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Coach Dave Rennie hailed the All Blacks’ win over Ireland in Auckland on Saturday as “clinical” as focus shifts to the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. New Zealand triumphed 40-21 to extend their remarkable unbeaten run at Eden Park to 53 matches, completing a clean sweep of victories in the Nations Championship against France, Italy and […]

The Wallabies sent coach Joe Schmidt off with a big win over Italy in Perth on Saturday. After two defeats to start the Nations Championship and six consecutive losses, Australia ran riot against Italy, scoring nine tries in a 57-10 win as Les Kiss prepares to take the Wallabies’ reins. More to follow … MORE:

Stormers XXIII fans did the viral “viking row” at Cape Town Stadium during Friday night’s 25-19 Currie Cup win over Griquas. MORE: New Stormers coach on highs, lows of first W The Viking Row @UbumboLegends #inittogether pic.twitter.com/kaXxSKRNuu — DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) July 17, 2026 Photo: @THESTORMERS/X The post Watch: Stormers ‘Vikings’ get rowing appeared first

France shrugged off the sweltering Tokyo conditions to power past Japan 42-15 and end the opening leg of their Nations Championship campaign on a winning note on Saturday. Having edged the Wallabies last week after opening their campaign with a narrow defeat to New Zealand, the Six Nations champions proved too clinical for the Brave

The All Blacks extended their unbeaten record at fortress Eden Park to 53 Tests after a hard-fought Nations Championship win over Ireland on Saturday. New Zealand ran in six tries for a 40-21 victory to remain unbeaten after the first three rounds of the tournament. STICK: Our goal is bigger than Wales The All Blacks

England captain Jamie George says his side will consider walking off the pitch if players are subjected to racist abuse during Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against Argentina. The warning comes a year after replacements Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Chandler Cunningham-South were racially abused by a small group of spectators during England’s Test victory in San Juan.

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada has had his ban for criticising a referee downgraded. The Argentinian said he “deeply regrets” the outburst which saw him banned for two Tests. He will now only miss one, Saturday’s clash with the Wallabies in Perth on Saturday. Quesada was fuming in a TV interview after Italy’s 47-17 defeat to

Sharks XV coach Mike Vowles has described Lyle Matthews as “a special talent” after the winger’s his hat-trick heroics in Nelspruit. Matthews crossed three times in a devastating first-half display as the Sharks raced into a 19-5 lead, before holding off a spirited Pumas comeback to secure a hard-fought 26-24 win at Mbombela Stadium on

Head coach Tom Dawson-Squibb has shed light on several injury concerns following the Stormers XXIII’s 2026 Currie Cup opener, including a forced substitution of Oli Kebble. Speaking post-match at Cape Town Stadium, Dawson-Squibb moved to ease fears over Kebble after the loosehead prop was taken off early in Friday night’s 25-19 win over Griquas. “Oli

Tom Dawson-Squibb and Jean-Luc du Plessis hailed the character of the Stormers XXIII after Friday’s result at Cape Town Stadium, but insisted the club has “a long way to go”. In Dawson-Squibb’s first game in charge, Stefan Ungerer’s late try for the Stormers sealed a 25-19 win over Griquas to snap an eight-match losing streak