Latest Rugby News Archive

  1. Schreuder preferred to Kockott

    Rory Kockott’s match winning Top 14 final performance has not been enough to warrant inclusion in the Bok squad. Instead Stormers Louis Schreuder is the latest No 9 to join the Boks. Read more

  2. Coetzee in for Louw

    Marcel Coetzee will start for the Springboks in place of Francois Louw, who is getting married on Saturday. Read more

  3. Give Spies and Steyn a break

    Cut Pierre Spies some slack. He deserves to be starting at No 8 for the Boks. Read more

  4. Venter to steer Sharks ship

    Brendan Venter’s appointment as Sharks Director of Rugby is a good one. But the decision to end John Plumtree’s Sharks coaching tenure is not. Read more

  5. Lions farce continues

    The Lions farcical build-up to the three Test series continued with a 64-0 win over a Queensland Country Districts XV. Read more

  6. JJ’s the present and the future

    MARK KEOHANE, in his Business Day column, rates the Springboks’ first Test of the season. Read more

  7. Newbies shine for Boks

    Springboks Willie le Roux, JJ Engelbrecht and Jano Vermaak all made an impact in the Boks 44-10 win against Italy. Read more

  8. Samoa sink Scots

    Samoa bounced back from last week’s humiliation against the Golden Lions at Ellis Park to beat Scotland in Durban. Read more

  9. Ranger rocks France

    Rene Ranger was among the few highlights in New Zealand’s 23-13 win against France in Auckland. Read more

  10. Lions resist Reds challenge

    Owen Farrell scored 17 points in the British and Irish Lions 22-12 win against the Reds in Brisbane. Read more