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WATCH as Michael Yormark, CEO of Roc Nation, and iconic players like Jim Hamilton and Bob Skinstad talk about the future of the game and how it should evolve.

RUGGED RIPOSTE: The protracted WPRFU boardroom battles took another intriguing twist, with the escalation of the verbal stoushing between two leading officials.

BREAKING NEWS: The escalating Western Province Rugby Football Union boardroom battles have claimed another high-profile casualty.

NEWLANDS UPDATE: Under fire WPRFU President Zelt Marais has launched a last-ditch, desperate bid to stave off being placed under administration by SARU.

SPOTLIGHT: With the start of the United Rugby Championship in less than a few days, here is a couple of videos to add the drama.

OPINION: @rugby365com contributor Angus Opperman takes a look at a few concerns South Africa is facing.

WATCH as seasoned Springbok midfielder and defensive organiser Lukhanyo Am speaks about the how they will fix the rectify the problem that cost them dearly in two Tests against Australia.

REACTION: All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has acknowledged that there were some very tough selection calls ahead of this weekend’s match against the Springboks.

SPOTLIGHT: The gentleman from New Zealand's Aotearoa Rugby Pod has some sage advice to the Springboks.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: New Zealand will return to full strength for the historic 100th Test match between the All Blacks and South Africa on Saturday as they seek to seal this year's Rugby Championship.

BREAKING NEWS: The Western Province Rugby Football Union executive committee dropped a massive legal bomb on the union's President, Zelt Marais.

REACTION: Wallabies coach Dave Rennie on Thursday questioned new World Rugby guidance capping how much full-contact training teams can do, suggesting it could be detrimental and hard to police.

WATCH as seasoned scrumhalf Francois de Klerk talks about how the changes to the team that can help South Africa in their historic 100th Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Flank Rob Leota will make his run-on debut as Australia look to inflict more pain on Argentina in Townsville on Saturday.

OPINION: Ben Smith questions the Springboks' right to call themselves 'equals' or even 'worthy challengers' to the All Blacks' No.1 ranking.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It's all about halting Munster's momentum when the Irish province goes head-to-head with the Sharks, says Springbok prop Thomas du Toit.

WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber speaks about what South Africa must do to end their losing streak.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has revealed his team to face Zebre in their opening United Rugby Championship clash in Italy on Friday.

WATCH as Argentinean legend Felipe Contepomi chats to @king365ed about what makes the Bulls such a dangerous prospect in the URC.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Experienced playmaker Selvyn Davids has been called up to replace the injured Angelo Davids in the BlitzBoks team for the Canada Sevens tournament this weekend.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: He was born in Italy, is the son of one of Australia's greatest rugby players, and is now set to play on the international stage for England.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Eddie Jones has insisted he will be leaving his job as England boss following the 2023 World Cup in France.

NEWS: Former Australia back-row Scott Higginbotham announced his retirement.

SPOTLIGHT: On the cusp of three straight Test wins for the first time in four years, Samu Kerevi says the Wallabies aren't taking Argentina for granted.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber has been left perplexed following Jasper Wiese's disciplinary hearing delay courtesy of SANZAAR.

NEWS: Former Ireland rugby international Brendan Mullin appeared in court in Dublin on Tuesday charged with stealing nearly 600 000 euros from the Bank of Ireland.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The BlitzBoks’s strong start to the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series was a real boost for South African rugby supporters, but even more so was the impressive showing from the four debutants on display in Vancouver last weekend.

There are many great rivalries in rugby but none match the intensity that has existed between New Zealand and South Africa since the outset of their first Test at Dunedin's Carisbrook in 1921.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville. 

OPINION: Australia made it back-to-back wins over South Africa with a bonus-point victory in Brisbane. Tom Raine rates the Wallaby players.

OPINION: It was, by some distance, South Africa's worst performance under the current coaching set-up.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: England head coach Eddie Jones has named a 45-man squad for a short training camp.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Don't expect too many changes to the Lions' formula, new assistant coach Jaque Fourie revealed.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The All Blacks must prepare to face South Africa's "bully mentality" in Saturday's historic 100th Test between the fierce rivals, assistant coach John Plumtree said.

TRANSFER NEWS: Centre Len Ikitau says a bromance beginning in his school days with teammate Darcy Swain has played a big part in re-signing with Rugby Australia, with the 22-year-old riding a fine streak of form for his country.

REACTION: Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids has defended his players after comments made by former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains dominated headlines on Monday.

NEWS: Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais was set to face a vote of no confidence on Monday, but instead chaos reigned supreme at the general meeting.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids provided an injury update ahead of his team's 100th Test against the All Blacks in Townsville on Saturday.

WATCH as Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou's one-handed pass sent Springboks' defence in disarray.

NEWS: The All Blacks are officially at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings for the first time since October 2019.

SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick said his team would concentrate on producing their trademark free-flowing game rather than playing the game at South Africa's pace.

NEWS: Springbok No.8 Jasper Wiese will face a SANZAAR Judicial Committee Hearing.

SPOTLIGHT: For four years Sean McMahon has been watching Australian rugby from afar, but the mercurial loose forward says he hasn't lost a step.

NEWS: The African qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be staged as a knockout tournament in France next year.

WATCH as @king365ed chats to Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen and his assistants about their European venture.

DAY TWO WRAP: The Blitzboks claimed a second Canada Sevens tournament win in three years when they totally outplayed Kenya to the tune of 38-5 in the final at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday.

SPOTLIGHT: In New Zealand's comfortable 36-13 win over Argentina at the weekend, Ian Foster opted for the team’s fifth loose forward combination of the season.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A few Springboks players are simply not good enough for Test rugby says former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Four South African franchises are heading into unknown territory as the inaugural United Rugby Championship kicks off on September 24.

WATCH as seasoned flyhalf Handre Pollard responds to questions about the Springboks' poor execution and attitude in the loss to Australia at the weekend.

REACTION: Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell praised and thanked the BlitzBoks squad after a very successful Canada Sevens tournament in Vancouver.

WATCH as Stormers coach John Dobson explains why Manie Libbok has always been on the Cape Town franchise's radar.

REACTION: While the All Blacks may have taken the number one spot on the World Rugby rankings, Ardie Savea and Ian Foster aren’t getting ahead of themselves.

PREMIERSHIP REPORT: Harlequins made a winning start to their title defence as an enthralling game at Kingston Park saw them edge Newcastle Falcons 26-20.

NEWS: Rugby Australia has fired a senior executive ‘effective immediately’ after police arrested and charged him over the alleged possession of child sexual abuse material.

DAY ONE, WRAP: South Africa, Ireland and USA emerge as pool winners on an opening day dominated by core teams.

REACTION: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber apologised to the team's stunned support based over yet another shocking performance in Australia.

INJURY UPDATE: James O'Connor's Wallabies reunion with Quade Cooper has firmed after Tom Banks' broken arm put an end to his Rugby Championship and potentially the November Tour.

