REACTION: Despite saying some kind words about Andrew Brace, Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White didn't hide his frustration with the refereeing performance in Saturday's United Rugby Championship Final against the Stormers.
NEWS: One of New Zealand's veterans is in doubt for next month's Test series against Ireland after it was revealed Sunday he had played in the Super Rugby Pacific Final with a broken thumb.
TOP 14 WRAP: Georgia's Gela Aprasidze kicked two late long-range penalties to take Montpellier to next weekend's Top 14 Final with a 19-10 win over Bordeaux-Begles on Saturday.
PREMIERSHIP REPORT: Leicester ended a nine-year wait to be crowned champions of England once again as Freddie Burns' last-minute drop-goal sealed a dramatic 15-12 Premiership Final win over Saracens at Twickenham on Saturday.
CURRIE CUP REPORT: A try by Ali Mgijima at the death helped the Pumas edge the Cheetahs 38-35 in their Currie Cup semifinal in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
REACTION: Bulls coach Gert Smal said the Currie Cup should be put in a museum and some other trophy played for if decision-makers are going to continue devaluing the competition.
MATCH REPORT: Japan stepped up their preparations for next year's World Cup with a 34-15 win over Uruguay in Tokyo on Saturday.
WATCH as Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson thrilled the crowd at the Eden Park in Auckland with his trademark break-dance celebration following the team's win over the Blues.
MATCH REPORT: Replacement George Whitehead scored 18 points, as Griquas knocked the defending-champion Bulls out of the 2022 Currie Cup competition.
MATCH REPORT: Crusaders are the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific champions, beating the Blues 21-7 in the Final at Eden Park on Saturday.
MATCH REPORT: The Stormers have claimed the 2022 United Rugby Championship title, beating the Bulls 18-13 on Saturday in Cape Town.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Final between the Stormers and Bulls in Cape Town.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Premiership Final between Leicester Tigers and Saracens at Twickenham in London.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Stormers coach John Dobson had made minor changes to his squad for their United Rugby Championship Final against the Bulls on Saturday.
GRAND FINAL: At the start of the United Rugby Championship season back in September no one would have predicted an all-South African Grand Final.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup semifinal showdown between the Cheetahs and the Pumas in Bloemfontein.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Super Rugby Pacific Final between the Blues and Crusaders at Eden Park in Auckland.
NEWS: The case against World Cup-winning South Africa flyhalf Elton Jantjies was provisionally withdrawn.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup semifinal showdown between the Bulls and Griquas at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
SATURDAY PREVIEW: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse embraced the 'underdog' tag ahead of their trip to Bloemfontein on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT - UPDATE: Bulls will go into the United Rugby Championship Grand Final against the Stormers with one personnel change as Kurt-Lee Arendse earns a start at fullback for the season finale in Cape Town.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Eddie Jones has named the England side to take on the Barbarians in an uncapped fixture at Twickenham Stadium this Sunday.
SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC FINAL PREVIEW: The latest episode in New Zealand's most intense rivalry will be played out on Saturday when the Crusaders and Blues face each other in the Super Rugby Pacific Final.
NEWS: Damian McKenzie has made a decision about his playing future.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls will go into the United Rugby Championship Grand Final against the Stormers with an unchanged side from the team that defeated Leinster in the semi-final of the competition.
SPOTLIGHT: The Bulls have added more strings to their bow since their previous meetings with the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship.
PREMIERSHIP FINAL PREVIEW: Saracens will aim to complete their comeback from a salary-cap scandal by defeating Leicester in the English Premiership Final at Twickenham on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse has tweaked his team ahead of their trip to Bloemfontein.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Fabien Galthié has named a star-studded Barbarians team, skippered by Charles Ollivon, to take on England this Sunday at Twickenham.
FRIDAY PREVIEW: The Bulls will be chasing a rare hat-trick of titles when they host a tricky Griquas team in the first Currie Cup semifinal at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
NEWS: Rugby Australia Chairman Hamish McLennan has lobbed a grenade ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific Final in New Zealand, threatening to leave the competition.
SPOTLIGHT: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber said his training squad are making strides as they wrapped up the second week of their preparation camp in Pretoria on Friday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie made just one change to his team for the Currie Cup semifinal.
TRANSFER: Leinster have bolstered their backline with an All Black.
SPOTLIGHT: Star playmaker James O'Connor says he's open to playing fullback during next month's Test series against England amid hot competition to wear the No.10 jersey.
NEWS: The Rugby Championship organisers have wound the clock back and adopted a mini-tour format for at least the next three years saying it will restore "rugby's traditional touring values".
SPOTLIGHT: The Stormers will host the Bulls in the inaugural URC Final in Cape Town on Saturday - a momentous occasion. We bring you the key numbers ahead of the all-South African showdown.
WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber unpacks his plan to blood young talent, while keeping the national team competitive.
SPOTLIGHT: Springbok prop Vincent Koch says the "bad words" aimed at Saracens helped propel the club's rise from relegation to this weekend's Premiership Final.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormers coach John Dobson turned to poetry and a Greek myth to take his team from 'no-hopers' to a place in the inaugural United Rugby Championship Final.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls coach Gert Smal has bolstered his side for the Currie Cup semifinal showdown with Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Griquas were forced into making a few changes ahead of their trip to Pretoria for a Currie Cup semifinal encounter with the Bulls.
NEWS: Quicker, accurate decision-making is the rationale behind trial amendments to the Television Match Official (TMO) protocol announced by World Rugby.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormers head coach John Dobson is confident he has the right man to fill Leolin Zas' boots for Saturday's United Rugby Championship Final against the Bulls.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The United Rugby Championship Grand Final between Stormers and Bulls could be a good glimpse into the future of Springboks' flyhalf stocks says Joel Stransky.
SPOTLIGHT: Bulls star Arno Botha says his team will not be putting "unnecessary" pressure on themselves ahead of Saturday's United Rugby Championship Final against the Stormers in Cape Town.
SPOTLIGHT: Danny Care has been told he could yet feature for England at next year's World Cup.
NEWS: Stormers star Evan Roos continues to rake in the BIG awards!
WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber explains the absence of Madosh Tambwe and the Tshituka brothers - Emmanuel & Vincent - from the national team.
NEWS: Los Pumas star Pablo Matera has been cleared to play for the Crusaders against the Blues in the Super Rugby Pacific Final on Saturday.
INTERVIEW: Andy Farrell on Tuesday explained the reasoning behind the extended 40-man squad for the coming tour of New Zealand.
WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber tells @king365ed why some injured players are in the team and others are not!
SPOTLIGHT: The Pumas will arrive in Bloemfontein as rank outsiders, when they take on the table-topping Cheetahs in a Currie Cup semifinal.
COACHING SPOTLIGHT: John Dobson has entrusted players previously described as discards and journeymen with a URC campaign that has brought him within one win of becoming the most successful coach in Stormers history.
OPINION: There were some significant omissions from the first All Blacks squad of the year announced on Monday.
INJURY UPDATE: Griquas will head to Pretoria on Friday without two of their most seasoned players.
WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber opens up over the uncertainty surrounding utility back Cornal Hendricks.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The match official appointments of the United Rugby Championship Grand Final have been confirmed.
TRIBUTE: One of the greatest players to wear the No.10 shirt for Wales, as well as the British and Irish Lions, Phil Bennett, has died at the age of 73.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Leinster boss collects the award after leading his side to victory in the Irish Shield and the top of the overall United Rugby Championship standings at the end of the regular season.
