Watch: Best drop goals from forwards

Bobby Skinstad features with a beauty in this compilation of drop goals from forwards. But Zinzan Brooke is the best of the bunch!

Official: French Top 14 will be cancelled

It has been confirmed that the French Top 14 season will be abandoned after a deal was reached between clubs and league organisers.

Hansen grim about non-apology for ref blunder

Steve Hansen is dismayed that World Rugby never apologised for the refereeing decision that potentially cost the All Blacks a series victory over the British & Irish Lions in 2017.

Rugby’s Olympic slot under threat

Rugby is facing the shocking prospect of being dumped from the Olympics in the wake of the homophobic scandal that has rocked World Rugby.

Best of YouTube: Top 10 sidesteps (RWC ’19)

Here’s another selection from YouTube, so sit back and enjoy some of the fanciest footwork on offer during last year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan.

‘Boks proved anything is possible’

Veteran prop Jannie du Plessis has recounted the jubilation of seeing the Springboks lift the 2019 World Cup trophy after experiencing first-hand how the team had been written off, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

NZ Rugby hit by damaging financial update

New Zealand Rugby has forecast a 70% decline in revenue in 2020 amid the shutdown of sport due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Building a Bok dynasty: The second row

In the fifth instalment of a six-part series, JON CARDINELLI highlights the Springboks’ quality in depth and where the world champions can improve in the next four-year cycle.

Varsity Cup: No play, no winners

Should there be no sports allowed for the remainder of the 2020 calendar year, the Varsity Cup board has agreed the season will be declared incomplete.

‘I needed to confirm belief in myself again’

The Hurricanes’ South African import, Kobus van Wyk, has opened up on his high-profile move to the New Zealand franchise. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.