MATCH REPORT: An under-strength but still ominous New Zealand inflicted a fourth straight Rugby Championship defeat on Argentina Saturday, with the All Blacks cruising to a 36-13 victory in Brisbane.

WATCH as Leinster and Ireland star Garry Ringrose speaks about the introduction four new South African teams to Pro Rugby and facing the brutal Bulls first up.

NEWS: There was a flutter of excitement in Bloemfontein and a rush of anxiety in Cape Town this week. @king365ed brings you the latest developments.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH REPORT: Australia snuffed out South Africa's chance of defending their title when they blew them away with a bonus-point win in Brisbane on Saturday.

PREMIERSHIP MATCH REPORT: Saracens marked their return to the top flight of the English game with a convincing 26-9 win away to Bristol on Friday, the opening day of the 2021/22 season.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls will be jetting out on Saturday to begin a four-week United Rugby Championship tour that will start in Ireland.

SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT: Wallabies flank Lachie Swinston's yellow card during Saturday's win over Springboks has divided the rugby community.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks depart for the first month’s United Rugby Championship action with a 34 man squad to play in four successive matches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales beginning next Saturday.

NEWS: Australia will play a Test in Japan next month ahead of both countries' European tours, it was announced Friday, with the Wallabies returning to the scene of their 2019 World Cup exit.

WATCH as we bring you all the highlights from Round Four of the Rugby Championship.

NEWS UPDATE: Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais scored a crucial 'win' in the Western Cape high court on Friday.

SPOTLIGHT: @king365ed digs into the archives and ask questions to understand why a company that was previously dismissed, is suddenly back on the WPRFU radar.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Fijian Drua chief executive officer Brian Thorburn had admitted the new Super Rugby franchise will have to contract players not eligible to play for Fiji to ensure they can make an impact in the new competition in 2022.

PREMIERSHIP WRAP: Leicester boss Steve Borthwick hailed George Ford after the England flyhalf steered the Tigers to their first victory over Exeter in four years.

WATCH as retired referee Nigel Owens takes a look at some of the contentious decisions in the Rugby Championship Round Three match between South Africa and Australia.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Four encounter between New Zealand and Argentina in Brisbane.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND FOUR: Argentina's Santiago Carreras faces the daunting task of making his first Test appearance at flyhalf against the All Blacks Saturday.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Four encounter between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane.

OPINION: Retired Springbok scrumhalf Neil de Kock looks ahead to the Round Four Rugby Championship showdown between Australia and South Africa.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND FOUR: South Africa run the risk of losing their place at the top of World Rugby's totem pole when they face Australia in Brisbane on Saturday.

NEWLANDS SPOTLIGHT: Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais is embroiled in another court case, following the suspension of yet another executive member.

WATCH as talented Stormers lock and co-captain Salmaan Moerat speaks about the freak training ground accident and surgery that almost ended his career.

PREVIEW: The Springbok Sevens team must focus on their own standards and efforts and not worry about the team lined up on the other side of the pitch when they run out at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday.

TRANSFER NEWS: Duane Vermeulen's time in Pretoria with the Bulls has come to an end.

PREMIERSHIP ROUND ONE: Leicester Tigers vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed his team's No.1 goal for the 2021/2022 Premiership season.

NEWS: French rugby union player Ludovic Radosavljevic was on Thursday banned for 26 weeks for racially abusing a Cameroonian player in the second-tier ProD2.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks have to win this Saturday's match against the Wallabies.

INTERVIEW: A modest Michael Hooper downplayed becoming the most capped Wallabies skipper in history.

PREMIERSHIP ROUND ONE: Alex Lozowski says Saracens are fully focused on hitting the ground running as they head to Ashton Gate for the Premiership opener against Bristol on Friday.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Springboks will be out to spoil Wallabies captain Micheal Hooper's party when the two teams meet this Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made wholesale changes to his starting line-up to face "wounded beast" Argentina in Brisbane on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie has revealed his team to face the Springboks in Brisbane on Saturday.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Western Force add 'x-factor' to its 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squad with the signing of wing Daniel Ala.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Salmaan Moerat and Ernst van Rhyn have been appointed co-captains of the Stormers for their upcoming European United Rugby Championship tour.

OPINION: The All Blacks were missing a slew of senior players and that could have made the round 3 match of the Rugby Championship against Argentina challenging.

OPINION: The Springboks produced their worst performance of the season so far in their 26-28 defeat to the Wallabies on Sunday.

OPINION: Whitewashed against the All Blacks, the Wallabies shocked the Springboks with a hard-fought 28-26 win on Sunday at the Gold Coast.

NEWS: One of the Stormers' best players has made a decision about his playing future.

WATCH as the Bulls' Director of Rugby Jake White unpacks the role of newly signed World Cup-winning hooker Bismarck du Plessis.

WATCH as Sharks coach Sean Everitt unpacks the value of new recruits Ruan Pienaar and Tian Meyer.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Stormers are big into the loan market ahead of their four-week trip to Europe for the start of the United Rugby Championship.

SPOTLIGHT: The back-to-back Currie Cup champion Bulls will head to Ireland on Saturday to defend the pride of South Africa.

REACTION: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt described his team's 10-44 Currie Cup Final defeat as a "massive learning experience" ahead of the United Rugby Championship (URC).

TRANSFER NEWS: The Lions have added two more backline players to their squad ahead of the upcoming United Rugby Championship.

TRANSFER NEWS: Flyhalf Manie Libbok and lock Adre Smith have both signed three-year contracts with the Stormers ahead of the United Rugby Championship.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It seems the relationship between the Springboks coaching staff and World Rugby is in a much better space.

SPOTLIGHT: It won't happen this week but the door is open for James O'Connor to rejoin Australian rugby's fellow prodigal son Quade Cooper back in the Wallabies starting XV.

NEWS: George North has agreed a new two-year contract that will tie him to the Welsh Rugby Union and the Ospreys until 2023.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Springbok management is still hopeful Cheslin Kolbe will feature in the Rugby Championship, as he races to shake off a leg injury.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has revealed his team for their second clash against the All Blacks.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has revealed his team to face the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Lions will be losing one of their centres.

OPINION: Yet again the Sharks had to settle for second-best during the Currie Cup final.

OPINION: The Bulls showed why they are South Africa's best team after they won the Currie Cup title for a second time this year.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok forward Franco Mostert says his team is in a familiar position after their Rugby Championship Round Three loss to the Wallabies on Sunday.

NEWS: The All Blacks will be without a key player for the remainder of the Rugby Championship.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids has backed flyhalf Handre Pollard to bounce back with confidence in their second Rugby Championship match against the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday.

SPOTLIGHT: Elton Flatley and Chris Latham have both endorsed James O'Connor's Test return from injury at fullback Test against South Africa.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Nic White will return to the Wallabies starting side at scrumhalf ahead of Tate McDermott for Saturday's Rugby Championship rematch with South Africa.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Lions have announced a 33-man touring squad ahead of their inaugural United Rugby Championship (URC) campaign.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: When Muller du Plessis left the field at BC Place in Vancouver last year, the Springbok Sevens outside back had no idea what was about to hit the world, world sports and indeed, the World Rugby Sevens Series.

