The Lions spoiled the Sharks’ party at Ellis Park on Saturday to throw themselves firmly into contention for the Vodacom URC SA Shield. The Joburg-based outfit’s 34-22 bonus-point victory over the KwaZulu-Natalians lifted them to 15 points on the Shield table, just one behind the Sharks with a game still to play. Each South African […]
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England entered the Six Nations with genuine hope of dethroning France. We look at three key aspects of their striking collapse. England launched their bid to be crowned champions of Europe for the first time since 2020 with a 48-7 rout of Wales. But hopes of championship glory effectively disappeared after Saturday’s record 42-21 Twickenham
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Winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored a try in a tournament record eighth consecutive Six Nations match as France held off a spirited Italy 33-8 in Lille on Sunday. The try-machine struck inside three minutes for his 24th five-pointer in 25 Tests. Les Bleus looked set to run away with the victory after further scores from Man
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The Junior Springboks thrashed Georgia U20 in the first of two matches at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Sunday. The U20 world champions raced into a 35-0 half-time lead, and that’s the way it stayed. The Junior Boks sent out a completely different team in the second half, with Georgia showing real fight. “We started
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England have slipped further in the World Rugby rankings following their 42-21 defeat to Ireland at Twickenham. Ranked third after their opening Six Nations win against Wales, England have fallen to fifth after back-to-back losses. Ireland climbed two places to third after gaining 2.09 ranking points from their record Twickenham win, with France dropping to
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Sam Underhill has urged his England teammates to “trust each other and the coaches” as they look to avoid yet more Six Nations embarrassment against Italy. England started the tournament with genuine hope of challenging reigning champions France for the title. But Saturday’s record 42-21 defeat at home to Ireland, which came just a week
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Wynand Claassen has not given up his battle to preserve Newlands Rugby Stadium as a heritage site. The former Springbok captain is preparing a fresh approach to the National Heritage Council in a renewed bid to halt the demolition of the iconic Cape Town ground. Claassen’s “Save Newlands” campaign suffered a setback in 2023 when
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Captain Antoine Dupont says free-scoring Six Nations champions France need to prioritise their tryline defence when they play Italy on Sunday. Although France have romped to convincing victories over Ireland and Wales in their first two tournament matches, they have conceded two tries in each when defending close to their own line. “There are many
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England prop Ellis Genge says Saturday’s crushing 42-21 defeat by Ireland at Twickenham had exposed “scar tissue”. Steve Borthwick’s men started the tournament with a 48-7 rout of Wales. But hopes of a Grand Slam were dashed by last week’s 31-20 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield that ended a 12-game winning streak. And England’s prospects
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