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Japanese rugby chiefs have announced a shake-up of eligibility rules aiming to give local players more game time but casting doubt over the future of naturalised internationals. Foreign-born players have played a prominent role for Japan’s national team, who stunned South Africa at the 2015 World Cup and reached the quarter-finals on home soil four […]

Match venues and kick-off times have been confirmed for the 2025 Rugby Championship. The mini-tour format remains in place with each team playing six matches, three home and three away. Each team hosts a two-match tour, plays an away two-match tour, and plays a one-match home and away series against the third remaining team. This

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt won’t release his best 25 players to Australia’s Super Rugby teams for their tour matches against the British & Irish Lions. The Lions face the Force (28 June), Reds (2 July), Waratahs (5 July) and Brumbies (9 July) before the first Test in Brisbane on 19 July. However, the tourists are

Will Jordan is expected to feature again in this season’s Super Rugby Pacific despite being diagnosed with a medial ligament knee strain. The All Blacks outside back suffered the injury in the Crusaders’ 35-19 loss to the Chiefs in Christchurch on Saturday. “The Crusaders’ medical team are unable to determine his return-to-play time frame at

The boys are thrilled with how the youngsters are powering their game towards Bok selection.   The post Keo & Zels: Rampant Roos leads the Bok charge appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The boys are thrilled with how the youngsters are powering their game towards Bok selection. The post Keo & Zels: Rampant Roos

Ireland and Leinster captain Caelan Doris faces up to six months on the sidelines following shoulder surgery, the Irish club have announced. The 27-year-old loose forward was injured in Leinster’s 37-34 Investec Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Northampton on 3 May. He was last week left out of the British & Irish Lions’ squad for

Director of rugby John Dobson is confident that Springboks Manie Libbok and Ben-Jason Dixon both still have a future at the Stormers. Libbok has been linked with a permanent move to Japanese club Kintetsu Liners next season, after earlier reports of a sabbatical, following to the emergence of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu as the first-choice flyhalf for

With Eben Etzebeth’s availability in doubt, pick your two Bok locks to start the season. The injured enforcer left Kings Park on a golf cart in the Sharks’ win against Ospreys, potentially creating a vacancy in the Bok second row. Etzebeth only recently made his return from a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to

Premiership club Leicester has named Geoff Parling, currently an assistant coach under Joe Schmidt with Australia, as new Tigers head coach from next season. The 41-year-old, who won two English Premiership titles with Leicester as a player, replaces the departing Michael Cheika. He will remain with the Wallabies for the Test series against the British

Keagan Johannes credits Johan Goosen for shortening the learning curve required for the scrumhalf to moonlight at flyhalf as the Bulls prepare for the playoffs. Goosen suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury during the Bulls’ victory over Cardiff at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and Johannes stepped into the breach. The veteran flyhalf