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Head coach Les Kiss praised the Reds’ grit in a high-octane Super Rugby win over Moana Pasifika despite being reduced to 14 men for 30 minutes. The hosts ran in a bumper eight converted tries to Moana’s five for a 56-36 victory in Brisbane on Friday evening, resisting a spirited fightback from their Ardie Savea-led […]

The Chiefs say they’ve proven they can be a force in Super Rugby Pacific without star player Wallace Sititi after blowing away the Crusaders by a record scoreline. The Chiefs racked up five tries in the final half-hour to win 49-25 in Hamilton on Friday and make it two-from-two in 2025. It followed a season

Co-captain Selvyn Davids scored one of four tries as the Blitzboks sank Ireland to edge closer to the Canada Sevens quarter-finals on Saturday. Scores from Davids, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Ricardo Duarttee and Sebastiaan Jobb helped the South Africans claim a 28-7 win and continue their perfect start to the tournament, following a 12-10 result against New

Damian McKenzie’s kick in round 2 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific was a worldie, but where does it rank against a collection of top strikes from across the globe? You decide! The Kiwi playmaker pulled off this impressive 50:22 in a convincing 49-25 win for the Chiefs over the Crusaders in Hamilton on Friday.

The Sharks bid farewell to two players who have provided depth in key positions for the Durban outfit. Scrumhalf Cameron Wright (30) leaves after a long association with the Sharks, having first represented KwaZulu-Natal at age-group level before making his Currie Cup debut in 2014.  The Westville Boys High and Hilton College alum also spent

France head coach Fabien Galthie shifts Thomas Ramos to flyhalf, while selecting seven forwards on the bench for Sunday’s Six Nations Test against Italy. Ramos, who played the first two Six Nations matches this year at fullback, will run out in the No 10 jersey in Rome. Ramos will partner his Toulouse teammate Antoine Dupont

Head coach Gonzalo Quesada has made two starting XV changes to the Italy team for Sunday’s Six Nations clash against France in Rome. Italy beat Wales in the last round, but Lyon winger Monty Ioane has a knee injury and has been replaced by Zebre’s Simone Gesi, while Toulon hooker Gianmarco Lucchesi returns with Giacomo

Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls are up to the challenge of playing the third of four URC derbies in a row, and without key players such as Cameron Hanekom.  White’s men host the Lions on Saturday at Loftus – their third consecutive derby in a four-match stretch that started with a victory over the

Stormers and Springbok flank Ben-Jason Dixon says he makes a conscious effort to get stuck into a game right from the start. The 26-year-old was speaking to former Springboks Rudy Paige and Juan de Jongh on the Behind the Ruck podcast. “I think I got where I am in rugby through my work rate, and

Head coach Kevin Foote has named former SA U18 star and No 8 Thando Biyela as Junior Springboks skipper against the Georgia U20s this weekend. With one opposed training session already under their belts in Tbilisi, the Junior Boks will switch to game mode when they face their Georgian counterparts on Sunday (4pm). The teams