Rugby

SA Rugby thanked and applauded Lynne Cantwell for her highly successful contribution to the national women’s rugby programme, which blossomed under her guidance since 2021, prior to her return to her native Ireland. Cantwell, who joined SA Rugby in February 2021 as High-Performance Manager for Women’s Rugby, will join the Irish Rugby Football Union as …

The Springbok Women’s Sevens were handed a challenging draw for the Africa Women’s Sevens in Ghana, where they will face Tunisia, Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso in Pool A. The top three teams at the tournament, which will take place in Accra on 9 and 10 November, will qualify for the World Rugby Challenger Series next …

Having just reached a major career milestone, Rhodri Williams is now on course to make Welsh rugby history. The Dragons RFC scrum-half made his 150th league appearance in last Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash with Benetton Rugby at Rodney Parade. That was followed a couple of days later by his inclusion in Warren Gatland’s Wales squad …

Dwayne Peel says he’s delighted to see so many of his Scarlets receive “the greatest honour” of being selected by their country. Eight of his players have been named in the Wales squad for the autumn internationals, with the uncapped Blair Murray joined by fellow wing Tom Rogers, centre Eddie James, fly-half Sam Costelow, back …

In exactly one month, the World Rugby Awards 2024 will take place in Monaco, celebrating the sport’s most outstanding personalities. The prestigious event will be held on Sunday, November 24 at the iconic Salle des Étoiles, bringing together the best of rugby on and off the field. Hosted under the High Patronage of H.S.H Princess …

The Welsh Rugby Union has boosted its national pathway coaching set-up with two new key appointments. Marc Breeze has been unveiled as pathway scrum and throwing coach while Ashley Beck has been named Women’s performance pathway coach. Both possess impressive playing and coaching credentials and are looking to hit the ground running. “It’s a really …

Johan Grobbelaar (hooker) and Wilco Louw (prop) were called up to the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour on Thursday, following the injury withdrawal of utility forward Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Wessels, who is equally adept at prop and hooker, was named in the initial 34-man squad on Tuesday. However, he has subsequently been ruled …

Another gripping round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship action awaits this weekend as the Emirates Lions face their toughest test yet against the only other unbeaten team in the competition, Leinster, on Saturday, while the Vodacom Bulls will look to bounce back from their disappointing defeat on tour last week, as the DHL Stormers and …

Sione Tuipulotu has been named as Scotland captain for The Famous Grouse Nations Series, as head coach Gregor Townsend today announced a 45-player group for the four November Test matches. There are five uncapped players named, with Glasgow Warriors pair Alex Samuel and Tom Jordan joining the Edinburgh Rugby trio Ben Muncaster, Freddy Douglas and …

Springbok Women utility forward Sinzaso Mcatshulwa is looking forward to her stint at French club Lille Métropole RC Villeneuvois and departed South Africa with a clear objective – to improve as a player and grow as a person. Mcatshulwa, who played 32 Tests at flanker and three at lock (scoring 10 tries in the process) …

The Disciplinary process related to Johan Grobbelaar’s Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 5 game against Scarlets on Friday, 18 October has resulted in the red card being rescinded. The Player (Johan Grobbelaar, No 16) received a Red Card in the 67th minute of the game under Law 9.13 – A player …

SA Rugby has announced a group of 48 players to attend the first Under-19 Academy camp from 18 to 30 November at the Stellenbosch Academy Sports (SAS), with the camp laying the foundation for the identification and preparation of the next generation of Junior Springboks. A second camp of two weeks is set to be …

Four Rugby World Cup winners, Damian Willemse (utility back), Andre Esterhuizen (centre), RG Snyman and Franco Mostert (both locks), will make a welcome return to the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November after missing the recent Castle Lager Rugby Championship due to injury. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a 34-man squad …

For Jacob Stockdale, the dream is to pull on the green jersey of Ireland once again and he couldn’t be doing much more to stake his claim. The Ulster winger has made more metres (317) and beaten more defenders (25) than any other player in the league after the opening five rounds of the Vodacom …

The Springbok Women will play Brazil in their opening match of the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England, facing their Pool D opponents for the first time at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton on Sunday 24 August. South Africa will then travel north to York for their second pool match, where they will meet Italy at …

Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has named a 35-player squad to come into camp on Monday 28 October to begin preparations for the Autumn Nations Series. Wales face Fiji, Australia and South Africa on consecutive weekends this November at Principality Stadium. Some tickets are still availble to purchase here. Dewi Lake will captain the …

Naka Bulle beat Northam Rhinos by 22-19 (half-time 3-7) in Pretoria on Saturday to successfully defend their African Rainbow Community Gold Cup title, thanks to a successful fightback in the second stanza. It took all of 29 minutes for the Pretoria club to register their first points, and almost 50 to cross the tryline, but …

Captaincy is clearly agreeing with Caelan Doris for both club and country. Over the summer, he skippered Ireland to a famous 25-24 victory over South Africa in the second Test in Durban. Then, having been appointed Leinster Rugby captain for the new season, he has gone on to guide them to a perfect start to …

The Disciplinary process related to Josh Murphy’s Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 4 game against Ulster on Saturday, October 12 has resulted in a four game suspension. After an act of foul play by Connacht player No 5 (Josh Murphy), referee Andrew Brace showed the Player a Red Card in the …

South Africa were grouped with France, Italy and Brazil in Pool D for the Rugby World Cup in England in 2025 when the draw for next year’s showpiece was made in London earlier on Thursday evening. The Springbok Women, currently ranked 12th in the world, will face two teams ranked in the top 10 – …

The four pools for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England have been confirmed, setting the stage for the thrilling matchups in what promises to be the largest global celebration of women’s rugby, scheduled from 22 August to 27 September, 2025. The Draw took place live on The One Show, one of the BBC’s most-watched …