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Scottish Rugby and Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have confirmed the Club XV fixture will return on Friday 13 February 2026. The Club XV international fixture began in 2006 when Scotland travelled to play their Irish Club XV counterparts in Donnybrook, and continued through to 2020 until the pandemic created a break in the fixture. …
Reigning champions Union Bordeaux Bègles will kick off the defence of their Investec Champions Cup crown against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria, while the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks both face tough away fixtures in France as the European showpiece gets underway this weekend. The Capetonians are away to Aviron Bayonnais in Bayonne on Friday …
Zander Reynders’ debut for the Springbok Sevens, a year ago at the HSBC SVNS Cape Town, was a surreal experience and to return to DHL Stadium where it all started was a reminder of how blessed his rugby career has been since. The 24-year-old was a rookie draft into the wider Springbok Sevens training squad …
The Springboks have been drawn with Italy, Georgia, and Romania for the pool stages of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, where they will be aiming for for an unprecedented third consecutive title after lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in Japan in 2019, and France in 2023. The Boks have faced all three their …
Ollie Smith says he is excited to continue building momentum with Glasgow Warriors, after the Scotland international put pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at Scotstoun until at least the summer of 2028. The 25-year-old – who could make his 50th appearance for his boyhood club if selected for this …
Sam Grove-White, one of Scotland’s trio of professional referees, was presented with his referee cap in a ceremony yesterday afternoon. Grove-White, 33, a former back-row forward, became the 13th Scot to receive a referee cap, with SRU President Keith Wallace doing the honours at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Referee caps are awarded to those who have …
Preparations for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 reached an important milestone today with confirmation of the six pools that will headline the largest tournament in the sport’s history. For the first time, Men’s Rugby World Cup features 24 teams competing across six pools of four in an expanded format designed to break down barriers and …
The overnight flight from Dubai to Cape Town was more than enough time for the Blitzboks to reflect on their fifth place finish at the Emirates Dubai 7s tournament and upon arrival in the Mother City this morning, Springbok Sevens sweeper Ricardo Duarttee was ready for another bite at the cherry. That cherry will be …
The Springboks were congratulated by Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, on Monday for an outstanding 2025 season, which included the successful defence of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title, as well as a second successive unbeaten Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to Europe. “On behalf of SA Rugby, I extend our heartfelt congratulations …
The Springbok Sevens will face Dubai champions New Zealand, as well as Fiji and Great Britain on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town on Saturday as the pool draw was confirmed following last weekend’s action in the desert. The first pool match kicks off at 10h00 on Saturday when the women’s teams …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens ‘A’ side will return from Dubai on Monday more mature, more experienced and with their coach Cecil Afrika, a happy man. The South Africans lost out on any silverware when they were defeated by Brazil in the semi-finals of the International Invitational tournament – which was eventually won by Australia ‘A’ …
he Welsh Rugby Union Group has published its Annual Report announcing an increased turnover of £106.1m (2024: £102.7m) for the year ended 30 June 2025. The Group’s underlying financial performance showed an improvement compared to 2024. To compare the two years, the consolidation of Dragons in 2024 and Cardiff rugby for 2025 need to be …
It wasn’t all doom and gloom for Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman after the Blitzboks’ fifth-place finish at the Emirates Dubai 7s on Sunday, but he admitted that they did not perform to their own expectations. After dropping out of the title race on Saturday, the Blitzboks outplayed Great Britain 34-0 and Spain 21-12 …
There is now just one unbeaten team left in the Vodacom URC with the DHL Stormers having taken the spoils in an epic top-of-of-the-table clash with Munster Rugby. Both teams had won their opening five league matches, so something had to give at Limerick’s Thomond Park. It looked as though Munster were going to capitalise …
Having played just one game in the last year, Mason Grady is straining at the leash to return to action this weekend. He was sidelined for some ten months after suffering serious ankle damage while on duty for Wales against Fiji in last season’s autumn internationals. Then, on his comeback for Cardiff Rugby in September’s …
Back-row Ben Muncaster returns to make his 50th appearance as Edinburgh Rugby face Ospreys at Hive Stadium tomorrow night (Saturday 29 November, kick-off 5.30pm) – live on Premier Sports. The dynamic back-row – who returns from an ankle injury – brings up a half-century of appearances for his boyhood club at openside flanker. Muncaster, 24, forms …
The Great Britain Sevens men’s and women’s squads set to compete in the Dubai Sevens this weekend have been announced. The men’s squad take on New Zealand, Spain and Australia whilst the women’s squad play Canada, Japan and Australia in the pool stage fixtures, this Saturday, before more matches are played on Sunday to determine …
There has been a constant thread coming from the Springbok Sevens in Dubai this week, a positive message from players and the team’s head coach Philip Snyman that the Blitzboks are ready and able to deliver another memorable Emirates Dubai 7s performance to start the new HSBC SVNS season on a high note. Snyman, who …
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship returns with a bang this weekend, with the first South African derby on the cards in Gauteng, as well as two mouth-watering clashes in Ireland, a top-of-the-table encounter and a scrap for playoff survival. The weekend kicks off with a Jukskei Derby in Pretoria at 14h00 on Saturday afternoon, when …
#ULSvBEN Dave Shanahan in line for 100th Ulster appearance from bench Onisi Ratave starts for the first time at 14 for Benetton #DRAvLEI New loan signing Will Austin on bench for Dragons RFC Josh Ericson, who was added to the Leinster Academy earlier this month, is in line to make his debut off the bench …
It was an umpteenth trip to the Emirates Dubai Sevens for Impi Visser on Monday, but the first time as Springbok Sevens captain – little wonder he represented the Blitzboks with dignified pride and confidence at the official captains’ photo this week. Visser is eager for the tournament to start as he firmly believes his …
A week on from a titanic Test at the Aviva Stadium, it will be Ireland v South Africa once again as the top two in the Vodacom URC lock horns. Limerick’s Thomond Park will be the setting this time as the league’s two unbeaten sides – Munster Rugby and DHL Stormers – meet on Saturday …
World Rugby and Emirates have announced a landmark multi tournament partnership, the biggest, longest and most wide ranging in the governing body’s history, strengthening a long-standing and globally recognisable relationship that will run across rugby’s premier events through to at least 2035. The renewal cements Emirates as a World Rugby Platinum Partner and Principal Partner …
SA Rugby announced on Thursday that electronics giant Samsung had joined the family of national teams sponsors as the official mobile and consumer electronics partner of the Springboks, Springbok Women, Junior Springboks, Springbok Sevens and Springbok Women’s Sevens – as well as an associate sponsor of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC). The partnership brings …