NEWS: Following the landmark announcement of the inclusion of the leading South African teams in its tournaments, EPCR confirmed the formats and qualifiers for next season's expanded Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named an extended 40-player squad for the five-match tour of New Zealand.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Head coach Clayton McMillan has revealed his New Zealand Maori squad for two matches against Ireland.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Stormers stalwart Deon Fourie could become the oldest player to make a Springbok debut next month.
TRANSFER NEWS: Exeter Chiefs newcomer Ruben van Heerden revealed he cannot wait to get stuck into life at Sandy Park after sealing his move from South African outfit, the Sharks.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The two semifinal matches of this season's Currie Cup will be played in Pretoria and Bloemfontein on Friday and Saturday.
COACHING SPOTLIGHT: The Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White never stopped believing that his team would make the Final of the United Rugby Championship.
WATCH as Josh Strauss explains to @king365ed what it was like fronting up the Springboks - a team he dreamt of playing for!
REACTION: Injury and not form is the real reason for the absence of two World Cup winners from the latest Springbok squad.
NEWS: Benetton have confirmed that Andries Coetzee and Luca Morisi have both been granted an early release from their contracts by mutual consent.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The All Blacks squad for the three-match test series against Ireland has been named in Auckland.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Evan Roos has added a third prize of the inaugural United Rugby Championship Awards to his personal haul after being voted Fans’ Player of the Season.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Having beaten the Bulls twice this season, the Stormers are well aware of what to expect this Saturday says Deon Fourie.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormers head coach John Dobson said he was frustrated with his team's performance in their United Rugby Championship semifinal against Ulster in Cape Town on Saturday.
NEWS: Harlequins scrumhalf Danny Care has officially been recalled to England squad for next weekend’s match against Barbarians.
WATCH as Director of Rugby Jake White speaks about getting the Bulls to be consistently the best team in all competitions.
REACTION: Ulster head coach Dan McFarland says his team's inability to capitalise on opportunities proved to be their downfall in their semifinal against the Stormers Cape Town on Saturday.
REACTION: Izack Rodda's foot injury means he'll miss the Test series against England, while Suliasi Vunivalu one of six uncapped players named in the Wallabies' squad.
WATCH as we bring you indisputable proof that Manie Libbok's match-winning kick was indeed a legal conversion - contrary to claims in the 'fake media'.
REACTION: Blues playmaker Beauden Barrett declared it is "the final everyone wanted" as his team and the Crusaders set about patching up their wounded Sunday for next weekend's Super Rugby Pacific showdown.
WATCH as Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie chats to @king365ed about beating the Bulls and facing the Pumas in the Currie Cup semifinals.
NEWS: Wales is facing an anxious wait over the fitness of captain Dan Biggar, who was injured in Northampton Saints’ Premiership semi-final loss against Leicester.
TOP 14 REPORT: Toulouse reached the last four of the French Top 14 by beating recently-crowned European champions La Rochelle, 33-28, on Saturday.
RIP: British and Irish Lions legend and Wales captain Phil Bennett has died aged 73, it was announced on Sunday.
SPOTLIGHT: The Stormers' last gasp 17-15 win over Ulster in Cape Town has not come without controversy.
PREMIERSHIP WRAP: Leicester will face Saracens in their first Final for nine years after beating Northampton 27-14 on Saturday.
MATCH REPORT: The Cheetahs cruised to the top of the Currie Cup standings with an emphatic 35-5 bonus-point win over the Bulls in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 14 encounter between the Cheetahs and Bulls at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Australia coach Dave Rennie admitted on Sunday that the three-Test clash against England would be the biggest challenge of his tenure.
NEWS: South Africa tight-head prop Marcel van der Merwe has joined Brive on a two-year deal from London Irish, the French Top 14 club announced on Saturday.
URC REPORT: The Stormers will host the Bulls in next weekend's United Rugby Championship Final after they beat Ulster in a dramatic semifinal at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
SPOTLIGHT: Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad says South African fans have gradually changed their perceptions of Irish Rugby over the years.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber announced his national squad on Saturday for the international season ahead
MATCH REPORT: it is an all-New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific Final - the Blues hosting the Crusaders next week.
REPORT: A try in the last minute of play by Border centre Asisipho Plaatjies handed her team dramatic back-to-back South African women's Premier Division titles.
MATCH REPORT: The Bulls are the first South African team to record a win at the RDS Arena in Dublin.
MATCH REPORT: The Griquas cement the Currie Cup third spot with a dramatic 45-44 win over Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
WATCH as Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White and captain Marcell Coetzee react to their team's historic win over Irish giants Leinster at the RDS Arena on Friday.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Crusaders have marched into the Super Rugby Final with a 20-7 win over the Chiefs, producing stonewall defence to safeguard their Christchurch fortress yet again.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship semifinal between the Stormers and Ulster in Cape Town.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie made a number of changes to his team for their Currie Cup Round 14 encounter with the Bulls in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
CURRIE CUP ROUND 14: Come in No.1! That is the ultimate motivation for both teams in Bloemfontein.
URC SEMIFINAL PREVIEW: Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad believes the Stormers will have to cut out some of the mistakes in their game if they are to go all the way in this season's United Rugby Championship tournament.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship semifinal between Leinster and the Bulls at the RDS Arena in Dublin.
SPOTLIGHT: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was satisfied with the strides made in the opening week of the team's preparation camp for the international season.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 14 encounter between the Pumas and Griquas at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
MATCH REPORT: The Western Province ended their Currie Cup season in sublime fashion, beating the Sharks 28-21 at the Davie Craven Stadium on Friday.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 14 encounter between Western Province and the Sharks at the Danie Craven Stadium, in Stellenbosch.
URC SEMIFINAL PREVIEW: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White is under no illusions of how tough it will be for his team to beat Leinster in Friday's United Rugby Championship semifinal in Dublin.
Rugby World Cup 2023 hosts France will play Australia, South Africa and Japan in November, the French Rugby Federation announced Thursday.
FRIDAY PREVIEW: The focus will be on third and fourth spots on the Currie Cup logs this weekend, as three teams chase semi-final positions, with lots of permutations at play as the league phase conclude.
PREVIEW: Chiefs must defy history if they are to beat the Crusaders in Christchurch in the opening Super Rugby semi-final on Friday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Stormers head coach John Dobson has revealed his team for their United Rugby Championship semifinal against Ulster at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Ulster coaching team has selected their matchday squad to take on the Stormers in their United Rugby Championship semifinal on Saturday.
NEWS: New Zealand's depth will be tested when they face Ireland in July.
NEWS: France flank Charles Ollivon will make his return to international rugby when he skippers the Barbarians against England at Twickenham on June 19, the invitational side announced on Thursday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls have selected an exciting match-day squad of 23 for their crucial Currie Cup match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Western Province head coach Jerome Paarwater has made some bold changes for his side's last Currie Cup match of the season.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormer No.8 Evan Roos has been named United Rugby Championship's Next-Gen star of the season after an outstanding season for the Capetonians.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named his team to face the Bulls in Friday’s United Rugby Championship semifinal at the RDS Arena.
NEWS: Melbourne skipper Michael Wells has been lured across to the Western Force with the Rebels farewelling a swag of experienced players.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Griquas have made minor changes to their starting XV for the Currie Cup final round-robin clash against the Pumas on Friday.