World Rugby is considering changing its scheduling of the World Cup to once every two years rather than every four years.

NEWS: New English Rugby Football Union (RFU) chair Tom Ilube said on Tuesday he plans to launch a bid for the 2031 World Cup.

WATCH as Robbi Kempson and Swys de Bruin unpacks South Africa's kicking problems in their 26-28 Rugby Championship loss to Australia at the weekend.

SPOTLIGHT: Rugby Australia has been urged to continue loosening Wallabies eligibility laws, saying they must embrace the inevitable urge for top-line players to chase big-money overseas deals.

NEWS: Assault charges against New Zealand flank Shannon Frizell have been formally dismissed by a Dunedin court.

REACTION: Springbok wing Sibusiso Nkosi has defended his team's game plan after their 26-28 defeat to the Wallabies.

SPOTLIGHT: Wallabies match-winner Quade Cooper has thanked his supporters for helping clear a path towards gaining Australian citizenship.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP BUILD-UP: Wallaby prop Taniela Tupou and hooker Feleti Kaitu'u, who debuted, can expect more game time as Australia bids for successive wins over the Springboks.

NEWS: The Boks will be without one of their locks for the remainder of the Rugby Championship.

REACTION: Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx believes his team were not rewarded for their scrum dominance in their Rugby Championship clash against the Wallabies.

NEWS: South Africa's lead at the top of the World Rugby Men's Rankings took a big knock after the latest round of the Rugby Championship.

SPOTLIGHT: RugbyPass scribe Alex McLeod brings us an interview that highlights the values of New Zealand's new captain.

PRE-SEASON SPOTLIGHT: Defending champions Harlequins' South African contingent are keen to get their teeth sunk into the new Premiership season.

REACTION: Wallaby coach Dave Rennie sees no reason Quade Cooper can't lead the side into the 2023 World Cup after his fairytale return against the Springboks.

REACTION: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber explains why his team lost to Australia on Sunday.

REACTION: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White said his team's 44-10 win over the Sharks in Saturday's Currie Cup Final was close to a perfect performance.

REACTION: Michael Hooper believes the Wallabies still have another gear to go following their win over Springboks on the Gold Coast on Sunday.

REPORT: Hanco Germishuys scored three tries Saturday as the United States defeated Canada 38-16 to claim a 59-50 aggregate victory in their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie.

MATCH REPORT: Quade Cooper held his nerve to nail a penalty after the final hooter on his international comeback Sunday to hand Australia a nail-biting 28-26 upset of world champions South Africa.

MATCH REPORT:  A clinical All Blacks team kept their Rugby Championship winning run intact with a 39-0 victory over Los Pumas on Sunday at the Gold Coast.

MATCH REPORT: The Bulls claimed their second consecutive Currie Cup trophy with an impressive 44-10 win over the Sharks on Saturday. 

The Bulls showed they are by far the best team in South Africa. 

NEWS: All Blacks confirmed that star flyhalf Richie Mo'unga will be available for the second Test against South Africa on October 2. 

NEWS: Sean McMahon will join Samu Kerevi and Quade Cooper in the Wallabies squad next week as the latest star to be lured back under the relaxed eligibility laws.

SPOTLIGHT: Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi have got South Africa thinking.

REACTION: WPRFU President Zelt Marais came out swinging on Saturday, in the wake of the latest fall-out over the ongoing Newlands property saga.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Three encounter between Australia and South Africa on the Gold Coast.

WATCH as Jake White explains to @king365ed why he is happy to keep going back into the recruitment market.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: There will be loads of exciting on-field battles when Springboks and the Wallabies go head to head on Sunday.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Three encounter between New Zealand at Argentina on the Gold Coast.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND THREE: Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says his team will be looking to start a period of success in Australia after their poor record in the country over the years.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell has named four uncapped players in his 13-man squad to travel to Canada this weekend

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND THREE: The All Blacks are looking for another inspirational performance from Akira Ioane when they face a determined Argentina in the Rugby Championship on Sunday at the Gold Coast.

TRANSFER NEWS: Another Springbok will be joining Jake White's Bull squad.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie has revealed his team for Sunday's Round Three Rugby Championship clash against the Boks.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok superstar Duane Vermeulen has opened up on the tough decision he had to make ahead of the series against the British and Irish Lions.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Final between the Bulls and Sharks at Loftus Versfeld.

NEWS UPDATE: @king365ed bring you the latest dramatic developments around the protracted Newlands saga.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: New Zealand coach Ian Foster has warned Brodie Retallick to expect a tough workout from Argentina when the veteran lock leads the All Blacks for the first time.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina’s star playmaker Nicolas Sanchez has been promoted to the starting XV to take on the All Blacks on the Gold Coast this weekend.

CURRIE CUP FINAL: The Bulls will be looking to become the first team in 15 years to win back-to-back titles.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks cannot afford to underestimate the winless Wallabies ahead of their Rugby Championship match on Sunday.

OPINION: Retired Springbok scrumhalf Neil de Kock looks ahead to the Rugby Championship showdown between Australia and South Africa.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has made minimal changes to his team that will face the Sharks in the Currie Cup Final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

SPOTLIGHT: Toulouse president Didier Lacroix said on Thursday that Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe's departure for Toulon last month was not financially motivated.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Africa assistant coach Mzwandile Stick has hit back at critics in spectacular fashion. 

SPOTLIGHT: A veteran will be rejoining the All Blacks squad soon.

CURRIE CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: Jake White readily admits he is an 'old school' coach and holds certain traditions very dear to his heart.

FROM THE BOK CAMP: The Springboks will have to deal with another 'weird' feature during their Rugby Championship match against Wallabies on Sunday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks coach Sean Everitt wasted no time in rushing a Springbok back for the Currie Cup Final.

NEWS: The New England Free Jacks announced the appointments of the highly skilled Scott Mathie and Mike Rogers to the coaching staff for the 2022 Major League Rugby Season (MLR) and beyond.

REACTION: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber revealed the reason behind his unorthodox bench for the Rugby Championship clash against the Wallabies on Sunday.

SPOTLIGHT: Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio has the support of former No.10 Mat Rogers, who hopes Australia stick tough with the young playmaker.

CURRIE CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: Phendulani Sikhizane Hendrick Buthelezi may only be 22, but on Saturday he hopes his team can emulate the legendary Natal team of 1990.

NEWS: Powerful young prop Pouri Rakete-Stones has extended his contract with the Hurricanes through to the end of 2022.

NEWS: Saracens' new scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl will miss the start of the 2021/2022 Premiership season.

SPOTLIGHT: RugbyPass correspondent Sam Smith takes a look at why Beauden Barrett was successful last week.

WATCH as former All Black captain Sean Fitzpatrick talks World Cup 2023 and the opening game - France versus New Zealand.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter has voiced concerns over plans for a new "World 12s" competition that aims to bring together global superstars for a short-form competition.

