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Former international referee Jaco Peyper has revealed that he often felt pressured to officiate matches that delivered “a certain product”. Peyper says stakeholders and tournament organisers often drove that agenda rather than simply having referees applying the laws. The South African referee, who retired in 2023 due to injury, officiated at the highest level of […]

JP Pietersen says Stormers-bound Siya Kolisi underlined his value during a 24-minute stint off the bench in Cape Town last weekend. The flanker entered the field in the 47th minute of the Vodacom URC coastal derby, won 30-19 by the visitors, before hobbling off in the 71st. Pietersen was full of praise for the Springbok

Captain Antoine Dupont heads 11 Toulouse players in a 28-man training squad for the Six Nations opener against Ireland. Toulouse will be unable to call on Dupont and the likes of Thomas Ramos, Julien Marchand, Anthony Jelonch, Emmanuel Meafou and Peato Mauvaka for this weekend’s Top 14 match against Bayonne as Fabien Galthie prepares the

Ireland’s Six Nations build-up has suffered another blow, with Hugo Keenan now racing the clock to be fit for the championship opener against France in Paris next Thursday. The fullback injured his thumb during a pre-tournament training camp in Portugal, Irish Rugby confirmed, leaving head coach Andy Farrell facing fresh uncertainty in his backline selections.

Ireland centre Bundee Aki has been suspended for verbally abusing match officials. The 35-year-old will miss the opening three rounds of the Six Nations after being handed a four-match ban. Aki was sanctioned following Connacht’s Vodacom URC defeat to Leinster last weekend, where an independent disciplinary committee found him guilty of “verbal abuse and disrespect”

Former Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff says Rassie Erasmus would never have tolerated the sort of reported player revolt that unfolded within the All Blacks camp. Loose forward and stand-in captain Ardie Savea has been widely linked to the removal of Scott Robertson as All Blacks coach. Reports in The New Zealand Herald suggested Savea had

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his assistants have come out strongly in support of World Rugby’s tightened approach to the aerial contest, despite growing criticism from Europe. The Bok coaching team insists the adjustment to how kicks are contested has improved both player safety and the fairness of the game World Rugby moved in 2024

Ireland could be without veteran centre Bundee Aki for their daunting Six Nations opening match against title holders France in Paris next Thursday. The 35-year-old was dropped from the squad going to a training camp in Portugal and set is to face a disciplinary committee on Wednesday for comments he made to the referee during

The Lions have moved quickly to tie down one of their most exciting players. Former Junior Boks scrumhalf Haashim Pead has committed his future to the Joburg-based union until 2028. Player of the Tournament at last year’s World Rugby U20 Championship, Pead recently announced himself on the Vodacom URC stage with a match-winning try against

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