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Former Springbok No 8 Shaun Sowerby believes France have all the ingredients to win the 2027 World Cup. As Bordeaux Bègles forwards coach, Sowerby has witnessed the strength of French rugby first-hand after helping guide the club to Investec Champions Cup glory against Leinster in Bilbao last Saturday. It marked a second successive Champions Cup […]

Coach Clayton McMillan has made a solitary change to Munster’s starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against the Bulls at Loftus. Alex Nankivell replaces Dan Kelly at outside centre having missed the win against the Lions in Limerick two weeks ago. Lock Fineen Wycherley also returns from injury and is set to make his

The Lions will head into their first-ever Vodacom URC playoff match with a near full-strength side after two of their most seasoned players were cleared to face Leinster in Saturday’s quarter-final in Dublin. Centre Henco van Wyk and captain Francke Horn were injury concerns earlier in the week, but both have recovered in time for

Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga has urged his financially stricken team to go out on a high. The Super Rugby club is preparing to play its final match, barring a last-minute reprieve. Auckland-based Moana, who have won just one from 13 games this season and are anchored to the bottom of the ladder, face the

Former Springbok coach Jake White says SA Rugby may need to force Test players to stay local if franchises are to compete with Europe’s powerhouse clubs. Speaking to Netwerk24, White warned that the current salary structures make it impossible for South African teams to consistently challenge for the Investec Champions Cup. “Our franchises are drawing

Toulouse have strengthened their already formidable squad with the signing of an influential Italy centre on a long-term deal. Benetton’s Tommaso Menoncello swaps the Vodacom URC for the French Top 14 champions, putting pen to paper on a deal running until 2029. The powerful 23-year-old centre has already earned 39 Test caps for Italy and

The Vodacom Bulls and Stormers book their place in the final four, according to the SA Rugby magazine team. Glasgow Warriors vs Connacht (Friday, 8:45pm) Simon Borchardt: Glasgow by 10 Lindiz van Zilla: Glasgow by 14 Dylan Johnson: Glasgow by 9 Juandre Joubert: Glasgow by 13 Morne Esben: Glasgow by 12 KEO: Bulls’ home semi hopes

The Vodacom Bulls’ hopes of hosting a URC semi-final rest on Connacht producing an upset in Glasgow on Friday night, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says the Bulls will know before kick-off against Munster at Loftus on Saturday whether a home semi-final remains possible, but the equation is simple: Connacht must beat top-ranked

The Stormers could face a far stronger Cardiff outfit in Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final than the one they lost to in Wales two weeks ago. Cardiff coach Corniel van Zyl confirmed on Thursday that Welsh internationals Josh Adams, Alex Mann and Mason Grady are all back from injury ahead of the playoff clash at Cape

RG Snyman is on the mend and ready to tackle the long road to recovery one day at a time. The double World Cup winner injured his right knee during Leinster’s Vodacom URC defeat to the Glasgow Warriors in March, bringing a premature end to his club season and almost certainly his 2026 campaign with