WATCH as Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff explains how they have turned around their season - from outside the top 10 to just one game away from a place in the Final.
SPOTLIGHT: If there was ever a player that could kill off South African hopes and dreams in the United Rugby Championship, it is Leinster’s mercurial flank Josh van der Flier.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has revealed his team to face Leinster in their United Rugby Championship semifinal in Dublin on Friday.
REACTION: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has suggested the legal process must run its course before a call will be made on World Cup-winning flyhalf Elton Jantjies.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The South African Sevens team have included several United Rugby Championship stars in their squad for the Commonwealth Games.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: In the final round of the pool stages of Currie Cup 2022, the Sharks will travel to Cape Town to take on Western Province on Friday, with added motivation and fire-power.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen has opened up about his chances of a Springboks recall.
NEWS: Dave Rennie will have some big names in his Wallabies squad for their three-Test series against England.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: There is a new, left field, player in the Newlands saga - creating a dramatic, new twist.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South African players dominate the United Rugby Championship Dream Team for the 2021-22 season.
WATCH as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber fronts up to the media and reveals some of his plans for the forthcoming international season.
OPINION: @AngyboyJ looks back, 10 years into the past, to see if there are lessons to be learnt for @THESTORMERS class of 2022?
NEWS: The match official appointments for the United Rugby Championship semifinals have been confirmed.
WATCH as Stormers loose forward Hacjivah Dayimani talks about facing World Cup-winning Springbok Duane Vermeulen.
SPOTLIGHT: The Bulls have invested a lot in club rugby in the past year and they will hope to reap the rewards in the seasons to come. Warren Fortune looks into the subject!
REACTION: New Zealand Rugby publicly apologised to Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, whose criticism of the environment in the women's national team led to a scathing review and overhaul of its coaching staff.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has announced a 40-man squad for the mid-year tour to South America.
INJURY UPDATE: Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has given a squad injury update on Monday ahead of Friday’s United Rugby Championship semifinal against the Bulls in Dublin.
WATCH as Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee talks about the challenge of taking on Irish champions Leinster on their home turf in the URC semifinal.
WATCH as @THESTORMERS break out into song in their dressing room after their impressive 28-17 win over @EdinburghRugby in the @URCOfficial quarterfinal last weekend.
NEWS: Danny Wilson has paid the price for his team's performances.
REACTION: The Cheetahs are hopeful that Springbok star Frans Steyn will recover from injury in time for the Currie Cup semifinals.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Just what does it take to win at Eden Park?
TRANSFER NEWS: Toulon have unveiled former referee Romain Poite as their latest new signing for the 2022/23 season.
NEWS: England will be without one of their top forwards when they face the Wallabies in a three-Test series in Australia in July.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Junior Springboks squad for the Under-20 Six Nations Series in Italy was announced, with six players who have the United Rugby Championship experience named amongst the group of 30 players.
SPOTLIGHT: Revenge is in the air as Ulster make their way to Cape Town to face the Stormers in a United Rugby Championship semifinal.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has revealed his squad ahead of their United Rugby Championship semifinal against Leinster on Friday.
SPOTLIGHT: Leinster are bracing themselves for a streetwise Bulls team in their United Rugby Championship semifinal in Dublin on Friday.
WATCH as Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White talks about why the URC will bring the crowds back to Loftus Versfeld.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Bulls lock Ruan Nortje and Stormers wing Leolin Zas have scooped up the United Rugby Championship's Ironman Award and Top Try-scorer Award, respectively.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Former All Blacks midfielder Seta Tamanivalu has been included as one of 10 new caps in the Fiji squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup.
TOP 14 SUNDAY WRAP: Castres and Montpellier qualified directly for the Top 14 semifinals on Sunday with defending champions Toulouse and newly-crowned European champions La Rochelle going into the play-offs.
INJURY UPDATE: The Stormers are likely to call up a 34-year-old Springbok to plug a gap in their midfield for their United Rugby Championship semifinal on Saturday.
WATCH as Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White opens up about what awaits South African teams when they join Europe's elite next year - in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
REACTION: Tournament favourites Leinster, fresh from a 12-try rout of Glasgow Warriors, looks set to receive a boost ahead of the arrival of the Bulls this week.
REACTION: South Africa's Director of Rugby Johan Erasmus is struggling desperately to reclaim control of his Twitter account.
REACTION: The Lions coaching team is extra excited about the pre-season programme following their 38-32 win over the Sharks.
REACTION: The Sharks will waste no time dwelling on their Currie Cup defeat to the Lions.
NEWS: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has invited 17 players to attend the first week of their preparation camp for the July Tests.
SPOTLIGHT: Two Irish teams and two South African teams will go head-to-head in the semifinals of the inaugural United Rugby Championship.
PREMIERSHIP WRAP: Sale Sharks marked the departures of South Africa duo Francois de Klerk and Lodewyk de Jager in perfect fashion.
INTERVIEW: The introduction of South African teams into next season's European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions should be welcomed.
MATCH REPORT: The Stormers have advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural URC, beating Scottish champions Edinburgh 28-17 in a bruising outing in Cape Town on Saturday.
REACTION: Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson paid tribute to Faf De Klerk following the South African’s final game for the club in a 42-19 Premiership victory at home to Bristol Bears.
MATCH REPORT: The Lions have put a dent in the Sharks' hopes of reaching the Currie Cup semi-finals, beating the home side 38-32 at Kings Park on Saturday.
WATCH as Loftus Versfeld explodes in euphoria after a sensational match-winning drop-goal!
REACTION: Western Province coach Jerome Paarwater was fuming at his side's treatment by the officials during their Currie Cup defeat to Griquas on Friday.
REPORT: The Brumbies will fly the Australian flag in the Super Rugby Pacific for another week after a comeback win in their quarter-final against the Hurricanes at GIO Stadium on Saturday.
SPOTLIGHT: The Brumbies are set for a huge boost ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific semi-final against the ladder-topping Blues on Saturday with powerhouse flank Rob Valetini almost certain to return.
MATCH REPORT: The Blues have trounced the Highlanders to advance to the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals, where they will face either the Brumbies or Hurricanes next week.
MATCH REPORT: The Chiefs have ended the NSW Waratahs' gallant revival season with a 39-15 victory in the second Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final in Hamilton.
URC REPORT: Ulster produced a powerful performance to thump Munster 36-17 in their United Rugby Championship quarterfinal in Belfast on Friday.
MATCH REPORT: Leinster will host the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship semifinal in Dublin next Friday.
MATCH REPORT: The Pumas kept their play-off hopes alive with a narrow 29-28 win over the Cheetahs at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
MATCH REPORT: Flyhalf Chris Smith slotted an injury-time drop-goal for the Bulls to advance to the United Rugby Championship semifinals.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship quarterfinal showdown between the Stormers and Edinburgh in Cape Town.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 13 encounter between the Sharks and Lions at Kings Park in Durban.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship quarterfinal showdown between Leinster and Glasgow Warriors at the RDS Arena in Dublin.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship quarterfinal showdown between the Bulls and Sharks at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
SATURDAY PREVIEW: The stage for this weekend's URC quarterfinals was set by the announcement that South African teams had been fully accepted into the European fold - the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has made only one change to his team for their URC quarterfinal showdown with the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Stormers coach John Dobson has been forced into making some changes for the United Rugby Championship quarterfinal showdown with Edinburgh in Cape Town on Saturday.