NEWS: Australia head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant Jonathan Humphreys will take charge of the Barbarians for their clash against Samoa on November 27 at Twickenham.

NEWS: Marius van der Westhuizen has been appointed to take charge of the Currie Cup final in Pretoria on Saturday when the Bulls welcome the Sharks to Loftus Versfeld.

INTERVIEW: Former Wallaby Lote Tuqiri has implored Australian coach Dave Rennie to start wrecking ball prop Taniela Tupou in Sunday's Test against South Africa.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Duane Vermeulen will make his first appearance for the Springboks since the 2019 World Cup Final.

TRANSFER TALK: It seems like the Lions' recruiting agents have been hard at work ahead of the upcoming United Rugby Championship (URC).

WATCH as Springbok forwards coach Deon Davids previews the opening match of the Australian leg of their Rugby Championship campaign.

NEWS: A disciplinary tribunal has rescinded All Black Jordie Barrett's red card for dangerous play against Australia last weekend.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Coach Jacques Nienaber has shed some light on what life is like in the Springbok camp without the presence of Rassie Erasmus.

TEAM UPDATE: The defending champion Bulls were dealt a cruel blow ahead of the Currie Cup Final showdown with the Sharks.

NEWS: The French Rugby Federation (FFR) and the French league (LNR) said on Monday they will launch a joint disciplinary investigation after a Cameroonian player was racially abused playing in the second-tier ProD2 at the weekend.

INTERVIEW: Recalled Wallaby prop Greg Holmes believes the world champion Springboks are not as unbeatable as some may think.

CURRIE CUP FINAL SPOTLIGHT: This week Bulls President Willem Strauss will do what he normally does ahead of a big Final in which the Pretoria franchise features.

REACTION: World Rugby chiefs have called for "comprehensive consultation" after the launch of a new short-form international Rugby Union competition.

NEWS: Brad Thorn has opened up on his international coaching aspirations after accepting a two-year Super Rugby extension at the title-winning Queensland Reds.

SPOTLIGHT: England head coach Eddie Jones believes Rassie Erasmus sent the wrong message to youngsters with his 62-minute video rant in July.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Lions have bolstered their squad by signing four Pumas players ahead of the upcoming United Rugby Championship (URC).

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Wallabies will add a First Nations design to their new gold jersey in an Australian sporting first this weekend.

CURRIE CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: The Sharks will look to turn back the clock three decades when they travel to Pretoria on Saturday to face the fancied Bulls.

NEWS: South Africa are sweating over the fitness of star wing Cheslin Kolbe ahead of their opening match on the Australian leg of the Rugby Championship.

OPINION: The Wallabies have failed to defeat the All Blacks in 2021 after going down 21-38 at Optus Stadium, Perth in the final instalment of the Bledisloe Cup this season.

OPINION: What a sense of occasion an amazing venue and a big crowd can bring!

REACTION: World Rugby has issued a lukewarm response to the proposed new World 12s competition.

NEWS: The All Blacks' third victory over Australia this year saw them cut South Africa’s lead at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings by just over one rating point.

TRANSFER NEWS: Pieter-Steph du Toit's move abroad has been confirmed.

SPOTLIGHT: World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin told AFP on Monday the organisation of the next World Cup in two years' time is in "great shape".

NEWS: Griquas have announced the appointment of Pieter Bergh as their new head coach for 2022.

SPOTLIGHT: Two veteran players could hold the key to the Wallabies' chances of upsetting the world champion Springboks.

SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks head coach Ian Foster says he is not too worried about Beauden Barrett's goal-kicking ahead of matches against Argentina and South Africa.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Hurricanes have bolstered their backline stocks ahead of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific competition.

NEWS: Leon MacDonald, who guided the Blues to this year's Trans-Tasman title, will remain at the Super club as head coach for a further two years.

REACTION: All Blacks coach Ian Foster says Jordie Barrett's send off against the Wallabies on Sunday was proof that the 20-minute red card law should be implemented globally.

NEWS: All Black Jordie Barrett will face a disciplinary tribunal, charged with reckless play after being sent off during New Zealand's Bledisloe Cup win over Australia.

REACTION: The Bulls sent a clear message ahead of the United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.

REACTION: Wallabies coach Dave Rennie reckons the pounding losses to New Zealand will help rather than hinder his side as they build towards the 2023 World Cup.

REPORT: Canada ended their eight-year winless streak against the United States on Saturday with an upset 34-21 victory in their 2023 World Cup qualifier in Newfoundland.

MATCH REPORT: New Zealand clean swept the Bledisloe Cup with a commanding 38-21 victory over Australia in a fiery contest at Optus Stadium in Perth.

INSIDE THE BOKS CAMP: The Springboks have to be smarter during their Rugby Championship warns Damian Willemse.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: The Sharks will meet the Bulls in a repeat of the previous season's Final.

SPOTLIGHT: Veteran lock Sam Whitelock is reportedly the likeliest of the frontline New Zealand-based All Blacks to return for the upcoming Springboks Tests.

REACTION: It was simply just too much to ask from the Western Province team.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: The defending champion Bulls qualified for the Final with a comfortable 48-31 win over Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.

NEWLANDS UPDATE: Embattled Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais is facing a new legal challenge.

FROM DOWN UNDER: Whether on or off the field Francois Steyn is extremely valuable for the Springboks says Damian Willemse.

NEWS: The popular Sydney Sevens tournament won't be staged when the World Rugby Sevens Series returns to a full schedule next year.

ONE-ON-ONE: Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais is standing his ground in the face of a multifaceted onslaught.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Two match between Australia and New Zealand in Perth.

NEWS: Eddie Jones has finalised his England coaching set-up.

WATCH as we bring you Bulls Director of Rugby and former World Cup-winning Springbok coach White's passionate plea to 'save' the Currie Cup.

NEWS: The popular Cape Town Sevens tournament has been called off due to ongoing challenges caused by the COVID-pandemic.

BLEDISLOE FINALE: Newly-named All Blacks captain Ardie Savea said that his side had the mental resolve to push past its "challenging" preparation for the Bledisloe Cup finale.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup semifinal showdown between the Sharks and Griquas at Kings Park.

NEWLANDS SPOTLIGHT: @king365ed continues to sift through the debris of last week's fractious WPRFU meeting - which seems to be moving further away from, rather than closer to a solution.

UPDATE: The WPRFU boardroom saga took an intriguing and sinister twist at the weekend, with claims of a witch-hunt and allegations of the spreading of misinformation.

NEWS: Joe Schmidt is to step down as Director of Rugby and High Performance at World Rugby at the end of the year after just over a year in the post

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: All Blacks coach Ian Foster has revealed his team for Sunday's clash against the Wallabies.

CURRIE CUP SEMIFINAL: @king365ed previews the big game in Durban - speaking to the coaches from both the Sharks and Griquas about their prospects.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup semifinal showdown between the Bulls and Western Province at Loftus Versfeld.

