Bayonne will welcome back Les Bleus flanker Alexandre Fischer for Friday night’s Investec Champions Cup opener against the Stormers. Fischer had been sidelined for a month after suffering an injury against Montauban in early November, but the former Clermont forward has resumed full training and looks set to bolster a Bayonne back row already stretched […]
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Toulouse have received a timely boost ahead of Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup opener against the Sharks, with several key players returning to training. English flanker Jack Willis has recovered from the rib injury that kept him out of last weekend’s Top 14 victory over Racing 92 and is now available for selection. Willis picked up
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Springbok hardman Eben Etzebeth may have to wait until at least Sunday to learn his fate. This after a World Rugby disciplinary panel reportedly failed to reach agreement on what punishment he should face for allegedly eye-gouging Wales flank Alex Mann. According to Netwerk24, the hearing – which began at 7pm on Tuesday and ran
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has delivered a brutally honest assessment of the Sharks’ poor start to the season. The Bok centurion says given the calibre of players in the squad, the Sharks shouldn’t be languishing at 14th on the Vodacom URC log after six rounds and need to rediscover their intensity across both the Investec
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Springbok legend Naas Botha has identified the key reason Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has surged to the front of the Boks’ flyhalf pecking order. Feinberg-Mngomezulu has enjoyed a rapid rise since his debut against Wales at Twickenham last year, already banking 19 Test caps and finishing 2025 as the Boks’ preferred No 10, ahead of Handre Pollard
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Watch the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw live from Sydney at 11am (SA time). READ: All you need to know about 2027 RWC The post WATCH LIVE: 2027 RWC draw appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Watch the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw live from Sydney at 11am (SA time). The post WATCH LIVE: 2027
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Scott Robertson is on the thin edge of the blade after a season in which the All Blacks flattered to deceive and also recorded the worst loss in their storied history. NZ Rugby has reportedly decided to stick with the 51-year-old for now after a formal review of an average 2025 season. But there are
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The Welsh Rugby Union is exploring the option of entering a semi-professional Super Rygbi Cymru side into the Vodacom URC. This comes as the WRU pushes ahead with plans to cut its professional teams – the Dragons, Cardiff, Scarlets and Ospreys – from four to three. However, the WRU is contractually obliged to provide four
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LINDIZ VAN ZILLA looks at the teams in Bands 2, 3 and 4 for the 2027 World Cup draw in Sydney on Wednesday (11am SA time). BAND 2 WALLABIES (Ranked 7) FIJI (8) Fiji qualified automatically by finishing in the top three of their pool at the 2023 World Cup. Their historic quarter-final run in
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Lions forward coach Julian Redelinghuys says Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash with Benetton at Ellis Park is “massive” for their playoff ambitions. The Joburg-based franchise begin their European campaign with belief after a landmark Vodacom URC win over the Bulls at Loftus last weekend. Redelinghuys was blunt about the stakes. With only four pool matches
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