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World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has led the tributes to Wayne Barnes, who today announced he is to step down from match officiating to concentrate on new ventures. One of the all-time greats, Barnes’ stellar test refereeing career spanned 17 years, a record 111 tests and five Rugby World Cups as well as numerous …
Matt Fagerson, Sione Tuipulotu and Ollie Smith will all make their first appearances of the 2023/24 campaign tomorrow night, as Glasgow Warriors welcome the DHL Stormers to Scotstoun for Round Three of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Head Coach Franco Smith and his coaching team make seven changes in total to the starting XV that …
Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has today announced his Wales XV to play Barbarian F.C on Saturday at Principality Stadium (4 November, KO 2.30pm, live on S4C). Leigh Halfpenny starts at fullback and will make his final appearance in a Wales jersey after a 15-year career that has seen him win 101 Wales caps. …
Ospreys coach Toby Booth hopes taking Friday’s fixture against the Hollywoodbets Sharks to the home of Harlequins will attract new rugby fans to the Vodacom URC. Staging the Round 3 encounter at the Twickenham Stoop will be a real landmark event as it will be the first Vodacom URC match to be played in London. …
Springbok Women lock Danelle Lochner will join a growing number of her national team mates to ply their trade overseas after signing with Harlequins Women, who compete in the Rugby Football Union’s elite competition for women, the Allianz Premiership. Lochner is the third South African to sign for the London club, with Babalwa Latsha in …
World Rugby has today announced the shortlists for the prestigious World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year, Women’s Breakthrough Player of the Year and International Rugby Players Women’s Try of the Year. The nominees were announced ahead of the final round of the matches at the inaugural WXV 1 competition in Auckland, New Zealand …
The red-hot DHL Stormers will bring a storm to the north. If Munster is about revenge for the DHL Stormers in a fortnight, then Friday’s showdown with the Warriors in Glasgow is only about a victory for John Dobson’s Capetonians. The DHL Stormers’ much-anticipated grudge match in Limerick against the reigning champions Munster is the …
The Springboks have done it again by becoming 4 x World Champions. Let us unite and celebrate this historical event. Get ready to wear your green and gold and join the celebration at the iconic FNB Stadium this coming Thursday, 2 November at 16:00 for an unforgettable spectacle filled with magic, celebration, and pure joy. …
The Springboks will start their Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour in Pretoria on Thursday morning when the open-top bus departs from the Union Buildings at 09h30. The Gauteng route will start in an easterly direction and go past Loftus Versfeld before heading west to take in the Pretoria CBD. The Boks will then transfer to …
Glasgow Warriors have secured the services of one of Scottish rugby’s brightest prospects on a new long-term contract. Loose-head prop Nathan McBeth has put pen to paper on a deal that will keep him at Scotstoun until the summer of 2027, subject to visa. The 25-year-old, who qualifies for Scotland courtesy of his grandfather, enjoyed …
Taking on a Swansea-based team will bring back fond memories for Hollywoodbets Sharks boss John Plumtree as he heads into this weekend’s ground-breaking Vodacom URC clash with the Ospreys. The Kiwi spent almost five years as coach of Swansea RFC through until late 2001, winning two league titles and the Welsh Cup. Since then, he’s …
Having had a wet, windy and winning first taste of a Welsh derby in the Vodacom URC, new Cardiff Rugby fly-half Tinus de Beer is hoping for different conditions and a different style of game this weekend – but with another triumph against local rivals. The South African playmaker landed four shots at goal to …
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Head coach Ioan Cunningham has named the Wales Women’s senior side to face Australia in the third Test match of the inaugural WXV1 campaign at the Go Media Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland on Friday, November 3rd (KO: 7pm local time). Centre Hannah Jones will captain a Wales side with six changes to the starting line-up …
The Disciplinary process related to Ciaran Parker’s red card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 1 game against Benetton Rugby on Saturday, October 21 has resulted in an five-week suspension. After an act of foul play by Cardiff Rugby player No 18 (Ciaran Parker), referee Frank Murphy showed the Player a Red Card in …
From an interview with CJ Stander and Sean Holley ahead of Round 3 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship: CJ Stander CJ Stander says winning over in Europe remains a big challenge for the South African sides in the Vodacom URC, but that it’s one they are happy to embrace. No team from the Rainbow …
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said the team’s back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories was not for the players, but for every South African as the team touched down on local soil at a packed OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday. Kolisi elaborated by saying they hoped the team inspired people from all walks of life to …
he match officials appointments of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 3 fixtures have been confirmed and are available alongside TV listings below. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Glasgow Warriors v DHL Stormers Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 32nd league game) AR 1: …
As the 10th edition concluded in style with an historic fourth title clinched by South Africa, Rugby World Cup 2023 has set new standards on and off the pitch for the men’s showcase events leaving a bright legacy for the future tournaments. Rugby World Cup 2023 closed with South Africa lifting the Webb Ellis Cup …
Mr. Mark Alexander, President of the South African Rugby Union, passed on the Springboks’ heartfelt gratitude to all South Africans for the overwhelming support and passion showered upon the team throughout their triumphant Rugby World Cup journey. Each of the Springboks’ thrilling one-point victories in the three playoff matches resonated with millions of South Africans, …
To highlight a few records broken, South Africa became the nation with the most title wins at the Rugby World Cup (4), they became only the second nation to ever win successive titles in RWC and they became the first nation to achieve a rare feat twice – they won the World Cup after previously …
The DHL Stormers were the only South African side to come away with a victory in the second round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, as the Emirates Lions, Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls all came up short in the Northern Hemisphere. The Capetonians, playing on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Stellenbosch, scored …
New Zealand number eight Ardie Savea was crowned World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year in partnership with Mastercard, receiving the prestigious accolade at a star-studded World Rugby Awards 2023 ceremony on Sunday. Just hours after South Africa defeated Savea’s All Blacks to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for an historic fourth time at …