Israel Folau: Raising hell

Australian public opinion is split on Israel Folau’s controversial social media post that resulted in a code of conduct hearing for the Wallabies star. TOM DECENT reports.

Beast facing stiff competition

Beast Mtawarira will need to focus on matters on the rugby field if he wants to add a 2019 World Cup chapter to his life story, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

Nations Championship plans scrapped

World Rugby has confirmed that plans for the Nations Championship have been discontinued after the required unanimous agreement by unions to enter into exclusive negotiations was not achieved by Wednesday’s deadline.

Nations Championship fate set to be decided

World Rugby has set a deadline of this Friday for their Nations Championship proposal to be approved or rejected by the leading rugby nations.

Jantjies must fulfil destiny

Elton Jantjies’ critics can sometimes be a little harsh, but it doesn’t do his reputation any favours when he makes the news for all the wrong reasons, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

Beast: Div’s methods didn’t work for Boks

Legendary prop Tendai Mtawarira believes Peter de Villiers wasn’t very effective during his stint as Springbok coach.

Two Saffas in France RWC plans

Bernard le Roux and Paul Willemse have been included in a 37-man France squad that will begin preparations for this year’s World Cup.

Samoa, Tonga to lose key players for World Cup

Samoa and Tonga players are allegedly under pressure from their French Top 14 clubs to miss the World Cup in Japan later this year.

Good signs despite Jekyll and Hyde display

It’s been a weird Vodacom Super Rugby campaign for South Africa’s four franchises in 2019, but Boks boss Rassie Erasmus will still take a lot of positives from the competition ahead of the World Cup, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

‘Boks will have a good World Cup’

Warren Gatland believes the Springboks will have a strong World Cup campaign and emerge as a force to be reckoned with during the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021.