CURRIE CUP REPORT: Griquas showed their character by staging one of the Currie Cup's great comebacks to beat Western Province 43-41 in Stellenbosch on Friday.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship quarterfinal showdown between Ulster and Munster at Ravenhill in Belfast.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sharks team named to take on the Bulls in Saturday's United Rugby Championship quarterfinal clash shows just one change from the previous clash two weeks ago.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 13 encounter between the Cheetahs and Pumas in Bloemfontein.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks host the Lions in a vital Currie Cup penultimate round clash at Kings Park this Saturday.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Cheeatahs head coach Hawies Fourie opens up about his team's inclusion in next season's European Challange Cup.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 13 encounter between Western Province and Griquas at the Danie Craven Stadium, in Stellenbosch.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made just one change to the Currie Cup starting XV to face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
URC QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW: The opening match of the inaugural United Rugby Championship quarterfinals might be al all-Irish affair, but there is certainly plenty of South African flavour to the outing at the Ravenhill Stadium,
PREVIEW: As the top two positions on the Currie Cup log are all but sewn up, the battle for the other two spots in the semi-finals will move up in intensity this weekend.
INTERVIEW: It is a United Rugby Championship quarterfinal, which makes individual perpetrations and bournes irrelevant.
SPOTLIGHT: South Africa's strong showing in the round-robin phase of the United Rugby Championship is proof that the salary cap was not a major hindrance.
SPOTLIGHT: A year ago Canan Moodie was a ball boy at Loftus Versfeld for the senior team.
In a landmark expansion of its tournaments, EPCR is delighted to confirm that the five leading clubs from South Africa will compete in the Heineken Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup from the 2022/23 season and beyond.
MATCH REPORT: A wobbly scrum has cost an audacious Queensland Reds in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final defeat to the Crusaders.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It seems like the Stormers have an efficient instruction manual on how to get the better of Edinburgh.
NEWS: One of England's big names has been ruled out their tour to Australia after undergoing a knee operation.
REACTION: It was celebrations all around as South African teams were 'invited' to the top table of the European game.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cheetahs head coach Hawies Fourie revealed his team for their Currie Cup clash against the Pumas on Friday.
SPOTLIGHT: Bulls CEO Edgar Rathbone revealed that his franchise has been in contact with United Rugby Championship officials about the play-off draw.
In a bold step to fast-track the development of South Africa’s elite black rugby coaches and drive transformation, SA Rugby revealed that have been actively presenting its custom-made programme to equip outstanding emerging coaches with the skills to ply their trade at provincial and international level.
INJURY UPDATE: Springbok scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies will return to the Stormers' starting line-up when they host Edinburgh during Saturday's United Rugby Championship quarterfinal match.
NEWS: US private equity firm Silver Lake secured a NZ$200 million stake in the famed All Blacks Thursday, after New Zealand Rugby overwhelmingly endorsed a contentious deal after years of wrangling.
NEWS: The Junior Springboks will return to international action as part of an exciting Under-20 Series, competing against the Six Nations’ U20 sides and Georgia.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair refused to put added pressure on his team ahead of their United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against Stormers.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Veteran Agustin Creevy has had his wish granted regarding a Test level recall as new Argentina coach Michael Cheika has named the 89-cap hooker in a 33-man squad for the upcoming home series versus Scotland.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse has shuffled his backline for the Currie Cup clash against Cheetahs.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS: Western Province head coach Jerome Paarwater has revealed his team to face Griquas in Stellenbosch on Friday.
TRANSFER NEWS: Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk's new club was finally confirmed on Wednesday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Griquas head coach Pieter Bergh has made only one change to his starting XV that will face the Western Province on Friday at Danie Craven Stadium.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gareth Anscombe has capped a remarkable return from his two-year injury lay-off by being crowned the United Rugby Championship’s Gilbert Golden Boot winner for 2021-22.
THE FINAL EIGHT: After 15 rounds of regular season action, we have arrived at the quarterfinals with just eight teams left standing for knockout footy.
NEWS: There'll be some new faces at the Brumbies next Super Rugby Pacific season, with four key cogs to depart at the end of this campaign.
NEWS: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber will start preparations for a three-Test series against Wales on Sunday.
SPOTLIGHT: Jake White's experience in navigating teams through play-off games will come in handy for the Bulls.
SPOTLIGHT: For many fans and pundits the Bulls will be heading into Saturday's United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against the Sharks as the favourites.
NEWS: The players who have scooped the Tackle Machine and Turnover King prizes have been revealed.
SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks star Richie Mo’unga has revealed his plans to leave New Zealand for Japan after next year’s World Cup in France.
SPOTLIGHT: The pandemic has stunted Japan's rugby development and the 2019 quarterfinalists are now "clearly behind" in their preparations for next year's World Cup, head coach Jamie Joseph warned on Tuesday.
SPOTLIGHT: Marika Koroibete has fired a warning to Eddie Jones' England, saying he's a superior player to the deadly wing who left Australia last year to ply his trade in Japan.
NEWS: The ever-popular Cape Town Sevens will return to the Mother City on the weekend of December 9-11 this year.
SPOTLIGHT: Prop Scott Sio admits the Brumbies' preparation for the Super Rugby Pacific play-offs has been less than ideal, but he's backing them to snap a losing streak and keep their season alive for at least another week.
SPOTLIGHT: Israel Folau will be a prized addition to Tongan rugby but will have restrictions on what he posts on social media, along with all his teammates, coach Toutai Kefu says.
CONTRACT NEWS: Free State Rugby continues to 'build' for the future, announcing that two loose forwards have extended their contracts with the Cheetahs.
SPOTLIGHT: Two of the most respected figures of the game, Bob Skinstad and John Barclay, have poured cold water over ongoing talks of South Africa's potential move to the Six Nations.
SPOTLIGHT: After exceeding expectations and finishing the season in second place, the Stormers are not going to change their approach in the United Rugby Championship play-offs.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormers lock Salmaan Moerat is hungrier than ever to succeed after a couple of big setbacks in the past year.
SPOTLIGHT: Ian Foster has shared his philosophy on World Cup team building and how he plans to overcome the current modern day rush defence schemes that have been so successful against the All Blacks recently.
Scottish referee Hollie Davidson will make history when she leads an all-female team of match officials for the men's international between Portugal and Italy on June 25.
REACTION: There was plenty of praise for the Lions' halfback pairing after their Currie Cup clash against Western Province in Johannesburg.
REACTION: The Cheetahs require a quick and dramatic about-turn after losing their unbeaten Currie Cup record at the weekend.
TRANSFER NEWS: Another All Black from English side Wasps will be making the move to the United Rugby Championship.
TROPHY REVEAL: The quest to lift the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific title just got real for the eight quarterfinalists with a newly minted and unique trophy being unveiled.
REACTION: A frustrated Jimmy Stonehouse was left rueing missed opportunities after the Pumas' defeat to the Bulls at the weekend.
REACTION: Bulls coach Gert Smal delivered some concerning news regarding their top-of-the-table clash against Cheetahs next month.
DAY TWO WRAP: Australia claimed their first Series gold medal since 2018 with a golden point victory over the All Blacks Sevens, while Fiji bagged bronze and South Africa reclaimed the top spot in the Series standings despite finishing fifth
REACTION: Fans have been left questioning the consistency of Super Rugby Pacific officials after Crusaders flank Pablo Matera managed to escape a red card despite tip-tackling Reds centre Jordan Petaia on Friday.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Leinster's Josh van der Flier was announced as rugby union's European player of the year on Saturday, just moments after the Irish province had been beaten in a thrilling Champions Cup final by La Rochelle.
