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Head coach Joe Schmidt confirms veteran playmaker James O’Connor is firmly in the Wallabies selection frame for the British & Irish Lions series. The 34-year-old O’Connor, who joined the Crusaders this season after departing the Reds, has impressed while helping the Christchurch outfit to second place on the Super Rugby Pacific table. The 2025 Lions […]

CEO Edgar Rathbone has confirmed reports of talks between the Vodacom Bulls and Josh Strauss to secure his coaching services for the 2025 Currie Cup season.  Netwerk24 reports that Rathbone and the Pretoria outfit are in negotiations to lure the 38-year-old Strauss back to Loftus Versfeld. The former Scotland flanker recently impressed as part of

Andy Farrell will be sweating over the availability of another Ireland star ahead of Thursday’s British & Irish Lions squad announcement for the upcoming tour Down Under. Head coach Farrell is set to reveal his final squad at London’s O2 Arena. The Lions series in Australia features three Tests against the Wallabies in Brisbane (19

Northampton No 8 Juarno Augustus brushes off Garry Ringrose and Sam Prendergast, before offloading to Tommy Freeman to score against Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup. ICYMI: Trokkie barges over Bok champs into final Freeman has three, man.@TommyFreemo15 rounded off an Investec Champions Cup semi-final hat-trick in style pic.twitter.com/D2Q8hgwprZ — Northampton Saints (@SaintsRugby) May 5,

Tickets for the Springboks’ first clash against the Barbarians on South African soil in June are on sale. The back-to-back world champions will open their season against the famed, Britain-based invitational team at Cape Town Stadium on 28 June, the ninth meeting between the teams and the first since November 2016, when the match at

Jacques Nienaber fronted up to the media this week with more questions than clarity after Leinster’s Investec Champions Cup campaign collapsed against Northampton. The former Springbok head coach, hailed for masterminding back-to-back World Cup titles, has transformed Leinster’s defensive gameplan since joining in 2023.  But last week’s European cup semi-final loss in Dublin left Nienaber

Super Rugby Pacific could expand to the USA as part of World Rugby’s strategic push to boost American rugby ahead of the 2031 World Cup. According to Australia’s The Roar, high-level talks are under way between World Rugby officials and potential stakeholders on America’s west coast, with Los Angeles emerging as a front-runner for a

Celebrate world champion Springbok Danie Rossouw’s birthday with a look back on his illustrious career. The former Bok utility forward, who turns 46 today, was a key member of the team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup and British & Irish Lions series in 2009. Rossouw embodied the best qualities of an SA forward

Springbok star Damian Willemse appreciates the opportunity to finish this season strong with the Stormers after an injury-plagued 2024 campaign. The two-time World Cup winner is set to earn his 100th cap for the Stormers when they host Dragons at Cape Town Stadium in round 17 of the Vodacom URC on Saturday, but has endured

Caelan Doris could miss the British & Irish Lions series in Australia as the Leinster captain prepares for a “procedure” on his shoulder injury. The Ireland skipper has been touted as a potential Lions captain for this summer’s tour of Australia. Lions head coach Andy Farrell is due to name his squad for the series