Under-fire Leinster head coach Leo Cullen insists he is still the right man to guide the Irish giants to an elusive fifth Investec Champions Cup title. Pressure has intensified on Cullen following Leinster’s crushing 41-19 defeat to Bordeaux Bègles in last weekend’s final in Bilbao – their fifth defeat in a Champions Cup final since […]
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Former Springbok props Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane have thrown their support behind Benhard Janse van Rensburg. The Bristol Bears midfielder was recently included in a 42-man England training group ahead of the Nations Championship Tests against the Springboks, Fiji and Argentina. The former Junior Bok only becomes eligible for England on 8 July, meaning
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Captain David Havili says the Crusaders are “morphing” into an attacking force after finishing the regular Super Rugby season with an emphatic win over the Hurricanes. The defending champions ran in seven tries to blow away the table-topping but understrength visitors 47-14 in Christchurch on Friday, with wing Sevu Reece scoring twice in his 100th match.
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It appears increasingly unlikely that Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe will play for the Stormers again. The 35-year-old double World Cup winner is still recovering from a severe chronic back and neck injury, compounded by a recent hip setback, and has not featured since the Stormers’ Vodacom URC clash against the Scarlets in Llanelli in
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The Glasgow Warriors will host the Vodacom Bulls or Munster in next weekend’s URC semi-finals after beating Connacht on Friday. Franco Smith’s table-topping Warriors scored five tries, including two from captain Kyle Steyn, to triumph 33-21 at Scotstoun after the teams had been locked at 7-7 at half-time. The Bulls and Munster meet at Loftus
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The Blitzboks overcame a committed Kenya team in an error-strewn match at the SVNS World Championship in Valladolid on Friday. South Africa won 14-0 to end day one unbeaten, having scored an extra-time try to defeat Great Britain earlier in the day. The SVNS series winners take on Australia in their final pool match on
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A France back is set to undergo heart surgery for a genetic condition. Toulon coach Pierre Mignoni confirmed that wing Gael Drean will miss several months of action following the surgery. “He will have to undergo heart surgery. The word is always frightening but it doesn’t change his future with us in any way. Nothing
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Cardiff have made four changes for Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against the Stormers in Cape Town. Three come in the pack, with props Rhys Barratt and Keiron Assiratti named in the front row, while Josh McNally returns from RAF duty to partner Rory Thornton in the second row. In the backline, fit-again Wales wing Josh
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Stormers coach John Dobson welcomed the recovery of several players after a bruising training week that almost decimated the team’s ranks. LINDIZ VAN ZILLA reports. The Cape side hosts Cardiff in a Vodacom URC quarter-final on Saturday. Dobson admitted there were nervous moments on Wednesday when a heavy collision between Damian Willemse and Leolin Zas
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Stormers coach John Dobson believes the return of Ruan Ackermann could prove decisive in Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against Cardiff. The experienced loose forward is set to provide power and presence off the bench at Cape Town Stadium. Ackermann has not featured since early January, but Dobson is confident he can still make a significant
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