Best of YouTube: Springbok tries (2018 & 2019)

Take a look back at all tries scored by the Springboks during Rassie Erasmus’ successful tenure as head coach.

Lucrative auction for Lomu’s ripped shorts

New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu’s ripped shorts from the 1996 Vodacom Super 12 final to be listed on auction for $500,000.

Gold backs Pichot for World Rugby top job

Former Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold has thrown his support behind Agustin Pichot in his bid to become World Rugby chairman.

Reboot: My wish for a global season

In a new series from the SA Rugby magazine team, JON CARDINELLI calls for a move toward a global season in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

Big Joe calls out contradiction in rugby

Joe van Niekerk says there are ‘many different reasons why players take recreational drugs’ and each case should be empathetically investigated individually.

Plan to have ex-All Blacks play for Islands gains momentum

The Pacific Rugby Players Welfare organisation has come out in support of World Rugby president Bill Beaumont’s call to allow internationally capped players to represent the Pacific Island nations.

World Rugby to assist unions financially

World Rugby has announced the details of a dedicated Covid-19 relief strategy to mitigate the overall impact of the pandemic on the sport.

World Rugby announces 2020 calendar progress

World Rugby continues to investigate a variety of return-to-rugby plans, including the delivery of a viable 2020 international competition calendar subject to the relevant government and health authority advice.

Watch: Covid-19 impact on Boks’ planning

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber explains how the team’s planning for the Test season has been disrupted by the coronavirus epidemic and enforced break in rugby.

NZ Rugby: We had to act now

The significant pay cuts introduced by New Zealand Rugby were designed with the worst-case scenario in mind – where no rugby will be played at all in 2020.