Rugby

WALES PROP Jenni Scoble has announced her retirement from international rugby after the Barbarians v Wales double-header at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, Saturday, June 27th (KO:5pm) Scoble, who combines her international rugby career with being a full-time firefighter, will continue to play for Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge. The 33-year-old made her Wales debut away …

The Griffons and Dotsure SWD Eagles are still unbeaten after an action-packed second round of the Carling Currie Cup First Division, which produced three contrasting results on the weekend. The round kicked off on Friday, when Eastern Province claimed their first win of the campaign with a 45-5 victory over the Border Bulldogs in East …

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has approved Prema Rawat as a replacement for Shreyanka Patil in the India squad. Rawat was named as a replacement after Patil was ruled out following an injury to her right ankle that she sustained while fielding in the match against the Netherlands …

Wales Under 20 head coach Richard Whiffin has confirmed his 30-man squad for the World Rugby Junior World Championship being staged in Georgia between Saturday 27th June and Friday 17th July. Cardiff Rugby centre Steffan Emanuel will be making his third appearance in the showpiece tournament while four other backs – Lewis Edwards, Tom Bowen, …

The Vodacom Bulls will approach the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Leinster with the mindset of third time lucky when the teams meet in a repeat of last year’s decider at Croke Park in Dublin on Friday evening, in what is set to be a humdinger of a match. The men from Pretoria …

The countdown to the 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup has begun in earnest, with just 100 days to go to kick-off of the hugely popular ‘FA Cup’ of South African community rugby. This year’s tournament celebrates a special milestone: it will be the 10th time that club players from across the country will compete …

The Carling Currie Cup First Division moves into its second round this weekend with three matches that should offer an early indication of which teams are ready to build momentum in a short but demanding competition. The second round starts with an Eastern Cape derby on Friday afternoon, when the Border Bulldogs host Eastern Province …

HEAD COACH Sean Lynn has named a 33-player squad for Wales Women’s clash in a double-header with the Barbarians Women at Allianz Stadium, on Saturday, June 27th (KO: 5pm). Wales men’s senior side face the BaaBaas ahead of the women’s game in a unique double-header which sees both Wales senior side’s play in London. A …

The Valke, DotSure SWD Eagles and Griffons made winning starts to their 2026 Carling Currie Cup First Division campaigns on Saturday, as the competition kicked off with 35 tries – and a penalty try – scored in the three matches. The defending champions from Welkom overpowered the Border Bulldogs by 52-19 in East London; the …

Wales U20 head coach Richard Whiffin has named his side to face Scotland U20 at Boroughmuir RFC on Friday in an uncapped international. (KO 3pm). The match offers the players a last chance to put their hands up for selection for Wales’ World Rugby Junior World Championship squad which will be confirmed early next week. …

THE REMATCH OF Vodacom URC’S DEFINING RIVALRY This is no ordinary rematch. Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls meet in the first back-to-back Grand Final pairing in league history, with the Bulls leading the overall series, but Leinster owning the one result that delivered silverware. This is the fourth knock-out clash between these giants of North …

Ireland’s Aoife Wafer has been named the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first player to win the award in back-to-back years. Her outstanding individual performances helped Ireland finish third in this year’s Championship. Wafer joined an all start cast on the shortlist for this year’s prestigious award, with competition …

The Welsh Rugby Union is pleased to announce the appointment of David ‘Dai’ Rees to the WRU Council as a National Council Member, bringing more than 25 years of experience across community, pathway, professional and international rugby environments. Dai has held senior roles within both Welsh rugby and Hong Kong Rugby Union, earning a strong …

Phepsi Buthelezi (loose forward) and Carlu Sadie (prop) have been called up to the Springbok squad and will join the camp in Johannesburg in the next two days, along with the DHL Stormers players following their return from Ireland, where they played in the Vodacom URC semi-final over the weekend. The DHL Stormers players arrived …

Winning the HSBC SVNS World Championship back to back – on top of the HSBC SVNS Series title – were goals that the Springbok Sevens set for themselves, so Tristan Leyds was already emotional when they achieved that on Saturday evening, but when the Blitzbok playmaker was told he was voted the world’s best sevens …

Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman congratulated all involved with the Blitzbok system after they secured a unique double in the 2026 season when they followed up their HSBC SVNS Series triumph by successfully defending their World Championship title. The Blitzboks played in six finals out of nine tournaments, won five and on Sunday, retained …

Springbok assistant coach Tony Brown will conclude his tenure with SA Rugby and the Springboks at the end of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, when he will return home to take up a coaching position with the New Zealand Rugby Union in 2028. The former All Black flyhalf joined the Springbok coaching team …

Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated the Springbok Sevens team on successfully defending their HSBC SVNS World Championship title, as well as Tristan Leyds and Shilton van Wyk, who were rewarded at the HSBC SVNS Awards 2026 in Bordeaux on Sunday. Leyds became the fourth South African to be crowned HSBC SVNS Player …

The Springbok Women’s Sevens’ HSBC SVNS World Championship campaign came to a disappointing end in Bordeaux on Sunday, but they showed good progress and believe that they can get back to the top tier of sevens rugby. That is the view of SA head coach Cecil Afrika after his team finished in 12th place in …

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has welcomed the signing of the 2025 Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA25) by the Ospreys. The agreement with Osprey’s owners Y11 Sport & Media means that the regional club now joins Dragons RFC and Cardiff Rugby on PRA25. The PRA25 increases collaboration across the entire rugby ecosystem and underpins the working …

There is the potential to make history in Bordeaux this weekend, but the Springbok Sevens know full well that chasing results does not always have the desired effect Hence, according to Blitzbok captain Impi Visser, a mindset of “team first” will carry them into the final HSBC SVNS World Championship tournament in France this weekend. …