REACTION: SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has rubbed salt in Clive Woodward's wounds on Twitter.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Samu Kerevi will start for the Wallabies on Sunday, two years after his last appearance and a move to Japan he feared would end his Test career.

WATCH as Western Province coach John Dobson unpacks his team's plans to bolster the squad ahead of the United Rugby Championship.

OPINION: Retired Springbok scrumhalf Neil de Kock looks at how the Springboks' kicking game neutralises their opponents' attacking game.

CURRIE CUP SEMIFINAL: "We will show up with some attitude. We are definitely not just going to roll over!" @king365ed previews the game.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Griquas coach Scott Mathie has made two changes to his team for their trip to Durban and a Currie Cup semifinal showdown with the Sharks.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has revealed his team to face Griquas in Saturday's Currie Cup semifinal in Durban.

STAT ATTACK: The Springboks are currently in Brisbane preparing for the Australiasia leg of the Rugby Championship.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok No.8 Duane Vermeulen believes Jasper Wiese Wiese has done an excellent job in the No,8 jersey for the Boks so far.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has revealed his team for Friday's Currie Cup semifinal against Western Province.

NEWS: The Fijian Drua confirmed they will be stationed in Australia for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season.

FAIT ACCOMPLI: @king365ed sifts through the debris that was the fractious and often chaotic WPRFU general council meeting this week, uncovering some eye-opening developments.

WATCH as new Lions forwards coach Albert van den Berg speaks about his 'unfinished job' before starting a new chapter at Ellis Park.

NEWS: It seems like the Western Province's boardroom drama have been put on ice according to the franchise's latest statement.

WATCH as Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber explains how lockdown works at their hotel in Queensland.

SPOTLIGHT: The new French Top 14 season starts this weekend with champions Toulouse heading to La Rochelle in a re-run of June's final.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Western Province head coach John Dobson has revealed his team for Friday's Currie Cup semifinal against the Bulls in Pretoria.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says the Wallabies and All Blacks' ability to vary their play will pose a big challenge for his team.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Former Wallabies back Dane Haylett-Petty would love to see Quade Cooper unleashed in Sunday's Bledisloe Cup grudge match against New Zealand in Perth.

SPOTLIGHT: Tom Lynagh was born in Italy and has grown up in England, so it shocked even his former World Cup-winning Wallabies father Michael when he said he wanted to play for the Queensland Reds.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTLIGHT: @king365ed wrestle with the statistic to decode who the stars were in the first two rounds of the tournament.

NEWS: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen will have new assistants.

SPOTLIGHT: Suliasi Vunivalu's "full-tilt" return to the Wallabies squad will come with a caveat as the flying wing seeks to end his run of hamstring injuries since switching codes.

INTERVIEW: Australia's professional teams have been told to 'lift' their game or risk the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific tournament becoming a farce.

NEWS: The Springboks will be without two players for the remainder of the Rugby Championship.

SPOTLIGHT: World champions South Africa won a series against the British and Irish Lions, defeated Argentina twice in the Rugby Championship and they put young newcomers on show since early July.

NEWS: Stormers and Western Province lock JD Schickerling is ready to pack his bags.

NEWS: Gregor Townsend's coaching team has been bolstered.

SPOTLIGHT: Coach Jacques Nienaber has opened up on the Springboks' plan to develop a "fourth" scrumhalf.

SPOTLIGHT: Izack Rodda and Quade Cooper could both make remarkable returns in Wallaby gold when Australia host the All Blacks in the delayed third Bledisloe Cup Test.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Chiefs have bolstered their flyhalf stocks with an All Black.

WATCH as seasoned flyhalf Lionel Cronje talks about his loan stint at the Sharks and the possibility of returning to South Africa some day.

NEWS: The Highlanders have turned to a journeyman to replace a departing All Black.

WATCH as former Springbok captain Warren Whitely bids an emotional farewell to Ellis Park.

REACTION: Stormers did everything they could to keep Edwill van Merwe at the franchise head coach John Dobson revealed.

TRANSFER TALK: Bulls head coach Jake White is reportedly close to adding another Springbok veteran to the blue ranks in Pretoria.

SPOTLIGHT: Glasgow Warriors Managing Director Alastair Kellock has penned an open letter to fans of the club, as the fallout from the scheduling of the United Rugby Championship (URC) continues.

REACTION: France fullback Maxime Medard said the Toulouse squad was "surprised" by South Africa wing Cheslin Kolbe's move to French Top 14 rivals Toulon.

NEWS: Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika will join the best Australian and New Zealand rugby sides in a new-look Super Rugby Pacific competition from 2022.

TRANSFER NEWS: Promising wing Edwill van der Merwe has officially been unveiled as a Lions player.

NEWS: The Currie Cup semifinals will play out in Pretoria on Friday and Durban on Saturday.

NEWS: The Springboks have survived a Covid-19 scare according to reports out of Australia.

NEWS: Wellington Lions and Hurricanes flank Du’Plessis Kirifi has been forced to apologise after hosting a party during New Zealand’s level four lockdown.

SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks coach Ian Foster has sought insight from a former National Rugby League (NRL) star on how the Warriors coped with being away from home due to COVID-19 restrictions.

NEWS: It is the worst-kept secret. Former Springbok captain Warren Whiteley is returning to Durban. Now his new role has been revealed!

NEWS: All Blacks flyhalf Josh Ioane is no longer a Highlanders player.

SPOTLIGHT: No date has been set and World Rugby is still waiting for some of the submissions, but it is building up to be an unprecedented legal battle.

NEWS: Springbok superstar Cheslin Kolbe is set to earn a jackpot annual salary at Toulon.

NEWLANDS UPDATE: WPRFUsold its share of the Sports Science building, neighbouring the Newlands Stadium, to free up some much-needed cash.

CURRIE CUP REPORT: The Bulls have secured their place at the top of the Currie Cup log after they beat the Cheetahs 39-36 in the final round of the Currie Cup.

CURRIE CUP REPORT: Western Province booked their place in next weekend's Currie Cup semifinals after the claimed 35-24 bonus-point win over the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks touched down in Brisbane on Friday for the away leg of the Rugby Championship. 

NEWS: The United Rugby Championship (URC) revealed all 144 regular season match-ups.

REACTION: The Cheetahs may have fallen well short in the race for the Currie Cup play-offs, but there is a proverbial pot of gold waiting at the end of the rainbow.

SPOTLIGHT: Australian coach Dave Rennie has hinted that veteran playmaker Quade Cooper could make his long-awaited return to the Test arena against the All Blacks next weekend.

INTERVIEW: Former World Cup-winning All Black coach Steve Hansen has taken aim at the Springboks' boring game.

WORLD RANKINGS UPDATE: South Africa's lead at the top of the World Rugby's rankings is back to over five points.

NEWS: New Zealand coach Ian Foster surprised with the appointment of the new captain to lead the All Blacks.

REACTION: It was a classic Dylan Thomas poem that fired up Western Province when they scored a 35-24 bonus-point win over the Sharks in Durban at the weekend.

