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Franco Smith insists the Glasgow Warriors are embracing the challenge of having a target on their back as Vodacom URC champions in 2024-25. The Warriors won the title in thrilling fashion at the end of last season, beating the Vodacom Bulls 21-16 in the final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria after overcoming the DHL Stormers […]

Waisea Nayacalevu has revealed the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Fiji and England was hours from being called off, as the speedster hits out at “corruption”. In a wide-ranging interview with the UK’s Daily Mail, Nayacalevu said the players were also promised bonuses that never materialised. His focus has now shifted to playing for

In a classic throwback, rewind to the Springboks’ tour of Argentina in November 2005, when Jean de Villiers came through clutch to prevent Los Pumas wing Lucas Borges from falling into a moat. The Springboks are in Argentina this week for round five of the Rugby Championship Who remembers the bizarre incident involving Jean de

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Hacjivah Dayimani has made a strong start to life in France, starring in a victorious Top 14 debut for Racing 92, while Madosh Tambwe scored his first try for a resurgent Montpellier. – In the second round of action over the weekend, Dayimani started at openside flank as Racing 92 bounced back from an opening-round

Director of rugby Frans Steyn said the Cheetahs, having been dumped out of the 2024 Currie Cup, are desperately searching for a competition to join to remain competitive. On Saturday, the Lions came from behind to beat the defending champions 43-34 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg to reach their first final in five years. Playing

While praising the Lions’ graft over the last few seasons, head coach Mziwakhe Nkosi said the Pride will embrace their Currie Cup title shot at Ellis Park on Saturday. Nkosi’s charges will host the Sharks XV at Ellis Park in the showpiece of rugby’s oldest competition after knocking out defending champions, the Cheetahs, in the

Veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu will rejoin the New Zealand squad on Monday for the Bledisloe Cup Tests against Australia after recovering from injury. The Blues captain is yet to feature in the Rugby Championship this year after picking up a calf injury before New Zealand’s first match against Argentina in August. Tuipulotu was cleared to

Argentina have suffered a setback ahead of their Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks, with experienced centre Matías Orlando ruled out of Saturday’s match in Santiago. The 32-year-old, who has yet to feature in this year’s Rugby Championship, will miss the crucial clash at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero. Orlando’s