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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

The Crusaders face an anxious wait over the severity of Will Jordan’s knee injury, with potential implications for New Zealand’s July Tests against France. The All Blacks fullback was forced off during the first quarter of last week’s Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Chiefs, a momentum-shifting departure that preceded the Saders’ collapse from 19-3

Head coach Ivan van Rooyen is left to rue missing out on the Vodacom URC playoffs yet again, and after another inconsistent performance from the Lions. Van Rooyen cut a reflective figure after the Pride fell 32-19 to the Scarlets at Ellis Park on Sunday, confirming their fourth straight absence from the URC knockout stages.

The Sharks share a typical training day for skipper Eben Etzebeth and his teammates in preparation for the business end of the season. Photo: Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images The post Watch: Eben back on the grind appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Sharks share a typical training day for skipper Eben Etzebeth and his

Handre Pollard, Rob du Preez and Damian de Allende were in the points at the weekend as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed across Europe and Japan. English Premiership: Handre Pollard and former Bulls flanker Hanro Liebenberg ran out for the Leicester Tigers in their 44-34 win against the Sale Sharks. Pollard starred with the boot,

Head coach Kevin Foote and skipper Riley Norton say the Junior Springboks can take key lessons from a tough home tournament for the U20 World Championship next month. The South Africans fell short in their bid to capture the U20 Rugby Championship in the Republic when they lost 48-45 to New Zealand at the Nelson