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Gordon D’Arcy has accused Damian Willemse of peddling “Donald Trump-ish rhetoric” ahead of Saturday’s showdown between Ireland and the Springboks in Dublin. The world champions are hunting their first win in Dublin since 2012, while Ireland have won four of the last five meetings between the sides – including the 2023 World Cup pool match […]

Former Ireland loose forward Alan Quinlan believes the Springboks’ extraordinary depth makes them the most dangerous team in world rugby. The world champions are hunting their first win in Dublin since 2012 against an Ireland team that has won four of the last five meetings between the sides. “They definitely have two sides that can

Ireland assistant coach Simon Easterby says his side will have to hit their highest level of the season if they want to extend their impressive recent run against the Springboks. The back-to-back world champions’ morale is high off the back of three strong performances – including playing two of those Tests with 14 men on

Wallabies midfielder Joe Suaalii says his World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year nomination belongs as much to his teammates as it does to him. The 22-year-old was on Tuesday confirmed as one of the four finalists. Suaalii joins Ethan Hooker, Henry Pollock and Fabian Holland on the shortlist announced this week, adding to a

When World Rugby announced its four-man shortlist for 2025 Breakthrough Player of the Year, many fans asked: Where is Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu? The Springbok playmaker has been one of the standout figures of the Test season – unbeaten in every match he has started, central to their Rugby Championship triumph, and the author of a record-breaking

England have suffered a fresh injury setback with three key players ruled out of Sunday’s clash against Argentina at Twickenham. Hooker Jamie George, centre Ollie Lawrence and wing Tom Roebuck have all been withdrawn after picking up injuries in last weekend’s 33-19 win over the All Blacks. George and Lawrence suffered hamstring issues, while Roebuck

Australia’s players have thrown their full support behind Joe Schmidt as pressure mounts on the head coach heading into Saturday’s Test against France in Paris. The Wallabies are staring at the prospect of a rare winless European tour – their first since 1958 – after defeats to England, Italy and Ireland earlier this month. Another

A World Rugby disciplinary committee has reportedly rescinded the red card handed to Franco Mostert during the Springboks’ win over Italy in Turin. Netwerk24 reports that the committee found that the match officials had erred in issuing the card for his tackle on Italy flyhalf Paolo Garbisi in the Boks’ 32-14 win. The disciplinary committee

Samoa secured the final berth at the 2027 World Cup in Australia after a pulsating  draw against Belgium in Dubai on Tuesday. The Samoans have played at every World Cup except the inaugural edition but were pushed hard by a Belgium side targetting their first appearance. The 13-13 stalemate saw Samoa finish top of the

Simon Zebo believes Ireland possess the structure and shape needed to trouble the Springboks in Dublin on Saturday. Ireland have won four of their last five Tests against South Africa, and Zebo told Planet Rugby that their attacking structure naturally challenges the Bok defensive system. RECENT MEETINGS: Ireland have the Boks’ number “Ireland have the