Anthony Watson believes Owen Farrell could be the missing piece England desperately need. This in light of a high-stakes clash against the Springboks at Ellis Park on 4 July. With England searching for answers after a bruising Six Nations campaign, Watson has made it clear that England need to bring Farrell back. “Should he be […]
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The Crusaders farewelled their Christchurch home venue with a crushing win over the Fijian Drua, featuring four tries to hooker Codie Taylor. The Super Rugby Pacific champions scored 11 tries in a 69-26 romp on Friday night, their final match at the small suburban stadium that became an unlikely home ground after the 2011 earthquake
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Coach JP Pietersen bemoaned a lack of concentration and ill-discipline after the Sharks’ 29-12 EPCR Challenge Cup last-16 defeat to Connacht. The Sharks exited Europe in Galway on Friday night after surrendering a 12-7 half-time lead, with Connacht scoring three second-half tries to seal a comfortable victory and book their place in the quarter-finals. The
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The Northampton Saints survived a chaotic, error-strewn battle to edge Castres and reach the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals. In a match packed with tries, yellow cards and handling errors, the hosts ran in seven tries – including a penalty try – to seal a 49-41 win, but were repeatedly dragged back into the contest by
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Stormers captain Ruhan Nel has zeroed in on the heavyweight midfield battle as a key subplot in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup last-16 clash against Toulon at the Stade Mayol. Nel and inside centre Dan du Plessis will come up against a dangerous pairing in Ignacio Brex and Antoine Frisch – a combination the Stormers skipper
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Connacht booked their place in the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-finals with an ultimately comfortable victory over the Sharks in Galway on Friday night. The Irish club won 29-12, after trailing 12-7 at half-time, to set up a meeting with Montpellier or Perpignan next weekend. For the Sharks, it’s the end of a European campaign that
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Brisbane’s St Josephs Nudgee College shocked Grey College, while there were notable wins for Westville and Bishops in Thursday’s Easter rugby festivals action. St John’s Easter Rugby Festival St Joseph’s Nudgee came from behind to stun Grey College 29-26. Grey opened the scoring through Henru Jacobs, but the visitors responded strongly. A last-minute drop goal
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John Dobson says his selection for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup last-16 clash against Toulon wasn’t influenced by form. MORNÉ ESBEN reports. Dobson has opted to start with Jurie Matthee at flyhalf with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu deployed off the bench, which he says is all part of a calculated plan to finish strong at the Stade Mayol.
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The Stormers win in Toulon, while the Vodacom Bulls are sent packing, according to most of the SA Rugby magazine team. Investec Champions Cup Northampton Saints vs Castres (Friday, 9pm) Dylan Johnson: Northampton by 18 Lindiz van Zilla: Northampton by 18 Simon Borchardt: Northampton by 20 Morne Esben: Northampton by 25 Juandre Joubert: Northampton by 20
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