Varsity Cup extends break between bubbles
The third Varsity Cup bubble in Tshwane has been pushed out by a week after three UP-Tuks players tested positive for Covid-19 last week.
Rugby Australia to follow NZ down private-equity path
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is set to put forward a proposal to sell a share of the governing body’s commercial rights to private equity.
Lions greats pick 2021 tour bolters
Five British & Irish Lions veterans – Martin Johnson, Sam Warburton, Stuart Barnes, Ian McGeechan and Clive Woodward – reveal who they’d select as Lions bolters for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Rainbow Cup SA Team of the Week (Round 1)
SARugbymag.co.za picks a team of players who stuck their hands up during the first round of the Rainbow Cup SA this past weekend.
Vermeulen, Nyakane to boost Bulls against Stormers
Bulls director of rugby Jake White says he expects a ‘hurting’ Stormers side to be fired up for Saturday’s north-south derby in Cape Town.
La Rochelle stun Leinster to seal place in Champions Cup final
A powerful second-half performance from La Rochelle was enough to overcome a more fancied Leinster side 32-23 and book their spot in the Champions Cup final.
Fit-again Pollard to have ‘big role’ in final
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard is set to feature prominently for Montpellier in the coming weeks after making his return from a long-term injury to help the French club book a place in the European Challenge Cup final.
Youngs pulls out of Lions tour
England scrumhalf Ben Youngs has made himself unavailable for selection for the British and Irish Lions due to family reasons.
Stormers coach bemoans red cards
Stormers coach John Dobson described his side’s discipline as ‘woeful’ after they had two players red-carded in the 33-30 loss to the Sharks on Saturday.
Stormers flyhalf ruled out for rest of season
The Stormers will have to negotiate the rest of the season without Kade Wolhuter after the flyhalf ruptured his knee ligaments against the Sharks on Saturday.