OPINION: Retired Springbok scrumhalf Neil de Kock said there is one team in world rugby who are well-suited to unlock the Springboks' defence.

INTERVIEW: Newly appointed All Black captain Ardie Savea plans to lead from the front.

NEWS: The fallout continues from the All Blacks' no-show for Bledisloe Cup game three, with two key Wallabies ruled out of the rescheduled Rugby Championship in Perth.

NEWS: BlitzBoks forward Chris Dry has stepped away from international Sevens and the 33-year-old says he leaves with no regrets and a mountain of great memories.

WATCH as Western Province coach John Dobson reveals the growing injury list that is threatening to derail his team's Currie Cup campaign.

CURRIE CUP REPORT: Griquas and Pumas had to settle for a share of the spoils after their final round Currie Cup clash ended in a 13-13 draw in Kimberley on Saturday.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 14 encounter between the Sharks and Western Province at Kings Park.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 14 encounter between the Bulls and Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 14 encounter between Griquas and the Pumas in Kimberley.

INSIDE THE BOK CAMP: South Africa's most famous water boy will not accompany the national team on the next leg of the Rugby Championship.

SPOTLIGHT: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt was full of praise for the new members of his coaching team ahead of their final-round clash against Western Province on Saturday.

LAST HURRAH: Griquas and the Pumas will look to add another chapter to the storied history of South Africa's premier domestic competition.

WATCH as we unpack the amazing Makazole Mapimpi try in South Africa's 29-10 win over Argentina at the weekend.

WATCH as we bring you five of the most famous moments from new Bulls recruit Ruan Combrinck.

ANALYSIS: In the name of 'entertainment' it has been suggested that New Zealand "save the game" from the mind-numbing snore-fest that South Africa produces.

OPINION: It was not memorable, but it was another effective performance from South Africa.

NEWS: SANZAAR has confirmed the kick-off times for all the remaining Rugby Championship matches - with four consecutive weekends of double headers.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Crusaders' scrumhalf stocks have been significantly bolstered ahead of the 2022 season.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The All Blacks squad has assembled in Auckland on Thursday to fly to Australia for the Rugby Championship and then onto the Northern Tour to the USA and Europe.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse kept the fait in the team that has taken the union to the brink of the Currie Cup play-offs.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Griquas coach Scott Mathie showed faith in the team that took them to the brink of the play-offs.

WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber speaks about the players he expects to return to action for the remainder of their Rugby Championship campaign.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: While every national side has been hit hard by the global pandemic, it’s perhaps Argentina who have taken the biggest knock of the tier-one nations.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls have made a number of changes to their starting XV that will take on the Cheetahs in their final round match of the Cup on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: There are five changes to the Western Province forward pack for their Currie Cup encounter with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Cheetahs' Currie Cup season will finish like it started - ravaged by setbacks.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has made a number of changes for their Currie Cup match against Western Province on Saturday.

NEWS: World Rugby has confirmed the match officials for the forthcoming rounds of the Rugby Championship.

NEWS: Ellis Genge has been appointed Leicester Tigers club captain and South African Hanro Liebenberg has been named vice-captian ahead of the 2021/22 season.

NEWS: The new date for the outstanding second-round match of the Rugby Championship between Australia and New Zealand has been revealed.

SPOTLIGHT: The All Blacks are getting some tips from a former player.

SPOTLIGHT: Sharks flyer Thaakir Abrahams described Springbok superstar Cheslin Kolbe as an inspiring figure.

REACTION: Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre said on Wednesday his club are in talks with Toulouse about signing South Africa's Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: BlitzBoks star Stedman Gans has decided to solely focus on his rugby career at the Bulls.

NEWS: The 2021 SA Rugby Youth Week tournaments have been cancelled in light of the current challenges and uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

WATCH as Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am provided the best defensive highlight of the weekend with his try-saving steal in the closing stages of the game against Argentina in Round Two of the Rugby Championship.

NEWS: The All Blacks are set to be without key players when they travel from New Zealand to Perth on Thursday.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Deon Fourie will once again be a key figure for Western Province's Currie Cup play-offs hopes.

NEWS: Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe is set to leave Toulouse.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Melbourne Rebels announced the signings of Lukas Ripley and Zac Hough ahead of the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby season.

NEWS: One of the All Blacks' scrumhalves has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Super Rugby team, putting pen to paper through to the end of 2023.

SPOTLIGHT: Former Springbok boss Ian McIntosh has come out in support of Rassie Erasmus, who is set to face a World Rugby disciplinary hearing.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SA Rugby have once again joined forces with the sponsor of the Currie Cup with a first and historic “Champions Match” on November 6.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ivan van Zyl has described swapping the Bulls for Saracens as a 'dream come true'. 

REACTION: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber is pleased that there has now been confirmation on the Rugby Championship's upcoming games.

NEWS: Eddie Jones has lost yet another member of his England coaching staff.

NEWS: A decision has been made on Ian Foster's coaching future with the All Blacks.

AWARDS: Springboks and Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn has been nominated for the Players' Choice Awards.

TRANSFER NEWS: Courtnall Skosan will be playing in England's Premiership.

NEWS: Roc Nation Sports has managed to secure the signature of another Springboks star.

REACTION: Rugby Australia is close to finalising the Super Rugby competition format for the next two years with New Zealand amid a "challenging" environment.

UPDATE: SANZAAR confirmed major changes to the Rugby Championship match schedule on Tuesday.

INTERVIEW: Former All Blacks star Sir John Kirwan has issued a warning that the removal of the Giteau Law could be detrimental to the future of Super Rugby.

SPOTLIGHT: Next year’s new Super Rugby format has reportedly been agreed on by administrators from New Zealand Rugby [NZR] and Rugby Australia [RA].

REACTION: Cheetahs head coach Hawies Fourie said the penalty count in his team's 19-28 defeat to the Pumas in Nelspruit on Saturday was strange.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Lions revealed that franchise stalwart Courtnall Skosan is moving onto the next chapter of his career.

MAKE OR BREAK: With just one round remaining, the race for a top-four spot in the Currie Cup is a mad dash between three teams for two places.

CURRIE CUP REPORT: Griquas have completed the double over Western Province in the Currie Cup after a 46-25 win in Round 13 in Kimberley on Sunday.

REACTION: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was not too disappointed with the try his team conceded towards the end of their 29-10 victory over Argentina on Saturday.

NEWS: Southern Hemisphere sources report that arrangements are now in place that allows the Rugby Championship to play to a conclusion.

REACTION: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber said he would like the remainder of the Rugby Championship to be played on the Highveld.

INJURY UPDATE: Grant Williams will join the Springbok squad in Port Elizabeth on Monday.

WATCH as seasoned Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am speaks about the uncertainty surrounding the Rugby Championships and how disappointing it would be to not face the All Blacks.

SPOTLIGHT: Former New Zealand captain and board member of Welsh region the Scarlets Sean Fitzpatrick said a club window is needed to make rugby an "attractive product".

