Former England captain Courtney Lawes has signed for the Sale Sharks and declared his intention to come out of international retirement. The 37-year-old forward, who won 105 Test caps, will return to the English Premiership after a two-year stint in France with Brive, eyeing one final push at the top level. “I’m really excited to […]
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The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed the departure of a key backline player to France. After six highly successful seasons with the Bulls, utility back David Kriel has signed a deal with Top 14 giants La Rochelle that begins in July. Kriel, a two-time Currie Cup champion, started at fullback in the Bulls’ 25-21 Investec Champions
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Kearsney and DHS ended their Easter festivals on a high, while there were also notable wins for Affies and Westville on Monday. Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival The hosts made it three wins from three, beating Zwartkop 22-19 in the final match of the festival following wins against Rustenburg and Transvalia. Zwartkop struck first with loosehead
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Springbok tighthead prop Thomas du Toit is driving Bath’s charge towards Investec Champions Cup glory, writes LINDIZ VAN ZILLA. Bath booked a place in the quarter-finals with a hard-fought win over Saracens and it was the impact of Du Toit that proved decisive. Introduced off the bench at half-time, Du Toit transformed the scrum contest,
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NZ Rugby has received a massive boost ahead of the 2027 World Cup with the news that one of its star forwards is set to return to Super Rugby. Shannon Frizell will rejoin the Highlanders for the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season after completing his stint in Japan. The 33-Test loose forward’s NZ Rugby deal
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CEO Alan Gilpin says World Rugby is considering the introduction of a centralised panel of elite referees to officiate at Test level. Speaking recently on the Rugby Unity podcast, Gilpin revealed that the idea – similar to the system used by the ICC – had already been discussed internally. The concept, initially suggested by Eddie
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Ruwald van der Merwe admits he initially brushed off talk of a move abroad before a call from Glasgow coach Franco Smith changed everything. The Pumas loose forward has signed a two-year deal with the Scottish club and will join them after the Currie Cup. “My agent Tiaan Coetzee mentioned that Glasgow might be interested,
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The NWU Eagles ran in seven tries to thrash Maties in Monday’s Varsity Cup semi-final in Potchefstroom. The teams were deadlocked at 10-10 at half-time but the Eagles soared after the break to triumph 50-10 and maintain their unbeaten record at the Fanie du Toit Sports Ground this season. Maties started strongly and led through
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Tuks will host the Varsity Cup final at Tuks Stadium next Monday night after a resounding win over UJ in the second semi-final. The Pretoria side ran in seven tries to record a convincing 53-34 victory over their Gauteng rivals. It was a fast and frantic start, with both sides showing early attacking intent before
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French Pro D2 club Brive have announced the pending departure of former England lock Courtney Lawes. The 37-year-old will leave at the end of the season, with the club saying it was “proud to have had a world rugby legend” wear its colours. Lawes, capped 105 times and a member of the England side that
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