Sports

There’s no place for jet-shoes speedster Noah Caluori in the revised 36-man England squad to take on Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday. He will potentially feature in England A’s clash with the All Blacks XV in Bath, which kicks off the same day as the senior Test. MORE: England rise in World Rugby rankings Coach […]

Former Springbok utility back, Brent Russell, says the Boks will be up against a dangerous and fired-up French team in Paris on Saturday night. READ: ‘Desire to beat Boks is very strong’ Brent Russell knows a thing or two about France He thinks this might be the toughest test in the world right now for

World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin has hinted that Six Nations and Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches could be played in the United States. This as the sport’s global governing body ramps up efforts to grow rugby in the States ahead of the 2031 World Cup. The USA will host the men’s tournament for the

Springbok speedster Dillyn Leyds made the difference for La Rochelle as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed in the Top 14. French Top 14 Janse Roux started in the second row and No 8 Arno Botha came off the bench in Lyon’s heavy 54-21 defeat to Toulon at the Stade Mayol. Dillyn Leyds dotted down for

France coach Fabien Galthié has another injury headache ahead of the crunch Test against the Springboks in Paris on Saturday. Stade Français fullback Léo Barré has been called up to replace Bayonne flyhalf Joris Segonds in Galthié’s 42-man squad. Capped nine times for Les Bleus, the 23-year-old replaces his former club teammate who joined Bayonne

France attack coach Patrick Arlettaz says Les Bleus’ determination to beat the Springboks burns as fiercely as ever – even if revenge isn’t the driving force behind Saturday’s blockbuster Test at Stade de France. Speaking to Rugbyrama ahead of the clash with the double world champions, Arlettaz admitted that the heartbreaking one-point World Cup quarter-final

New Zealand Herald columnist Gregor Paul says rugby’s disciplinary system is failing the sport by punishing unavoidable collisions. Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne was sent off in the third minute of their 26-13 defeat to the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday after a head clash with New Zealand flyhalf Beauden Barrett. French referee Pierre Brousset

Joe Schmidt didn’t hold back after Australia’s 25-7 defeat to England at Twickenham, branding the pre-match noise around his side’s breakdown tactics as “disappointing” and “gamesmanship.” Just two days before kick-off, The Telegraph reported that England coach Steve Borthwick had used his pre-match referee’s meeting with Nika Amashukeli to highlight what he called the Wallabies’

Just hours after scoring a try for the Barbarians at Twickenham, Asenathi Ntlabakanye has had to answer an urgent Springbok call-up. The powerful Lions prop has joined the Boks as a replacement for injured loosehead Ox Nche, who was forced off in the 18th minute of Saturday’s emphatic 61-7 win over Japan at Wembley Stadium.

Nick Mallett says scrumming powerhouse Ox Nche’s absence will have a ripple effect on the Bok front row. Nche will miss the remaining four Tests of the Boks’ year-end tour through an injury sustained in Saturday’s 61-7 hammering of Japan at Wembley Stadium. Speaking to the media following the match, coach Rassie Erasmus revealed that