SPOTLIGHT: Fans were questioning a ruck clearout by Eben Etzebeth on Davit Niniashvili in Friday's Challenge Cup Final.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: Melbourne have edged the Highlanders 31-30 in their final round clash but the Kiwi team grabbed a bonus point to leapfrog the Western Force into the Super Rugby Pacific finals.
REACTION: Western Province head coach Jerome Paarwater refused to make excuses for his team's poor performance against the Lions in Johannesburg.
DAY ONE WRAP: South Africa and New Zealand bounced back from shock exits in Toulouse by topping their Pools on day one at Twickenham, while in-form Fiji and Samoa did likewise, and Series leaders Argentina were knocked out.
EURO REPORT: Springboks Raymond Rhule and Dillyn Leyds helped La Rochelle win their first European Champions Cup title.
MATCH REPORT: The Lions finally recorded their first Currie Cup win of the season with an emphatic 33-10 victory over Western Province at Ellis Park on Saturday.
REACTION: Heroic defence and indefatigable, sniping attack in the final quarter proved vital for La Rochelle's memorable European Champions Cup Final victory over Leinster, according to captain Gregory Alldritt.
MATCH REPORT: The Griquas made a big statement beating the Currie Cup favourites Cheetahs 46-18 in Kimberley on Saturday.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Western Force have kept their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes alive with a dramatic 27-22 home win over the Hurricanes.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The depleted Blues have dealt the Waratahs a reality check with a last-gasp 20-17 Super Rugby Pacific victory in Sydney.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: Moana Pasifika have claimed their maiden Australian scalp with a shock 32-22 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Brumbies in Auckland.
NEWS: Richie Mo’unga has opened up on his playing future.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Chiefs have clung to a rapidly diminishing lead to beat the Fijian Drua 35-34 in a thrilling match which allowed them to clinch a home quarterfinal in Super Rugby Pacific.
MATCH REPORT: New Zealanders Jordan Taufua and Charles Ngatai were at the heart of a tough-as-teak Lyon defence that helped the Top 14 team to its first European title.
MATCH REPORT: The Bulls cemented their place at the top of the Currie Cup standings with a bonus-point, 31-26, win over a gutsy Pumas team in Pretoria on Friday.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the European Cup Final between Leinster and La Rochelle at Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 12 encounter between the Lions and Western Province at Ellis Park.
NEWS: Spain have launched an appeal against the decision that has seen them thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
SPOTLIGHT: Captain Steven Kitshoff and loose forward Deon Fourie are both playing integral roles when it comes to developing future breakdown specialists at the Stormers.
NEWS: The Springboks are reportedly set to face New Zealand in London next year ahead of the World Cup.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 12 encounter between Griquas and the Cheetahs in Kimberley.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific season is hanging by a thread after another tough loss against New Zealand-based opposition on Friday.
EUROPEAN CUP FINAL PREVIEW: A Johnny Sexton-led Leinster will take on 2021 runners-up La Rochelle in Marseille on Saturday.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormers star Evan Roos says he was taken aback when he received praise from Rassie Erasmus on social media.
TRANSFER: The Stormers are busy bolstering their squad ahead of the 2022/2023 season.
SATURDAY PREVIEW: The race for the semifinal spots of the Currie Cup is reaching its boiling point.
WATCH as Josh Strauss explains to @king365ed why he gave up on his Springbok dream to become a Scottish international.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie has made two changes to his starting line-up for their Currie Cup Round 12 match against Griquas on Saturday.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 12 encounter between the Bulls and Pumas at Loftus Versfeld.
WATCH as we bring you this throwback compilation of the gnarliest hits in New Zealand rugby history.
NEWS: Israel Folau is set to return to international rugby after being named Friday in Tonga's squad for their World Cup qualifier, three years since his sacking by Australia.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Griquas head coach Pieter Bergh has made minor changes to the Currie Cup team that will face the Cheetahs on Saturday.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Western Province back Angelo Davids' quest for a World Cup Sevens spot gets underway this weekend.
CHALLENGE CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Winners of three successive European Cup finals, Toulon were once the dominant force in continental Rugby Union.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba will get a starting opportunity this Saturday when his team face Western Province in the Currie Cup at Ellis Park.
NEWS: Andre Esterhuizen has received the most prestigious award in the English game.
ROUND EIGHT: Argentina enter the penultimate round of the Sevens World Series in pole position - sitting at the top of the standings for the first time ever.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Western Province have been boosted by the inclusion of some experience for their Currie Cup encounter with the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.
SPOTLIGHT: Raymond Rhule has overcome a dislike of running, the gym and stretching to establish himself as a vital cog for La Rochelle going into Saturday's European Champions Cup Final against Leinster.
TRANSFER NEWS: Edinburgh have bolstered their backline stocks ahead of the 2022/2023 season.
TRANSFER NEWS: Lions confirmed that utility back Gianni Lombard has returned to the Johannesburg franchise.
FRIDAY PREVIEW: With just three rounds remaining the battle for the Currie Cup top spot between the Bulls and Cheetahs is reaching an intriguing conclusion.
A LONG JOURNEY: The final round of the regular season is upon us as teams look to cement their spot in the Super Rugby Pacific finals.
INTERVIEW: England star Maro Itoje has stated he will no longer sing England Rugby’s famous ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ anthem.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Springbok veteran Morne Steyn returned to the Bulls' starting XV for their clash against the Pumas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
SPOTLIGHT: SPOTLIGHT: Ronan O'Gara held off fellow legend Johnny Sexton for several years as Ireland's number one flyhalf before finally conceding defeat - on Saturday he bids to deny his successor European club rugby's biggest prize.
SPOTLIGHT: The Bulls know that they can't afford any slip-ups in their two-horse race with the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.
SPOTLIGHT: The call from coach Neil Powell was fairly unexpected and the reason for the call was mind-blowing for the 20-year-old Jordan Hendrikse,
REACTION: Western Province have two goals they want to achieve during the business end of this year's Currie Cup.
PLAY-OFF SPOTLIGHT: It was March 26 in Durban when doubters finally started taking notice of Edinburgh's credentials.
TRANSFER NEWS: The Bulls have will be saying their goodbyes to one of their locks.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse has recalled a couple of key players for his team's trip to Pretoria and a Round 12 Currie Cup encounter with the Bulls.
NEWS: France flyhalf Romain Ntamack has signed a five-year contract extension with Toulouse which will keep him at the club until 2028, the Top 14 giants announced Wednesday.
WATCH as two of South Africa's most celebrated players reveal why they have signed on to play for the Cheetahs.
INTERVIEW: Queensland is flying out to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders uncertain of their next destination in week one of the Super Rugby Pacific finals.
SPOTLIGHT: The sudden and dazzling emergence of teenage sensation Canan Moodie in the United Rugby Championship caught everyone by surprise.
OPINION: RugbyPass writer Ben Smith takes a look at how the All Black team can be overhauled ahead of the July series against Ireland and the Rugby Championship encounters with South Africa.
INTERVIEW: They may be outright favourites in Saturday's European Cup Final, but Irish giants Leinster will not disrespect their rivals, Leinster 'respect' Stade Rochelais.
BREAKING NEWS: The Stormers have bolstered their already impressive front row resources with another Springbok hooker.
