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Leading Welsh players have reportedly agreed to join the breakaway R360 league amid deepening uncertainty around the country’s rugby landscape. The Daily Mail reports that while several England internationals have rejected lucrative R360 offers, Wales has emerged as fertile recruitment ground for the rebel competition. Welsh rugby has been in a prolonged state of flux, […]

Juarno Augustus was at his belligerent best for Ulster against the Vodacom Bulls in Belfast last weekend. Some performance from Trokkie at the weekend v Bulls pic.twitter.com/DmAR8fwMhR — Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) October 15, 2025 The post Watch: Trokkie bulldozes Bulls appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Juarno Augustus was at his belligerent best for Ulster

New Vodacom Bulls captain Reinhardt Ludwig says the team is still hurting from their 28-7 loss to Ulster in Belfast last weekend. But he adds that they’re determined to set things right in Galway against Connacht on Friday. “We’re hurting from last week, but there’s a big desire to bounce back,” Ludwig said. “Playing Connacht

The Scarlets have bolstered their second-row stocks for their South African tour by signing a Stormers skyscraper on a short-term loan deal. Alex Groves, who featured prominently for Western Province during the recent Currie Cup campaign and was part of the broader Stormers squad for the URC campaign, will link up with the Welsh region

Eben Etzebeth is one of several returning Springboks ahead of the Sharks’ match against Ulster at Kings Park on Saturday. HOOKER: Sharks to come out firing Guess who’s back @vodacom #URC pic.twitter.com/nCA6anwl9W — The Sharks (@SharksRugby) October 15, 2025 The post Watch: Sharks welcome back Boks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Eben Etzebeth is

Ireland coach Andy Farrell has named a powerful 35-man squad for next month’s four-Test November series. Caelan Doris set to make his long-awaited return from injury and will lead the team. The 27-year-old No 8, who has been sidelined since May with a shoulder injury, missed Ireland’s mid-year campaign as well as the British and

Ethan Hooker says “exciting things are coming” from the Sharks in Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against Ulster at Kings Park. The Sharks are still searching for their first win of the season after defeats to Glasgow and Leinster, and a draw with the Dragons on their three-match tour. Hooker, who impressed on the left wing

The Vodacom Bulls have lost the services of a key Springbok for at least the next six weeks as they look to get back to winning ways in their second tour match against Connacht in Galway. The Pretoria side are still smarting from last week’s heavy loss to Ulster in Belfast, and are determined to

Donavan Don says his Currie Cup campaign with Boland made him appreciate being part of the Blitzboks set-up. The 23-year-old speedster finished as the competition’s top try-scorer, crossing nine times in six matches, and says the experience gave him valuable perspective. “That turned out to be a great opportunity for me to play fifteens again,”

Australian rugby league players who join the rebel R360 competition will be banned for 10 years. R360, co-founded by former England Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall, has backing from private investors, but it remains shrouded in secrecy. Reports say it would involve six to eight men’s teams and four women’s, targeting big-name players globally