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Annan RFC plan to redevelop their clubhouse facilities and build a double story extension. Annan RFC will benefit from £250,000 of funding through the support of Scottish Rugby’s Growth & Participation: Club Sustainability Fund Annan RFC have been awarded funding through Scottish Rugby’s Growth & Participation Fund which will support them in redeveloping their clubhouse …
Head coach Steve Tandy has named the Wales team to play France in the second round of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations at Principality Stadium on Sunday 15 February (kick-off 3.10pm, live on BBC1 and S4C). There are four personnel and two positional changes to the starting XV for the first home match of the …
SA Rugby has revamped its professional junior rugby pathways with the creation of a new Under-23 competition, to ensure emerging players are optimally prepared for senior rugby. The change was approved at a Special General Council meeting of SA Rugby on Wednesday, following a thorough review of the playing calendar, to provide additional opportunities for …
Wales head coach Richard Whiffin has made one injury-enforced change to his starting line-up for Saturday’s U20 Six Nations clash against France at Cardiff Arms Park (KO 8pm). Bath Rugby’s Jack Woods picked up a hamstring injury in the narrow defeat to England at Northampton last Friday and is replaced by Rhys Cummings who switches …
12 Teams have landed in Nairobi ahead of the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2 this weekend, 14 and 15 February, at Nyayo National Stadium. Rested and ready to go again after their heroics in Dubai last month, HSBC SVNS 3 qualifiers South Africa, Canada, Argentina and Belgium join eight established sevens nations in Kenyan …
Head coach Gregor Townsend has made four changes to Scotland’s starting line-up for this weekend’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations match against England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, with Nathan McBeth, George Turner, Gregor Brown and Jamie Ritchie all selected. Dave Cherry, who earns a spot on the bench as replacement hooker, is the fifth change to …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens have a real belief and desire to reclaim their seat at the main table of HSBC SVNS and that commitment will be on display at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday and Sunday. That is the view of Liske Lategan, one of the stalwarts who has experienced all the ups and …
World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has officially announced the full schedule for the Pacific Four Series 2026, the sixth edition of the annual intercontinental elite women’s rugby competition featuring Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA. Five of the six matches in the 2026 edition will be hosted in the United States, …
It may be Valentine’s Day on Saturday, but there will be no love lost when South Africa’s top eight women’s provincial teams return to action as the wait is finally over for fans of this fast-growing sport, with the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 kicking off a new era for women’s rugby. The …
Nine former Springbok Women’s players were included on a list of 24 elite coaches who will form part of SA Rugby’s new Women Coaches’ Transitioning Workshop, a critical initiative designed to bridge the gender gap in elite coaching. The workshop, which aligns with SA Rugby’s “Destination 2027” strategy, is scheduled to take place at Delsma …
Head coach Bob McKillop has named his squad to face Ireland Club XV at Energia Park in Dublin this Friday 13 February (kick-off 6:30pm, live on irishrugby+) McKillop’s side is made up of players who represented their district in the Inter-District Championships, blending youth and experience for the showdown in Donnybrook. Ayr RFC’s Blair Macpherson …
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has named an exciting 31-man squad to travel to Tbilisi for a three-match tour of Georgia later this month, with four members from last year’s Junior Springbok squad selected for the trip. The SA Rugby U20 squad are scheduled to leave for Georgia on Sunday, 15 February, and will …
Head Coach Fergus Pringle has made two changes to his Scotland Men U20 side for the first home game of the 2026 U20 Six Nations against England U20 at Hive Stadium on Friday (kick-off 7.15pm) – live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Captain Ross Wolfenden returns to the side, having missed round …
Shannon-Lee Windvogel is in line to make her international debut for the Springbok Women’s Sevens this weekend after the former SWD Eagirls speedster was named in the South African squad for HSBC SVNS 2 in Nairobi, but for the rest, Cecil Afrika has retained the tried and tested core of players that will depart for …
Ryan Oosthuizen has lifted HSBC SVNS trophies across the globe, but the first one in Australia certainly ranks amongst the best, not because of his Player of the Final performance in Perth on Sunday, but because the Springbok Sevens held themselves accountable to play according to their standards. The experienced Blitzbok forward delivered an outstanding …
New Zealand beat Australia in the showpiece match for a third time this season to claim a four-point lead in the HSBC SVNS Series league table as they added the Perth title to their Dubai and Singapore crowns. Despite the 29-7 scoreline, their final victory was not as dominant as their win last week in …
Philip Snyman praised the Springbok Sevens squad for their effort and belief as they claimed the HSBC SVNS Perth title on Sunday, with a close, but well-deserved victory over Fiji at HBF Park. The 21-19 win in the final was a convincing rebound after last weekend’s fourth place in Singapore and kept the Blitzboks’ HSBC …
Tackling and contact in rugby should be slowly introduced to children to teach them how to do it safely.
Expect the Springbok Sevens to bounce back to a potential podium finish in Perth this weekend, where the fourth leg of the tightly contested 2026 HSBC SVNS takes place at HBF Park. That is the view of Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman, who was satisfied with their week’s preparation since arriving in Western Australia on …
Richard Whiffin has confirmed his Wales squad to take on England at Franklin’s Garden, Northampton, on Friday in their opening round clash of the U20 Six Nations championship. (KO 7.45pm) The starting XV contains nine players who have already represented Wales at U20 level while there are two more on the bench with Cardiff’s Tom …
Head coach Steve Tandy has named the Wales team to play England in the first round of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday 7 February (kick-off 4.40pm, live on ITV1 and S4C). Captain Dewi Lake starts at hooker. Joining him in the front row are Nicky Smith at loosehead prop …
HSBC SVNS kicks off on Saturday, 7 February with World Rugby marking the occasion with the launch of ‘Hard as Nails’. Celebrating style, strength and self-expression, players are set to showcase bespoke nail polish alongside the athleticism, resilience and physicality on display throughout the tournament. The campaign, designed to celebrate unity through diversity and authenticity, …
Head coach Gregor Townsend has named his squad to face Italy in Rome this Saturday as Scotland begin their 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations championship – kick-off 2:10pm, live on BBC One. Sione Tuipulotu, who will captain during this year’s competition, is joined by Huw Jones in a familiar centre partnership, in what will be …
The Australian HSBC SVNS stop, and particularly HBF Park in Perth, will always have a special place in the heart of Springbok Sevens flyhalf Tristan Leyds, and come this weekend for the fourth tournament of the 2026 season, it will be no different. There will be an added bounce in the step for Leyds though. …