URC SPOTLIGHT: There is no monster of the deep more terrifying than the one unseen, and in Ntuthuko Mchunu the Sharks have a lurking beast.
WATCH as we bring you five of the weirdest goal-kicking stances in the game!
INJURY UPDATE: A hamstrung Blues wing Caleb Clarke is racing against the clock to feature again this Super Rugby Pacific season.
MATCH REPORT: The Western Force remain in the hunt for an unlikely Super Rugby Pacific play-off berth after a bonus-point win over Moana Pasifika in Auckland.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: This season's Currie Cup schedule has been very problematic for the Griquas management.
SPOTLIGHT: South African sides will keep a keen eye on the Champions' Cup Final this weekend.
INJURY UPDATE: The South African team has flown in some reinforcement to London, in the wake of what coach Neil Power described as their 'worst-ever' performance on the Sevens circuit.
NEWS: Injured flyhalf James O'Connor is to miss the rest of the Super Rugby season.
BREAKING NEWS: The Lions may be set to lose the services of a number of their most senior players, but retaining talented youngsters do not seem to be a problem for the franchise.
SPOTLIGHT: In the wake of the European Cup quarterfinal drama, which saw Munster eliminated in a penalty-kick shoot-out by Toulouse, many asked if this is a fair way to settle such high-profile matches?
OPINION: Rugbypass writer Ben Smith delves into the functionality of red cards regarding high tackles and player safety.
ONE-ON-ONE: Watch as retired Scotland international Josh Strauss tells @king365ed why he almost quit the game at age 21.
WATCH as Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White chats to @king365ed about the lessons the Springbok coaching staff could learn from the weekend's URC encounters.
REACTION: The BlitzBoks will have to do some soul-searching after their horror show at the France Sevens in Toulouse.
REACTION: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen admitted that his team's defeats to fellow South African franchises was the real nail in their United Rugby Championship coffin.
INJURY UPDATE: Nic Dolly was among three forwards to have pulled out of an England training camp due to injury, the Rugby Football Union announced Sunday.
DAY THREE WRAP: Olympic champions Fiji beat final debutants Ireland 29-17 to win the Toulouse leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday.
SPOTLIGHT: The first-ever quarterfinal line-up in the United Rugby Championship has been set following the thrilling completion of Round 18.
NEWS: Wallaby great and environmental activist David Pocock was poised to win a seat in the Australian Senate Sunday and become the first independent to hold the role for the national capital Canberra.
REACTION: Captain Steven Kitshoff says a lot of sacrifices were made to get the Stormers to where they are now.
MATCH REPORT: The Waratahs snapped a 14-year losing streak in Dunedin to beat the Highlanders 32-20 in the penultimate Super Rugby Pacific round.
PREMIERSHIP WRAP: Bath hauled themselves off the bottom of the table with an unlikely comeback win against London Irish, after being 10 points adrift early in the second half.
MATCH REPORT: Edinburgh beat Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield to clinch the 1872 Cup, the Scottish/Italian Shield and a place in next season's Champions Cup at their rivals' expense, winning 28-11.
INJURY UPDATE: Injured playmaker James O’Connor is expected to be sidelined for a month, ruling him out of Queensland’s Super Rugby Pacific finals campaign and racing the clock for the Wallabies Test series against England.
DAY TWO WRAP: Saturday at the France Sevens in Toulouse delivered huge upsets - as the top three sides in the men's World Series standings were all knocked out.
WATCH the most bizarre and controversial stand-off playing itself out at the Sevens World Series tournament in Toulouse at the weekend.
REACTION: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt was determined to focus on the positives after his team's defeat to Ulster in Belfast on Friday.
MATCH REPORT: The Lions ended their inaugural United Rugby Championship campaign on a high, beating the Dragons 21-11 in Newport on Saturday.
MATCH REPORT: Leinster's second-string selection handed Munster a rude awakening in Dublin on Saturday - a humbling 35-25 win in their Round 18 URC match.
MATCH REPORT: Departing flank Eoghan Canna scored as Connacht closed out their URC season with a 22-20 bonus-point win over Zebre Parma at the Sportsground.
SPOTLIGHT: The All Blacks received some good news from World Rugby.
MATCH REPORT: The Stormers left it late, but two second-half tries by centre Ruhan Nel ensured the Stormers clinched top spot in the South African conference of the URC.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: Beauden Barrett has slotted a drop goal after the full-time siren for the Blues to steal a famous Super Rugby Pacific victory from the Brumbies in Canberra.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: Substitute Lukas Ripley scored a hat-trick of tries but it wasn't enough to keep the Melbourne Rebels' finals hopes alive in a 22-45 loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington.
MATCH REPORT: Benetton ran in a stunning 10 tries on their way to a hugely impressive 69-21 victory over Cardiff in their final match of the season.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 18 encounter between Leinster and Munster in Dublin.
MATCH REPORT: Forgotten Springbok Cornal Hendricks scored a hat-trick as the Bulls kept alive their dream of a top-four finish in the United Rugby Championship.
MATCH REPORT: Ulster's title quest got a huge boost as they secured a home United Rugby Championship quarterfinal spot with a 24-21 win over the Sharks on Friday.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 18 encounter between the Scarlets and the Stormers in Llanelli.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 18 encounter between the Dragons and Lions in Newport.
SATURDAY PREVIEW: South African teams' prospects of breaking the Irish stranglehold at the top of the United Rugby Championship standings have just become a lot more complicated.
WATCH as Stormers coach John Dobson opens up about the reports of Springbok Warrick Gelant's imminent departure to France.
NEWS: Japan will be based in Toulouse during the 2023 World Cup in France, tournament organisers announced on Friday.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: James O'Connor's latest injury setback has soured a Queensland Reds win that snapped a four-game Super Rugby Pacific losing streak.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Crusaders have put their Super Rugby Pacific rivals on notice with a ruthless win over the Fijian Drua to strengthen their hold on second place.
SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Western Force's New Zealand horror show has continued as they suffered an embarrassing 21-54 loss to the COVID-hit Chiefs in Hamilton.
DAY ONE WRAP: The three contenders for the World Rugby Sevens Series title faced setbacks on a thrilling opening day at the France Sevens as South Africa, Argentina and Australia suffered shock defeats.
PREVIEW: La Rochelle might have qualified for their second successive European Champions Cup Final, but a week before that continental showpiece comes a crucial Top 14 match.
PREMIERSHIP WRAP: Sale Sharks secured their place in the European Champions Cup for next season with a hard-fought 16-7 Premiership comeback victory at the Coventry Building Society Stadium.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 18 encounter between the Ospreys and Bulls in Swansea.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 18 encounter between Ulster and the Sharks in Belfast.
CONTRACT NEWS: Springbok captain Siyamthanda Kolisi has made a big decision on his playing future.
SPOTLIGHT: Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre has explained his January criticism of Springboks talisman Eben Etzebeth as "a handicap" for the French club.
WATCH as Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel chats to @king365ed about the URC's scheduling saga and the role South African teams play in the drama.
SPOTLIGHT: Duane Vermeulen's match-up with Phendulani Buthelezi is the spicy sideshow of a crucial URC encounter between Ulster and the Sharks at Ravenhill on Friday.
SPOTLIGHT: Wallabies coach Dave Rennie won't hold Tom Banks's impending move to Japan against him when it comes to selecting his team to face England in July.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: There are two changes to the Stormers' starting line-up for their United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen selected a new-look midfield pairing ahead of his team's final United Rugby Championship match of the season.
