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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 Italy beat Wales in the last round, but Lyon winger Monty Ioane has a knee injury and has been replaced by Zebre’s Simone Gesi, while Toulon hooker Gianmarco Lucchesi returns with Giacomo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

Jake White makes five personnel changes and two positional switches to the Vodacom Bulls starting XV to face the Lions in Saturday’s rescheduled Vodacom URC round 9 clash at Loftus. Up front, loosehead prop Gerhard Steenekamp joins fellow Springboks Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw in the front row as the Bulls look to bounce back

Former Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton teams up with Springbok star Damian Willemse for a coaching clinic at Cape Town Stadium during the Vodacom URC Origin Round. Ardagh ambassadors Damian Willemse and Jonny Sexton spent some time connecting with the stars of tomorrow from Somerset West Primary, Somerset West Methodist Primary and the Vusa Academy at

Coach Ivan van Rooyen has made one change to the starting XV as the Lions prepare to hunt the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Bulls will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing defeat to the Sharks at home in round 11, while the Lions are fired up by the prospect

Simon Easterby insists his unbeaten Ireland team won’t be complacent when they face a Wales side on Saturday desperate to snap a record 14-match losing streak. The interim head coach knows Wales well, having spent 11 seasons at Llanelli and then the Scarlets as an abrasive flanker and captain who also won 65 caps for

Former Springbok Andre Snyman is in recovery following surgery in the US to remove a growth after being diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. Snyman, 50, had a tumour inside his ear canal, affecting his brain and balance. A GoFundMe page was set up in December to assist him and his family, covering medical and the