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Joe Schmidt will leave his role as Australia head coach after the 2025 Rugby Championship, but is open to a consultancy post with the Wallabies. Family reasons are understood to have played a major role in Schmidt’s decision, with his son’s health requiring constant care in New Zealand. “We are delighted Joe will continue to […]

Richie McCaw is confident that New Zealand can return to the summit of world rugby, saying “there’s no reason why we can’t knock most or all of the teams off”. New Zealand, currently third in the world rankings behind the Springboks and Ireland, have a demanding 2025 schedule, headlined by back-to-back home Tests against South

France flyhalf Romain Ntamack was on Wednesday ruled out of this weekend’s Six Nations showdown with bitter rivals England after being hit with a three-week ban, officials said. Ntamack was punished for the red card he received following a dangerous tackle on opposite number Ben Thomas in the 43-0 rout of Wales in Paris on

Australia’s Jordan Mailata has urged fellow rugby convert Louis Rees-Zammit not give up his NFL dream despite being without a contract. The Philadelphia Eagles’ Mailata, who will line up in his second Super Bowl when he faces the Kansas City Chiefs at the Superdome on Sunday is the most successful player ever to move to

Former England forward Courtney Lawes believes there is a “long hard road” ahead for Steve Borthwick’s side as they prepare to face France in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday. England started their campaign with a 27-22 loss at holders Ireland last weekend, an eighth defeat from their last 13 games. Lawes, who turns

Scrumhalf Embrose Papier is confident in the ability of veterans Marcell Coetzee and Wilco Louw to lead the Vodacom Bulls to a historic win over the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. Not since the advent of the URC have the Bulls beaten the Stormers in Cape Town, and Jake White’s team travels to the

The Sharks have provided an update on nine injured players on a list that includes surgery to two Springboks and concerns over two more world champions. John Plumtree’s team is roughly halfway through a three-week period between games, having beaten Cardiff in Wales on 25 January and scheduled to face the Bulls in Pretoria on

Newly-appointed Free State CEO Rory Duncan is on a quest to insert the Cheetahs into a top-tier league and restore the Cheetahs’ status as one of SA’s premier unions. “Our main objective is get the rugby back on track,” Duncan said in a Free State Cheetahs press conference announcing his appointment on Wednesday. “We are

Tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has extended his contract with the Lions. Ntlabakanye was reportedly on Toulouse’s radar last year, with the French club prepared to buy him out of his Lions contract that was set to run until June 2026. However, the Lions on Wednesday announced that the 25-year-old will continue playing his rugby in Johannesburg

Dan du Plessis should be back in the Stormers midfield on Saturday despite being hospitalised last week. The 25-year-old centre has not played since late November due to a knee injury, but that’s not why he was in doubt for the north-south Vodacom URC derby against the Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium. According to