TRANSFER NEWS: Newcastle Falcons will get some South African muscle back.
WORLD SERIES ROUND SEVEN: It is still all to play for with six of the nine rounds in the men's series completed.
WATCH as we bring you 10 of the best tries scored by South Africa this past decade!
PREVIEW: With just two rounds remaining until the playoffs, round 14 provides an opportunity for teams to lock up a home playoff or confirm their spot in the top eight.
REACTION: Wales coach Wayne Pivac understands he is in a job "where everybody is watching your every move" following a dispiriting defeat by Italy.
FRIDAY PREVIEW: Strap yourself in, it is going to be a wild ride. @king365ed gives his predictions!
INTERVIEW: There may well be many doubters who will wonder if there is another World Cup in Duane Vermeulen's ageing legs.
REACTION: World Rugby is fighting a losing battle if they think they are going to keep coaching staff from sending messages onto the field.
NEWS: Next year’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals won’t be taking place at the Tottenham Stadium in London as originally planned.
NEWS: Test hopefuls will have another stage to press their claims for Rugby World Cup selection with an Australia A squad competing in the Pacific Nations Cup this July in Fiji.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has revealed his team for their big United Rugby Championship clash against Ulster in Belfast on Friday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White showed his hand for the decisive Round 18 URC encounter with Ospreys in Swansea on Friday.
NEWS: England's Wayne Barnes has been appointed as the match official of the European Champions Cup final between France's La Rochelle and Irish province Leinster in Marseille on May 28.
CONTRACT NEWS: The Sharks have continued their latest signing spree by landing the signature of another World Cup-winning Springbok.
INJURY UPDATE: Springbok centre Damian De Allende has been ruled out of Munster’s United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The final round-robin fixtures of the United Rugby Championship bring with them the winds of change at the Lions.
UPDATE: The minister of sport Nathi Mthethwa may want a 'speedier' end to the Jurie Roux saga, but SARU have to "follow the letter of the law".
SPOTLIGHT: Chris Ashton said being without a rugby club left him so frustrated he took some of his excess energy out tackling his wife in the kitchen.
TRANSFER NEWS: Scotland star Huw Jones will be returning to Scotstoun ahead of the 2022/23 season, after the 28-year-old agreed to a new multi-year contract with Glasgow Warriors.
NEWS: Saracens confirmed that Sean Maitland has signed a one-year extension at the club.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has named a 33-player squad for the three-Test series in South Africa this July.
REACTION: The fuel between South Africa Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and World Rugby has been reignited following the new trial law.
INTERVIEW: Wales will arrive in South Africa in July as 'underdogs', but the Springboks will underestimate then at their own peril.
TRANSFER NEWS: The Highlanders have confirmed that eight-test All Blacks hooker Liam Coltman will leave the side for France after the Super Rugby Pacific season.
INJURY UPDATE: La Rochelle suffered a hammer blow Tuesday with news that key scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow will miss the European Champions Cup final against Leinster on May 28 with a hand injury.
SPOTLIGHT: Stormers star Deon Fourie says the ambition to be a Springbok is still there.
SPOTLIGHT: There is a huge amount at stake in this weekend’s final round of the United Rugby Championship with three home Quarter-finals and three regional Shields all up for grabs.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: As the countdown begins in earnest to the showpiece Champions Cup final in Marseille, in-form candidates from Leinster and Stade Rochelais are not surprisingly dominating the prestigious shortlist for the 2022 EPCR European Player of the Year award.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sharks received a timely boost for their final week of pool games in the United Rugby Championship.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: A 28-man Bulls squad will be preparing for their crucial United Rugby Championship against Ospreys in Swansea this week.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Having already qualified for the top eight, Ulster has to overcome the star-studded Sharks to secure a home quarterfinal spot.
BREAKING NEWS: Five suspended executive members of the Western Province Rugby Football Union were cleared by a disciplinary hearing.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Louis Lynagh, son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh, has moved a step closer to being selected for England's tour to Australia in July.
NEWS: South Africa Director of Rugby Johan Rassie Erasmus' role as the Springboks' water carrier is officially over courtesy of World Rugby's new amended rules.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Lions have named their touring squad for their last United Rugby Championship match of the season.
TRANSFER NEWS: The fans have been asking for it and the Sharks have done it.
NEWS: England coach Eddie Jones dropped a heavy hint on Tuesday that he had been approached by Racing 92 as speculation grows that he could join the Paris-based club following next year's World Cup.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: A 24-man Stormers squad will leave for Wales on Monday for their final league match of the United Rugby Championship campaign.
NEWS: Ireland will play two midweek matches against the Maori All Blacks on their mid-year rugby tour of New Zealand, creating an intense fixture list of five games in the space of 18 days.
SQUAD UPDATE: The Springbok Sevens squad to play in the France Sevens this weekend had a late change when Selvyn Davids was declared medically unfit to travel.
UPDATE: Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies is set to return to court next month.
NEWS: British & Irish Lions mentor Warren Gatland has been linked to the head coach role at the US Eagles.
SPOTLIGHT: The United Rugby Championship enters its final round-robin stage this weekend and there will be a few intriguing showdowns with the South African shield and home quarterfinals on the line.
SPOTLIGHT: Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has detailed how he planned the country’s first-ever wins over the All Blacks.
TRANSFER NEWS: The Sharks have been extremely busy beefing up their squad for next season.
WATCH as Bulls Currie Cup coach Gert Smal chats to @king365ed about the plans for the run-in to the play-offs.
WATCH as Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie chats to @king365ed about the lofty goals he has set for his team for the rest of the season.
NEWS: Leinster confirmed that Felipe Contepomi will leave the province at the end of the season, to join Argentina as Assistant Coach to Michael Cheika.
NEWS: Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies will appear in the Kempton Park magistrate’s court on Monday.
WATCH as Western Province coach Jerome Paarwater chats to @king365ed about the latest gem to come off the union's conveyor-belt of talent.
MATCH REPORT: New Zealand import Ihaia West scored right on the full-time hooter to seal a 20-13 win for La Rochelle over Racing 92 in their Champions Cup semifinal in Lens on Sunday.
REACTION: Sharks' play-off quest took another knock with the 15-44 defeat to the Cheetahs on Saturday.
MATCH REPORT: Melbourne's quest for Super Rugby Pacific redemption has fallen just short, with the Rebels going down to the Chiefs 30-33 in a Sunday thriller.
MATCH REPORT: Lions captain Burger Odendaal literally gifted the Bulls a try - and the win - in their Currie Cup Round 11 encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
MATCH REPORT: The Cheetahs reclaimed the top spot on the Currie Cup standings and a home semifinal with a 44-15 rout of the Sharks in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
WATCH as @LionsRugbyCo CEO Rudolf Straeuli talks to @king365ed about the self-control that helped them avoid the financial and administrative nightmares bedevilling the WPRFU.
MATCH REPORT: Leinster book a place in the Champions Cup Final with a comfortable 40-17 win over Stade Toulousain in Dublin.
REACTION: The South African Rugby Union has responded to reports that World Cup-winning Springbok Elton Jantjies was arrested at OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg on Sunday.
SPOTLIGHT: The Brumbies insist they have the game to match the Blues, but know execution will be key in their Super Rugby Pacific top-of-the table clash on Saturday.
CHALLENGE CUP WRAP: Two French clubs, Lyon and Toulon, will face off in the Final at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Friday, May 27.
