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The Junior Springboks thrashed Georgia U20 in the first of two matches at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Sunday. The U20 world champions raced into a 35-0 half-time lead, and that’s the way it stayed. The Junior Boks sent out a completely different team in the second half, with Georgia showing real fight. “We started […]

England have slipped further in the World Rugby rankings following their 42-21 defeat to Ireland at Twickenham. Ranked third after their opening Six Nations win against Wales, England have fallen to fifth after back-to-back losses. Ireland climbed two places to third after gaining 2.09 ranking points from their record Twickenham win, with France dropping to

Sam Underhill has urged his England teammates to “trust each other and the coaches” as they look to avoid yet more Six Nations embarrassment against Italy. England started the tournament with genuine hope of challenging reigning champions France for the title. But Saturday’s record 42-21 defeat at home to Ireland, which came just a week

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Wynand Claassen has not given up his battle to preserve Newlands Rugby Stadium as a heritage site. The former Springbok captain is preparing a fresh approach to the National Heritage Council in a renewed bid to halt the demolition of the iconic Cape Town ground. Claassen’s “Save Newlands” campaign suffered a setback in 2023 when

Captain Antoine Dupont says free-scoring Six Nations champions France need to prioritise their tryline defence when they play Italy on Sunday. Although France have romped to convincing victories over Ireland and Wales in their first two tournament matches, they have conceded two tries in each when defending close to their own line. “There are many

England prop Ellis Genge says Saturday’s crushing 42-21 defeat by Ireland at Twickenham had exposed “scar tissue”. Steve Borthwick’s men started the tournament with a 48-7 rout of Wales. But hopes of a Grand Slam were dashed by last week’s 31-20 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield that ended a 12-game winning streak. And England’s prospects

James Slipper scored a try in his 200th Super Rugby match as the ACT Brumbies hammered the Crusaders in Christchurch on Sunday. In-form loose forward Charlie Cale scored two of the visitors’ eight tries in a 50-24 victory – their first in Christchurch since 2000, ending a losing streak of 12 games. The Canberra-based side

A former Canada Test player will qualify to play for the Springboks later this year. Sharks scrumhalf Ross Braude, who earned 14 Test caps for Canada, becomes eligible for South Africa again in September under World Rugby’s Regulation 8, which allows a player to switch countries after a stand-down period of 36 months, provided they

The Sharks have struck early in the JP Pietersen era, signing a promising Junior Bok who’s already caught Rassie Erasmus’ attention. According to Rapport, Pietersen has secured the services of highly rated Junior Boks hooker Esethu Mnebelele, fighting off strong interest from both the Vodacom Bulls and the Stormers to land one of the country’s