Rugby

YORK – The USA Women’s Eagles secured the comfortable win over spirited Samoa they needed to retain their hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals. YORK – The USA Women’s Eagles secured the bonus-point win over Samoa they needed to retain their hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals but, having done their bit, they must wait …

BRIGHTON – Favourites England were made to work hard for their 47-7 victory against Australia at the Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium on Saturday, topping Pool A with their opponents also going through to the last eight of Rugby World Cup 2025 BRIGHTON – Favourites England were made to work hard for their 47-7 victory …

Uruguay have secured their place at Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after defeating Chile over two legs of the Sudamericano 2025 final (46-35 on aggregate). Los Teros will now prepare to return to rugby’s biggest stage, continuing their proud tradition at the sport’s pinnacle event. Uruguay have secured their place at Men’s Rugby World Cup …

Following Fiji’s win over Samoa in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, Tonga have now officially qualified for the semi-finals and joins Fiji as the second nation from the Pacific Islands to secure their place at Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027. Following Fiji’s win over Samoa in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, …

The Springbok Women are determined to show that their strong start at the Women’s Rugby World Cup was no fluke and want to keep their winning momentum going when they face France in their final pool match in Northampton today, Sunday, 7 September 2025. That was the message from Babalwa Latsha, who will lead the …

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Jesse Kriel were both bitterly disappointed by the team’s 24-17 defeat against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday, which dashed their hopes of beating the hosts for the first time at Eden Park since 1937, and attributed the result to 15 poor minutes of play in the match. …

The 2025/26 Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership senior academy and pro drafts have been confirmed. Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors have had their professional and senior academy players assigned to Premiership clubs and can release them for additional game time, or during their injury rehabilitations. Players will become available to the Premiership clubs depending on individual …

Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok Women into battle when they take on France in Northampton on Sunday, when Mary Zulu (flyhalf) and Anathi Qolo (lock) will make their Women’s Rugby World Cup debuts in the starting team in the Pool D decider at Franklin’s Gardens. Latsha, the most capped prop in Bok Women history, …

One day before the Eden Park crunch test between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Auckland, New Zealand, Coach Mzwandile Stick and Captain, Jesse Kriel fielded questions from the Media. Can you guess what Jesse Kriel’s pre-match rituals are? BEFORE watching the video!  Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick brushed off the pressure and …

Sarah Bonar is poised to earn her 50th cap as Scotland face Canada in their final match of Pool B in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday 6 September at Sandy Park, Exeter, kick-off 12pm (live on BBC 2). Head Coach Bryan Easson has made two changes to the starting XV that featured in …

The race for the 2025 Carling Currie Cup semi-finals is going down to the wire, with five teams battling for the top four spots on the log, and with just one round of league fixtures remaining, the stage is set for a dramatic climax to the regular season. One match is scheduled for Friday evening …

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and lock Ruan Nortje hosted a media conference in Auckland as Erasmus named his team to face the All Blacks in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash at Eden Park on Saturday. Full Team and Statistics here: https://myza.co.za/erasmus-sticks-to-tried-and-tested-combinations-for-all-blacks-battle/ 

The Springbok Women are not looking at permutations or wishing for a potential opponent in next weekend’s Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals as they came to England to compete and play against the best. That is the view of Laurian Johannes-Haupt, one of the Bok Women’s assistant coaches, as they fine-tune prepararions to face France …

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, making only four changes to the starting team that beat the Wallabies in Cape Town, with Jesse Kriel retaining the captaincy. The changes see the …

Glasgow Warriors has extended the contract of Head Coach Franco Smith through to 2028 in a new deal that will see the URC title winning coach stay in Scotland. Head Coach Smith says “there is still so much more we can achieve” having put pen to paper on a new contract that will see him …

Scottish Rugby and Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend have agreed to extend his contract until the end of 2027, following the Rugby World Cup in Australia. Townsend began his term in 2017 and is the longest serving head coach of the Scotland national team in the professional era. During the 2026 Guinness Six Nations, Gregor …

The United Rugby Championship confirmed on Wednesday that the South African Rugby Union has become the league’s sixth shareholder, joining the Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Welsh rugby unions, along with CVC Capital Partners, as shareholders in Pro Rugby Championship DAC, the company that operates the league. SA Rugby’s relationship with the competition dates back to …

Kenny Brown has been appointed Glasgow Warriors’ interim Managing Director, succeeding Al Kellock who leaves the club to become Scottish Rugby Head of Performance Pathways after a successful four-and-a-half-year tenure. Brown will transition from his current role as Head of Operations for an initial 12-month period having joined the club in 2018. He became Team …

Five new appointments to crucial areas in Scottish Rugby’s High-Performance department have been confirmed to deliver the organisation’s new strategic approach to player development. The appointment process, led directly by Scottish Rugby Performance Director David Nucifora, has recruited expertise to enhance the performance pathway, nutrition, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, analysis, athletic performance, along with sport science. …

Few people who watched the Springbok Women and their remarkable victory over Italy at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in York on Sunday would not have been touched by the South Africans’ raw emotions at the final whistle. The Bok Women made history with a number of firsts: qualifying for the RWC quarter-finals; beating Italy; …

Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe and flanker Marco van Staden hosted a media conference in Auckland on Tuesday as the team prepare for their round-three Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday.

Springbok video briefing from Auckland: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and lock RG Snyman hosted a media conference in Auckland on Monday as the team prepare for their round-three Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday.

The Springbok Women were congratulated on Monday for reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a performance that “embodies the spirit of South Africa”, said Mr Mark Alexander, the president of the South African Rugby Union. The Bok Women followed up a 66-6 win over Brazil in their first pool game …

Suzuki Griquas were the big beneficiaries as the past weekend’s sixth round of the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division delivered more nail-biting rugby action, with the Fidelity ADT Lions, Hollywoodbets Sharks XV and Airlink Pumas also gaining important wins in the penultimate league round. Griquas got the weekend off to an exciting start on Friday …