MATCH REPORT: Former Sevens star Rhyno Smith scored 29 points - including a hat-trick of tries - as Benetton claimed a 39-17 URC victory over Italian rivals Zebre.
INJURY UPDATE: Leinster were left nursing some wounds in the aftermath of defeating Toulouse in the Champions Cup semifinals.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the European Cup semifinal between Racing 92 and Stade Rochelais in Lens.
MATCH REPORT: Skipper Ardie Savea has saved the day for the Hurricanes with a late try securing a 22-18 win over the Waratahs in a pulsating Super Rugby Pacific clash in Sydney.
CURRIE CUP REPORT: The Pumas' play-off hopes suffered a blow when they went down 17-23 to Western Province in a Currie Cup Round 11 clash in Nelspruit on Friday.
MATCH REPORT: Fijian Drua have prevailed in their inaugural clash with Moana Pasifika, winning 34-19 in Parramatta.
INTERVIEW: There will always be a space for Eddie Jones in the Australia set-up, Wallabies legend Phil Kearns admitted.
PREVIEW: Racing 92's Finn Russell said France's success at Test level highlights the country's clubs' recent dominance in the European Champions Cup before his club host La Rochelle in the competition's last four on Sunday.
MATCH REPORT: A second-half Blues' blitz has consigned the Queensland Reds to a fourth straight Super Rugby Pacific loss.
URC REPORT: Flyhalf Rhys Priestland kicked Cardiff to a dramatic 19-18 United Rugby Championship victory at Dragons.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 11 encounter between the Bulls and Lions at Loftus Versfeld.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the European Cup semifinal between Leinster and Stade Toulousain in Dublin.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 11 encounter between the Cheetahs and Sharks in Bloemfontein.
NEWS: One of France's top loose forwards will end his long career when the Top 14 season concludes.
PREVIEW: @king365ed takes a look at Saturday's Round 11 Currie Cup matches - crucial encounters in the play-off race.
With French Rugby enjoying the almost perfect year after a Six Nations victory, only the United Rugby Championship side Leinster can stop them from taking another Champions’ Cup win in Europe as well.
There was some added drama in the Currie Cup clash between the Pumas and Western Province in Nelspruit on Friday.
WATCH as @LionsRugbyCo CEO Rudolf Straeuli talks to @king365ed about the pending departure of several key players from Ellis Park and what their plans are.
MATCH REPORT: The Western Force's Super Rugby Pacific season is in tatters after a 10-61 humbling at the hands of the Highlanders.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Lions are using their Currie Cup Round 11 encounter with the Bulls as a 'warm-up' match for their United Rugby Championship squad.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie tweaked his unbeaten team for the Round 11 Currie Cup encounter with the Sharks.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round 11 encounter between the Pumas and Western Province in Nelspruit.
TRANSFER NEWS: Italy fullback Ange Capuozzo, who lit up the Six Nations when he made his first international start in Cardiff, has joined French giants Toulouse, the Top 14 club announced on Friday.
ROUND 11 PREVIEW: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse expects 'Western Province to throw everything but the kitchen sink at them to end a seven-match losing streak.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bismarck du Plessis will make a return to play with a starting berth for the Bulls when they take on the Lions in a Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sharks have a tough Currie Cup assignment this weekend when they travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Cheetahs.
TEAM UPDATE: Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse has been forced to change his team for their Currie Cup match against the Western Province on Friday.
MATCH REPORT: The Crusaders have prevailed in the Super Rugby Pacific's biggest heavyweight battle of the season so far, but it didn't come easily against the Brumbies in a GIO Stadium thriller.
INJURY UPDATE: Dragons will be without the services of Wales forward Ross Moriarty.
INTERVIEW: Leinster can beat Toulouse in Saturday's heavyweight European Champions Cup semifinal and move to within one victory of equalling the French giant's record of five titles.
NEWS: Two years after financial turmoil forced serious consideration of a return to amateurism, Australian rugby has received a major boost.
SPOTLIGHT: World Rugby confirmed that they have voted to introduce five recent trial Laws into full use across the sport as of July.
PREVIEW: There are two rearranged derby matches in the United Rugby Championship this weekend.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The most capped BlitzBok ever has been included in the 13-man Springbok Sevens squad for the next two World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in France and England
NEWS: Ireland confirmed that they will face the Springboks ahead of their meeting at the 2023 World Cup.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It seems like South African franchises' move to the Northern Hemisphere is now truly having an impact on the game in New Zealand.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: There are four changes to the Western Province forward pack for their Currie Cup encounter with Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday.
WATCH as World Cup-winning lock Eben Etzebeth reveals how he settled his dispute with fellow Springbok Bakkies Botha.
BREAKING NEWS: Less than a week after stating they would not make a mid-season announcement, the Bulls revealed the arrival of a player from another South African franchise.
WATCH AS Springbok Sibusiso Nkosi talks about the reasons for his upstream move from the Sharks to the Bulls and his Springbok prospects.
ROAD TO THE PLAY-OFFS: With just three weeks until the finals, every game in Round 13 of Super Rugby Pacific carries further significance as teams fight for position.
TRANSFER NEWS: The Sharks' signing spree continues.
NEWS: Argentinean international veteran Agustin Creevy was given a slap on the wrist for his stunt to pull the hair of an opponent in a European Challenge Cup quarterfinal match.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse has kept faith in the team that beat the Sharks last week.
SPOTLIGHT: Booted out of their home stadium by a hip hop concert, Racing 92 is trying to make the best of hosting their European Champions Cup semifinal almost 200km away in Lens.
SPOTLIGHT: The United States staging a first Rugby World Cup would be a "game-changer" for the sport in the country, according to Eagles international Nick Civetta.
TRANSFER NEWS: Scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer will rejoin the Stormers squad next week, having recently signed a two-year deal.
SPOTLIGHT: Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson opened the proverbial 'can of worms' when he suggested that the Premiership salary cap is a major handicap for English clubs in Europe.
SPOTLIGHT: Two years after financial turmoil forced serious consideration of a return to amateurism, Australian rugby will be looking to the World Rugby Council to deliver a watershed moment for the game Down Under.
NEWS: The fate of New Zealand Rugby's contentious deal with a US private equity firm should be known within a month, after a special general meeting was called by the sport's bosses on Wednesday.
INTERVIEW: The winless Lions may not rank as serious Currie Cup opposition, but the Bulls are determined to avoid the obvious pitfall of complacency.
SPOTLIGHT: It has been a horrible Currie Cup campaign for Western Province.
SUPER SPOTLIGHT: Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika will put pride on the line and are promising a "cultural experience".
NEWS: A new international rugby competition will once again be the topic of discussion as World Rugby looks to shake up the global calendar.
NEWS: It seems Eddie Jones' services are in high demand.
NEWS: Champions Cup officials have confirmed that the two-legged round of 16 aggregate format that was used last month for the first time won’t be repeated in the upcoming 2022/23 season.
OPINION: Hamish Bidwell asks whether a new global rugby competition will be a solution to fan boredom.
WATCH as the Lansdowne Road crowd in Dublin shows exactly what is missing from South African stadiums - SPIRIT!
UPDATE: Suspended Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais is moving ever closer to his 'date with destiny'.
NEWS: London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has been cited for allegedly pulling South African World Cup-winner Eben Etzebeth's hair during a European Challenge Cup quarterfinal away to Toulon on Sunday.