Eddie embroiled in media storm for giving Barrett ‘golden advice’
Eddie Jones has come under fire after All Blacks star Beauden Barrett revealed the extent of the England coach’s role at Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath.
NZ Rugby lambasts players’ ‘untenable’ demands
The ongoing stand-off between New Zealand Rugby and the Players’ Association has taken a turn for the worse, with the governing body now accusing players of demanding ‘untenable’ payments at the expense of the community game.
Barrett: I wasn’t the best out-and-out 15
Beauden Barrett says he wants to be considered as a ‘specialist 10’ for the All Blacks after starring in the role for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan.
Odds stacked against Stander for Lions recall
Take a look at who the bookies’ odds suggest will play for the British & Irish Lions in the Test series against the Springboks.
New faces in Bok picture
Three foreign-based forwards – Jasper Wiese, Joseph Dweba and Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg – have been linked with the Springbok alignment camps in preparation for the British & Irish Lions series.
Etzebeth takes shot at predicting Lions opponents
Springbok Eben Etzebeth has revealed the lock pairing he expects to start for the British & Irish Lions in the three-Test series against South Africa.
Woodward rips into RFU
Clive Woodward has labelled the Rugby Football Union’s debrief of England’s poor Six Nations campaign as a ‘nonsensical whitewash of excuse-making, box-ticking and corporate twaddle’.
Joseph: Rugby Champs Japan’s ultimate dream
Japan coach Jamie Joseph says inclusion in the Rugby Championship is the ‘the ultimate’ goal for the Brave Blossoms.
Back Steyn to beat Lions again
Morne Steyn’s form since his return to the Bulls has been rewarded by SA Rugby magazine readers with a Springbok call-up for the British & Irish Lions series.
Brussow: Rassie moved past ‘bigger is better’
Former Springbok flank Heinrich Brussow says Rassie Erasmus was one of the first South African coaches to pick players based on their skill rather than their size.
