Maro Itoje says Owen Farrell has slotted seamlessly back into life at Saracens, describing the England veteran’s return as a massive boost for the Premiership giants. Farrell rejoined the North London club after a season in France with Racing 92, where he spent one campaign in the Top 14 before heading home. The 34-year-old has […]
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Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel admits his side were outplayed in every department after a chastening 34-0 defeat to the Stormers in Llanelli on Friday night. Peel described the result as a “sobering night” for his team, who slumped to a second home loss of the campaign. “We needed to be at our very best to
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Major League Rugby has reaffirmed its commitment to continue next season and beyond, even as the North American competition faces major structural changes. Three teams – the New Orleans Gold, Miami Sharks and Houston SaberCats – have announced their departure from the league, while the San Diego Legion and Rugby Football Club Los Angeles will
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Manie Libbok has officially signed off from the Stormers in an emotional message on social media on Friday. The 28-year-old playmaker joins the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners for the new Japan Rugby League One season after playing a defining role in the Stormers’ resurgence in recent seasons. Libbok was pivotal to the Stormers’ inaugural Vodacom URC
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The Stormers have suffered a major injury blow following their 34-0 rout of the Scarlets in Lllanelli on Friday night. Coach John Dobson confirmed that veteran Springbok flank Deon Fourie suffered a serious arm injury which is likely to keep him out of rugby for a lengthy period. “Deon’s devastated,” Dobson said after the match.
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The Sale Sharks’ South African contingent shone brightly in their dominant English Premiership win over the Newcastle Red Bulls on Friday. Rob du Preez and Ernst van Rhyn both crossed the whitewash in Sale’s nine-try, 57-5 thrashing of the Red Bulls, to compound what’s been a miserable start to the season for the team from
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Springbok scrumhalf Morne van den Berg has been handed the No 9 jersey for the Lions’ Vodacom URC clash against Benetton in Treviso on Saturday. The Lions came agonisingly close to victory in Parma last week, leading with two minutes remaining before losing 22–20 to Zebre. The narrow defeat followed their opening-round loss to Cardiff,
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A decision on Swys de Bruin’s future as head coach of the Springbok Women has reportedly been made. De Bruin, who took charge of the team in August last year, guided the Bok Women to the quarter-finals of the recent World Cup – their best-ever showing. His side claimed two pool-stage wins – including a
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Leinster have welcomed back five British & Irish Lions for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Sharks in Dublin. Coach Leo Cullen has made eight changes to the starting XV, with Josh van der Flier set to captain the side for the first time. Tadhg Furlong, Rónan Kelleher, James Lowe and Jamie Osborne also return,
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Juarno Augustus will make his first start for Ulster in Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Bulls in Belfast. The former Stormers No 8 came off the bench against the Dragons in round one, with Ulster’s round-two clash against Edinburgh postponed due to Storm Amy. In other changes, Sam Crean starts at loosehead prop, while
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