Rome on Sunday. CRAIG LEWIS reports.
The Blitzboks beat Scotland and Australia, before falling short against Fiji in the Cup final.
Johnny Sexton kicked a drop goal in injury time to steer Ireland to a 15-13 win over France in Paris on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports. France are back. The spirited side that put Ireland under pressure at the set pieces and at the breakdowns on Saturday was a far cry from the mob that lost four games against the Springboks… Read more →