SPOTLIGHT: The fate of the Rugby Championship AND Australia’s hopes of hosting the tournament lies with the Queensland Government.

TRANSFER NEWS: Saracens confirmed that Tim Swinson has signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2021/22 season.

REACTION: Australia has threatened to pass on a multi-million dollar bill to New Zealand if they fail to show up for a Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth,

MATCH REPORT: South Africa took a four-point lead over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship with a hard-fought 29-10 win over Argentina in Gqeberha on Saturday.

REPORT:  Sharks made a huge statement as they smashed the Lions  56-14  at Ellis Park on Saturday.

WORLD RANKINGS NEWS: Australia is now the lowest-ranked of the four teams in the Rugby Championship.

CURRIE CUP REPORT: The Cheetahs' play-off hopes were crushed after they went down 19-28 to the Pumas in Nelspruit on Saturday.

OPINION: Retired Springbok scrumhalf Neil de Kock runs the rule over the No.9 options available to coach Jacques Nienaber.

REACTION: Springbok scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse could be out of action for a lengthy period after he suffered a leg injury in South Africa's 29-10 win over Argentina on Saturday.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 13 clash between Griquas and Western Province in Kimberley.

REACTION: The Rugby Football Union is ready to push the Premiership to the background and host the Rugby Championship.

REACTION: Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said they are happy to play the remainder of the Rugby Championship anywhere.

REACTION: Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says he's "bloody angry" at New Zealand Rugby's decision not to send the All Blacks to Perth as relations between the trans-Tasman rivals continue to unravel.

UPDATE: Rugby Australia (RA) boss Andy Marinos remains "optimistic" the Bledisloe Cup Test will go ahead in Perth in September following New Zealand's decision to pull out of next Saturday's match.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Griquas head coach Scott Mathie has revealed his team to face Western Province in their Currie Cup Round 13 clash in Kimberley on Saturday.

NEWS: SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that it was prepared to host the remainder of the Rugby Championship matches in South Africa.

THE BUSINESS END: Western Province shot up the Currie Cup standings and are now firmly back in semi-final territory after a solid midweek win, but they can also thank the Bulls and Cheetahs for making their route to the top four a bit easier.

REACTION: All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens says he is "disappointed" with the decision by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to pull out of their Test against Australia in Perth next weekend.

WATCH as the new sensation Evan Roos charges his way to the tryline for Western Province against the Lions in a Currie Cup match.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round Two encounter between Argentina and South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 13 clash between the Lions and Sharks at Ellis Park.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Africa won't change their game plan just to appease critics.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Loose forward Hacjivah Dayimani makes his return from injury in one of five changes to the Western Province starting line-up to face Griquas in Kimberley on Sunday.

ROUND TWO: Despite all the uncertainty surrounding the Rugby Championship, an important game is still happening this weekend.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse has brought back his big guns for the crucial Currie Cup Round 13 encounter with the Cheetahs on Saturday.

TEAM: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has revealed his team to face the Sharks in their Currie Cup Round 13 clash at Eilis Park on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie has named his team for the Currie Cup Round 13 clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit.

NEWS: The All Blacks on Friday withdrew from this year's Rugby Championship until fixtures have been rescheduled to work around coronavirus restrictions.

REACTION: Rugby Australia (RA) claims it has been blindsided by New Zealand Rugby's decision not to send the All Blacks to Perth on Sunday to play the third Bledisloe Cup Test.

UPDATE: Former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu fought back tears Friday as he relived a traumatic burglary that left four members of his family injured, but said he did not hate the teenage intruders.

REACTION: World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has responded to a group of British and Irish Lions legends who want radical changes regarding the use of replacements/substitutions.

WATCH as Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen addressed the rumours that his position is at risk, ahead of the start of the move north to the United Rugby Championship.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has revealed his team for Saturday’s second Test against the Springboks in the Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

NEWS: The bulk of his year's Rugby Championship could be played in the Northern Hemisphere.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: While the Wallabies may have set an unwanted record in their 22-57 loss to the All Blacks last weekend, there was one man who continued to play his heart out in the gold jersey.

REACTION: The URC issued a statement clarifying that their upcoming schedule is yet to be confirmed as discontent has been voiced over the rumoured fixture list.

REACTION: It was by misfortune, rather than being a masterstroke, but Ruan Pienaar's move to flyhalf was pivotal in the Cheetahs keeping their Currie Cup play-off hopes alive.

REACTION: Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma said his team is well-equipped to deal with any changes to the Rugby Championship schedule.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has revealed his team to face the Lions in their Currie Cup Round 13 clash in Johannesburg on Saturday.

INSIDE THE BOK CAMP: Seasoned lock Lodewyk de Jager finds himself in good company, on the eve of his 50th Test cap.

NEWS: Rugby Australia remains hopeful the third Bledisloe Cup Test will proceed in Perth later this month, despite a change in border arrangements with New Zealand.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber revealed some of the challenges his team will face during the Australasian leg of the Rugby Championship.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: Western Province, as was expected, cruised past the Lions in a dour encounter at a wet Newlands on Wednesday.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: The Cheetahs hung on for a thrilling 33-32 bonus-point win over Griquas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

REACTION: Tongan coach Toutai Kefu has said he and his family are “doing well” after being attacked by intruders earlier this week in their home in Brisbane.

NEWS: New Zealand's National Provincial Championship, Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship matches, as well as all community and school matches this weekend has been cancelled or postponed.

NEWS: Sharks have confirmed that Springboks legend Tendai Mtawarira had been appointed to its Board of Directors.

NEWS: New Zealand Rugby has played down prospects of the All Blacks hosting this year's historic centenary Test against South Africa.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made wholesale changes to the team for the second Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

REACTION: Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi believes the Australian men's Sevens team has been unfairly blamed for some incidents that didn't involve them during a boozy flight back from the Olympics.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 12 clash between Western Province and the Lions at Newlands.

MATCH REPORT: The Bulls extended their lead at the top of the Currie Cup log with a hard-fought 33-26 win over Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium on Wednesday.

CRUNCH TIME: We are heading into the home stretch of the competition's league stages and for some teams, the word 'desperation' is very real.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber has revealed that Rassie Erasmus will continue his ‘water boy’ role in this weekend’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has been forced into making several changes ahead of his team's Currie Cup showdown with Western Province.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Injuries have contributed to the raft of changes made by Western Province coach John Dobson to his team.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie made a raft of changes to his team, ahead of their Currie Cup Round 12 match against Griquas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

SPOTLIGHT: South Africa's premier domestic competition, despite all the challenges, is entering an exciting period of intrigue and suspense.

NEWS: Tonga coach and former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu has undergone surgery and was "recovering well" Tuesday after being stabbed during an attempted burglary at his Brisbane home, his family said.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Griquas coach Scott Mathie has been forced into making a number of changes to his team for their midweek trip to Bloemfontein.

