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Former Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar has weighed in on the debate around South African participation in the Investec Champions Cup. His comments came after owner Marco Masotti warned he would stop funding the Sharks if SA teams withdrew from Europe. “It is important for rugby that we invest in the club game and have the […]

The Sharks have secured a major boost by extending the contract of Springbok utility back Ethan Hooker. Hooker had already been contracted through to 2027 after signing a new deal following his breakthrough 2024 season, but his rapid rise over the past 18 months has convinced the Sharks to lock him in until 2029. MAG

Stormers captain Ruhan Nel is champing at the bit to get stuck into Cardiff in their Vodacom URC quarter-final in Cape Town on 30 May. Nel missed the Stormers’ last two tour matches against Ulster and Cardiff due to a calf injury, but has been declared fit for the playoffs. WATCH: ‘We’ve missed him a

Unmissable battles await in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final in Bilbao, including that between scrumhalves Maxime Lucu and Jamison Gibson-Park. Reigning champions Bordeaux Bègles face a battle-hardened Leinster chasing a fifth title. With world-class talent across the park, the contest could hinge on a series of individual duels. Maxime Lucu vs Jamison Gibson-Park Lucu and

Former All Blacks wing John Kirwan is convinced that Richie Mo’unga will face the Springboks later this year. Mo’unga is set to return to New Zealand after his stint with the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan, but NZ Rugby policy currently rules him out of the Nations Championship matches in July and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry

All Blacks great John Kirwan has delivered a blunt verdict on the future of Super Rugby. “I think it’s over.” The former All Blacks wing says the competition that once set the global standard no longer captures the imagination of fans and needs a radical overhaul. Super Rugby was launched in 1996 after rugby union

Rugby’s long-running concussion lawsuit could be heading towards collapse after dozens of former players risk having their claims struck out. The legal action, launched in 2020 against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union, involves hundreds of former players alleging neurological damage caused by repeated head impacts during their careers. However,

One of Benhard Janse van Rensburg’s former coaches believes his Test opportunity would probably never have come in South Africa. The strong midfielder is on the verge of living out his Test dream with England, after being included in Steve Borthwick’s training squad. Jonathan Mokuena, who coached Janse van Rensburg at NWU, says the Bristol

Matthieu Jalibert has laid down the challenge to a desperate Leinster side ahead of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final in Bilbao. He’s declared that Bordeaux-Bègles are chasing a second star and another place in European rugby history. READ: Bilbao set for clash of the rugby titans The France flyhalf says there is no sense of

Byron McGuigan has been appointed to Steve Borthwick’s coaching staff on a full-time basis ahead of the inaugural Nations Championship. The Namibia-born, South Africa-raised former Scotland centre first linked up with England during last year’s tour to Argentina and the United States while continuing in his role as defence coach at Sale Sharks. MORE: Rassie