Qatar has reportedly closed in on a £800-million deal to host the Nations Championship finals for eight years. According to a report by the UK’s The Telegraph, Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy has entered a two-month exclusivity period with Six Nations Rugby and Sanzaar, and will operate the new tournament scheduled to kick […]
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The URC playoffs kick off this week with the Vodacom Bulls hosting Benetton and the DHL Stormers travelling to Glasgow. Pick your semi-finalists! The last time the Bulls faced Benetton a Canan Moodie hat-trick sealed a 56-35 victory while the Stormers’ 20-9 loss in Glasgow was the first on a four-loss tour. The Bulls have
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Adre Smith has signed a contract extension that will keep the second-row powerhouse in DHL Stormers colours for the foreseeable future. The hard-working lock joins teammates Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Dan du Plessis, Ruben van Heerden, Evan Roos, Manie Libbok and Suleiman Hartzenberg in confirming a new contract until at least 2027. Having joined the Stormers in
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Former Scotland captain and pundit John Barclay has hailed the Vodacom URC playoff showdown between Glasgow Warriors and the DHL Stormers as the tie of the round. It will be fourth meets fifth at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday night in the last of the weekend’s four quarter-finals. Having been league leaders just a few weeks
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Damian de Allende expects the much-anticipated July series between the world champion Springboks and Ireland in the Republic to be “like a war”. The Boks kick off the 2024 season on 22 June against Wales in London before returning home for back-to-back Tests against the Irish on 6 and 13 July, in Pretoria and Durban
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The DHL Stormers can look to Munster’s incredible journey to the 2022-23 Vodacom URC title for inspiration as they embark on a trip to Glasgow looking to win a first playoff on the road. It’s fight week as the contenders for 2023-24 URC title weigh in for the first round of the playoffs where the
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Evan Roos barged over at the death as the DHL Stormers outscored the Glasgow Warriors by four tries to one in a bonus-point win in Cape Town in the 2021-22 Vodacom URC. It was another powerhouse display from Roos, who was named the URC’s Player of the Season, Players’ Player of the Season, Fans’ Player
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The Vodacom Bulls will be without in-form winger Canan Moodie for the United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Moodie has scored 10 tries in 14 appearances for the Bulls in all competitions this season, but the Springbok world champion ruled out with an undisclosed injury for the quarter-final in Pretoria
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Codie Taylor and Scott Barrett have committed to the All Blacks until the 2027 Rugby World Cup, New Zealand Rugby have announced. The veteran forwards, who have more than 150 Test appearances between them, have both signed contract extensions with Super Rugby side Crusaders. It means they will remain playing in New Zealand until the
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Former backline star Stuart Hogg is reportedly set to sign for Montpellier in July as a medical joker after a retirement U-turn. According to a report by the UK’s The Telegraph, the deal will be completed in the coming weeks and the 31-year-old Scotsman will arrive in France next month. Talks between the former Exeter
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