‘Madness’ if Boks play in Rugby Champs
Former Springbok captain Wynand Claassen believes South Africa should skip this year’s Rugby Championship and focus on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour.
Reds cruise past Rebels into final
The Reds will face the Brumbies in the Super Rugby AU final next week after beating the Rebels 25-13 in Saturday’s qualifier playoff in Brisbane.
Matfield: Springboks will be ready for Lions
Former Springbok captain Victor Matfield says the team will be boosted by continuity in the coaching staff going into next year’s British & Irish Lions series.
Star All Blacks could skip Rugby Champs
Reports in New Zealand suggest that several key All Blacks players could opt against playing in the Rugby Championship for family reasons.
Revealed: How Owen Farrell defended high tackle
Owen Farrell explained that he misjudged Charlie Atkinson’s change of direction when committing a dangerous tackle, the ten-page written judgement regarding his five-match ban has revealed.
Watch: How Pollard suffered knee injury
Take a look at how Handre Pollard suffered a knee injury early into the second half of Montpellier’s Top14 defeat by Racing 92 on Friday night.
De Jager could return for Premiership playoffs
Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond has revealed that Lood de Jager could avoid another surgery despite bending the pins in his shoulder.
Fears over serious injury to Pollard
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard had to be stretchered from the field after suffering a suspected knee injury in Friday’s Top 14 game for Montpellier.
Watch: No Holds Barred with Jake White
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White chats about talented youngster Elrigh Louw, playing in empty stadiums once a domestic competition kicks off, and facing the British & Irish Lions next year, on this week’s episode of ‘No Holds Barred’.
‘Boks can kick on once green light received’
Coach Jacques Nienaber has likened the Springboks’ wait for Test rugby’s return to ‘a jet standing on the runway without fuel’.
