Record breaking All Blacks a mix of awesome and awful
The All Blacks sizzled, stumbled and soared in winning by 20 points against France in Paris. The All Blacks also became the first team... Read more
Inspired Irish savage sorry Springboks in Dublin
Ireland rewrote the history books in slaughtering the Springboks 38-3 in Dublin. It is the biggest ever Irish win against the Springboks. The hosts... Read more
World Rugby’s Super Saturday – North nails South
Ireland, England, Italy and Scotland landed the early blows for the Northern Hemisphere in the Autumn internationals as there was more pain for the... Read more
Bumper Weekend of Rugby Fixtures
It feels like the rugby World Cup this weekend, such is the quality of the matchups around the globe. Below are fixtures and kickoff... Read more
Boks keep faith with Jantjies as Ireland add a Kiwi to the mix
Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies will start his 10th successive Test of 2017 against an Irish team characterised by Kiwi centre Bundee Aki’s Test debut.... Read more
Mixed team news as Etzebeth returns but Ireland lose Earls and McGrath
Ireland preparations hampered by training ground injuries Joe Schmidt faces a few new selection issues with news reported by The Independent that Keith Earls... Read more
Favourites Ireland cautious of physical, improving Springboks
SA ineligibility, inexperience and rebuilding issues South Africa’s 34-man squad for the Autumn Tour contains 15 backs, ten of which have ten caps or... Read more
Springboks look to De Allende to add muscle to midfield
Watching South Africans Jan Serfontein and Frans Steyn dazzle as Montpellier’s midfield pairing again asked if indeed the best South Africans will be playing... Read more
Kwagga Smith stars for Baabaas but it’s an All Blacks win
Lions flanker and Blitzboks Sevens sensation Kwagga Smith was the man of the match at Twickenham but his brilliance for the Barbarians wasn’t enough... Read more
Springboks tackle All Blacks in 2019 World Cup opener
World Champions New Zealand will start their 2019 defence against the Springboks at the iconic International Stadium in Yokohama. The Pool match takes place on... Read more
South Africa’s the recommended World Rugby choice for #RWC2023
World Rugby’s Technical Review Committee scored South Africa the highest of the three bidding countries to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. World Rugby... Read more
V8 Nizaam Carr will give Boks a turbo boost
The Springbok squad selection again left more questions than it gave answers. One player who wasn’t picked is Western Province’s Nizaam Carr. Hopefully he... Read more
Am and Gelant back up domestic form with Springboks selection
Lukhanyo Am and Warrick Gelant will add attacking dimension to the Springbok squad and uncapped Louis Schreuder and Dan du Preez have also been... Read more
South Africa’s RWC 2023 bid unpacked
South Africa’s 2023 Rugby World Cup bid has been condensed into a gloss online magazine offering for your perusal. The 80 page reader-friendly summary... Read more
The Lions losing a bigger surprise than Wallabies beating All Blacks
Of all the results this past weekend, the one that I didn’t pick was Western Province so easily dealing with the challenge of the... Read more
Uncapped 20 year old sensation makes All Blacks tour squad
New Zealand’s sensational u20 World Cup-winning hooker Asafo Aumua is one of four uncapped players in an All Blacks touring squad that against doesn’t... Read more