NEWS: Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga announced Tuesday he was leaving the coaching staff at Super Rugby's Blues to pursue business interests.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse made 12 changes to his starting XV for the Currie Cup Round 12 encounter with the Bulls.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Talented fullback, Sibongile Novuka, will earn his first start for the Bulls when they take on Pumas in a Currie Cup clash on Wednesday.

OPINION: Argentina arrived full of hope and bravado, but in the end, they were simply outclassed by South Africa. Jan de Koning rates the Los Pumas players.

OPINION: South Africa showed why they remain the world's top-ranked team, beating Argentina 32-12. Jan de Koning rates the Springbok players.

SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks are starting to look thin in the loose forward department after another player joined the injury list.

SPOTLIGHT: Former Test players Ben Darwin and Stirling Mortlock believe loosening the Wallabies selection criteria for overseas players will ultimately harm the team.

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok lock Marvin Orie is hoping that he will be able to form a partnership with his school friend Eben Etzebeth in the Springboks' second row.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Watch as rookie Springbok Jasper Wiese speaks about wearing the No.8 jersey and getting 'advice' from veteran Duane Vermeulen.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Sharks have bolstered their squad once again with two new signings.

SPOTLIGHT: Springboks legend Kobus Wiese's latest social media post has ruffled a few feathers in South Africa.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Now that the All Blacks have locked away the Bledisloe Cup for another season, head coach Ian Foster has the luxury of experimenting with his lineup in the third and final test against the Wallabies for the season.

WATCH as we bring you a wonderful blast from the past - some of the best moments from the 2019 World Cup.

OPINION: With a British & Irish Lions series that went down to the wire, the business of picking a composite team was always going to be a tough ask.

NEWS: Rugby Australia is considering loosening its rules barring most overseas-based players from representing the Wallabies after their latest thrashing by New Zealand, officials said Sunday.

SPOTLIGHT: Dave Rennie's Wallabies headed straight for Perth after their Bledisloe Cup humiliation in Auckland on Saturday.

SQUAD UPDATE: Springbok utility forward Jean-Luc du Preez joined the national squad in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday.

MATCH REPORT: Western Province and the Pumas played to a 40-all draw in a pulsating Currie Cup clash at Newlands on Sunday.

REACTION: The Springboks are a very special team.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has hinted that Aphelele Fassi could don the Springboks No.15 this season.  

SPOTLIGHT: With the Bledisloe Cup wrapped up in a 57-22 demolition of Australia on Saturday, New Zealand have set their sights on the Rugby Championship with uncertainty surrounding coaches, venues and travel.

REPORT: Jacques Potgieter’s sending off proved decisive and costly for Cheetahs as they went down 31-38 to Sharks at Kings Park on Sunday.

REACTION: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber endured a few nervous hours in the build-up to his team's opening match in the Rugby Championship.

CURRIE CUP REACTION: The Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen refused to make any excuses after his team’s second defeat of the season to the Bulls.

NEWS: Tonga coach and former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu was in a critical condition Monday after being stabbed by intruders at his Brisbane home during a "brutal and violent" attack.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A group of former British and Irish players and coaches have called on World Rugby to implement radical changes regarding the use of replacements/substitutions.

REACTION: The Wallabies were left soul-searching after a crushing defeat by the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.

MATCH REPORT: New Zealand retain the Bledisloe Cup with an emphatic 57-22 win over Australia at Eden Park on Saturday. 

WATCH as we bring you all the highlights from the weekend's Rugby Championship Round one fixtures.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 11 clash between the Sharks and Cheetahs at Kings Park.

TRANSFER TALK: All Blacks and Chiefs star Damian McKenzie has reportedly signed a deal with Japanese club Tokyo Sungoliath that will see him miss the 2022 Super Rugby season.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt will be asking his players to deliver another proud and brave Currie Cup performance when they host the Cheetahs at Kings Park this Sunday.

KEY CLASHES: It's another short turnaround for some teams as the race to the Currie Cup play-offs is well and truly on.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: The Bulls cemented their place at the top of the standings with an emphatic 48-21 win over a hapless and outclassed Lions team.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The only goal is to continue to dominate World Rugby rankings says Springboks captain Siya Kolisi.

REACTION: The All Blacks ran up 57 points against the Wallabies in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup butchering, and past greats were quick to sink the boot in.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH REPORT: South Africa started the defence of their title, won in 2019, with a comfortable 32-12 win over a rusty Argentina in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

SPOTLIGHT: South Africa will remain the top-ranked side in the world, even if they are well beaten by Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this weekend.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round One match between South Africa and Argentina in Port Elizabeth.

SPOTLIGHT: It seems like the build-up to South Africa’s Rugby Championship opener in Gqeberha opener has highlighted the plight of Eastern Cape Rugby.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 11 clash between the Lions and Bulls and Ellis Park.

TEAM UPDATE: Jaden Hendrikse has been called up to the Springbok bench for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay following the withdrawal of Herschel Jantjies due to injury.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made some rotational changes to his team that will host the Bulls at Ellis Park on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse has revealed his team to face the Western Province in their Currie Cup Round 11 clash in Newlands Stadium on Sunday.

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship Round One match between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE: After pulling out of last year's tournament, the Springboks are back to defend their Rugby Championship title.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE: Which All Black side will emerge from the Eden Park locker rooms on Saturday?

WATCH as Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White unpacks the reasons behind his team's all-out attacking approach in the Currie Cup, which has netted them 29 tries in seven matches.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has named his team to face the Springboks in this Saturday's Rugby Championship encounter at the Nelson Mandela Stadium.

WATCH as Argentina coach Mario Ledesma fronts up to the media ahead of the opening round of the Rugby Championship.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: New Zealand have made only one change to their starting line-up for the second Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.

SPOTLIGHT: Rassie Erasmus' latest social media post could be interpreted as a subtle dig at World Rugby.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie has rung the changes ahead of his team's Currie Cup Round 11 trip to Durban on Sunday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls will fi9eld a much-changed team, including a new captain, against the Lions in their Currie Cup Round 11 match at Ellis Park on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Warrick Gelant will make his first start for Western Province this year in the Currie Cup encounter with the Pumas at Newlands on Sunday.

SPOTLIGHT: Georgian head coach Levan Maisashvili remains in critical condition in hospital over a month after being admitted with Covid-19 complications.

SPOTLIGHT: The All Blacks are treating Saturday's Bledisloe Cup rematch against Australia at Eden Park with the intensity of a "Final".

NEWS: Highlanders co-captain and veteran hooker Ash Dixon has confirmed that he is leaving the Super Rugby franchise.

SPOTLIGHT: Seilala Mapusua is backing plans for a radical change to the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2025 with the most famous touring team in the world facing Fiji, Tonga and Samoa before a three-test series with the Wallabies.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: The Cheetahs and Lions played to a 44-all draw in a 12-try thriller in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Recalling Marika Koroibete for the Wallabies' must-win Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks was a no-brainer for Dave Rennie.

CURRIE CUP MATCH REPORT: The Bulls reclaimed first place on the standings, doing a demolition job on a hapless Griquyas team to win 56-33 at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday.