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Alan Quinlan believes Rassie Erasmus has set a new benchmark in world rugby, and that the Springboks’ continued rise should worry everyone else. The former Ireland and Munster forward has labelled Erasmus the greatest coach the game has ever seen, crediting him with transforming South African rugby from a struggling heavyweight into a dominant global […]

How things stand in Pool 4 of the Investec Champions Cup ahead of the final round of pool fixtures. The top four in each six-team pool progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition, with the fifth-placed team dropping down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. The Pool 4 log does not make for pretty

Two Springboks will make their return from injury during a Vodacom Bulls tour that includes matches against Pau and Edinburgh. Winger Kurt-Lee Arendse and utility back Canan Moodie are back having completed concussion protocols. Former Junior Boks wing Cheswill Jooste is also included having recovered from a shoulder injury. However, Bok prop Gerhard Steenekamp misses out

How things stand in Pool 3 of the Investec Champions Cup with the final round of pool fixtures remaining. The top four in each six-team pool progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition, with the fifth-placed team dropping down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. Pool 3 delivered the surprise of round three when

Eight Springboks ran out in the latest round of Japanese Rugby League One. Bok No 8 Jasper Wiese started for the Urayasu D-Rocks in their 28-22 win against the Yokohama Canon Eagles. Springbok centre Jesse Kriel captained the Eagles, while former Sharks flanker Jeandre Labuschagne featured off the bench. Centre Lukhanyo Am ran out for

How things stand in Pool 2 of the Investec Champions Cup with one round of pool fixtures remaining. The top four in each six-team pool progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition, with the fifth-placed team dropping down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. Pool 2 is by far the tightest and the only

How things stand in Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup with the final round of pool matches remaining. The top four in each six-team pool progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition, with the fifth-placed team dropping down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. In Pool 1, the Glasgow Warriors and Sale Sharks have

A highly-rated Highlanders scrumhalf has been ruled out of the entire 2026 season after suffering a serious knee injury at training. The Super Rugby Pacific team confirmed on Monday that 20-year-old Dylan Pledger has ruptured his ACL and will face a lengthy rehabilitation period following surgery, sidelining him for up to 12 months. This means

Ulster have been awarded a 28-0 bonus-point win after their EPCR Challenge Cup pool match against the Cheetahs in Amsterdam was cancelled. The round three fixture was initially postponed after referee Kevin Bralley ruled the pitch at Dukes Rugby Club in ’s-Hertogenbosch unplayable. However, after reviewing the circumstances, EPCR reiterated that competition regulations place responsibility

Harlequins head coach Jason Gilmore believes his side’s emphatic demolition of the Stormers could prove to be a turning point after a bruising run of results. Quins ran in nine tries in a ruthless 61-10 victory at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday, producing a performance that stood in stark contrast to the heavy defeats that