Jordie Barrett believes the All Blacks still have enough time to build a World Cup-winning team under new coach Dave Rennie. New Zealand Rugby confirmed Rennie as Scott Robertson’s successor this week, throwing the experienced coach straight into one of the biggest jobs in world rugby with the 2027 World Cup in Australia looming. QUADE: […]
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Scotland coach Gregor Townsend says France’s “pure, instinctive rugby” will pose a major challenge at Murrayfield. The former Scotland and British & Irish Lions flyhalf featured for two leading French clubs in Brive and Montpellier during his playing days, but he now believes the elite Top 14 is “on a different level from what it
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Wales flank James Botham has revealed how his famous grandfather, Ian Botham, reacted to his “gut-wrenching” Six Nations mistake against Scotland. The loose forward was partly to blame for the Darcy Graham try that turned last month’s Cardiff clash Scotland’s way, with the visitors’ eventual 26-23 success ending Welsh hopes of a first championship win
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Wales captain Dewi Lake is comfortable with the Welsh being regarded as underdogs for their Six Nations match with Ireland in Dublin. The Irish are favourites to extend Wales’ Six Nations losing streak to 15 when they face each other on Friday night. The hosts rediscovered their brio with a 42-21 thumping of England at
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Nick Mallett believes Italy’s halfback pairing could be the difference as they chase a first victory over England. The teams meet in Rome on Saturday – a fixture the Azzurri have never won in 32 previous Tests. But Mallett believes brothers Alessandro and Paolo Garbisi could finally give the hosts the control they once lacked.
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Coach Gregor Townsend insists Scotland’s only concern against France on Saturday is delivering a winning performance. A bonus-point win for France at Murrayfield would see the reigning champions retain their title with a game to spare, regardless of other results. But were Scotland to claim a bonus-point victory, while denying France a losing bonus point,
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Malcolm Marx capped a remarkable 2025 by being named SA Rugby Player of the Year on Thursday night. The Springbok hooker added the prestigious domestic honour to the World Rugby Player of the Year award he received late last year, underlining a standout 2025 campaign in green and gold. Marx beat fellow finalists Pieter-Steph du
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Pierre Schoemann returns to Scotland’s starting XV for Saturday’s Six Nations match against France at Murrayfield. The South African loosehead prop and hooker George Turner, both replacements in the tense, come-from-behind 26-23 win against Wales in Cardiff a fortnight ago, form a new front row with tighthead prop D’Arcy Rae, who makes his first appearance
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Who better to announce Major League Rugby’s new Referee Review System than Nigel Owens in a bubble bath surrounded by his cows. What is the RRS? For years, the TMO has been the standard for reviewing on-field decisions in rugby. Starting in 2026, MLR is replacing it with the Referee Review System (RRS). The RRS
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France stay unbeaten in the Six Nations while Wales’ woes continue, according to the SA Rugby magazine team. Ireland vs Wales (Friday, 10:10pm) Simon Borchardt: Ireland by 25 Juandré Joubert: Ireland by 21 Morné Esben: Ireland by 25 Lindiz van Zilla: Ireland by 11 Dylan Johnson: Ireland by 35 AFRICA PICKS: Six Nations by the numbers –
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