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RANKINGS: Matches grow fewer as the term peters out, but there were still some important results that have produced minor shifts to the Schools Top 20.

EXCLUSIVE: The moment Siya Kolisi led the Springboks onto Ellis Park will forever be etched in the annals of South African rugby but for those closest to him, it means a lot more.

EXCLUSIVE: Skara Ntubeni has been plagued by injury throughout his career but he remains hungry to be able to wear his Springbok blazer.

EXCLUSIVE: The Rugby Pod's Andy Goode had the chance to witness an England training session and shares the experience of watching Eddie Jones put those players through their paces.

EXCLUSIVE: The South African Sevens team retained their World Sevens Series title in the unlikeliest way when they claimed the Paris Sevens leg.

EXCLUSIVE: An act of foul play or a refereeing error can change the outcome of the game but it seems as though recent incidents would not have changed the end result.

EXCLUSIVE: Rassie Erasmus has made an immediate impact since he took over as the Springboks' head coach, an impact that has clearly galvanised the players.

EXCLUSIVE: Two consecutive wins under Rassie Erasmus' coaching has laid the platform for a successful path on the road to the 2019 World Cup.

EXCLUSIVE: Rassie Erasmus' decision to hand three players their debuts in the opening match of the June Test Series paid immediate dividends as the Springboks have now claimed two consecutive victories over England.

EXCLUSIVE: Francois 'Faf' de Klerk's return to the Springbok fold has worked wonders for the team's performance, however, it has also raised questions about the depth in the position.

EXCLUSIVE: England are just one defeat away from equalling their longest losing streak and their fall from grace could not have been more dramatic.

EXCLUSIVE: The new tackle laws which were trialled during the Under-20 World Championships will run the risk of taking away a crucial element of the game.

EXCLUSIVE: The Springboks have just come off a tough series against England and will now head straight back into their Super Rugby franchises, however, some players deserve a break.

EXCLUSIVE: As the game moves ever closer to becoming a year-long season, managing the number of matches the players are involved in becomes more important than ever.

EXCLUSIVE: Aled Walters' decision to leave Munster and join Rassie Erasmus as part of the Springbok coaching staff was a no-brainer as he holds the team in high regard.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Springbok flyhalf Butch James reveals who he believes should be Rassie Erasmus' backup flyhalf going forward, and it's an interesting selection.

EXCLUSIVE: Now that the dust has settled on what was a successful first outing for Rassie Erasmus, it was pleasing to see that the coach was not tempted to hand out free Springbok caps - especially in the dead rubber Test.

EXCLUSIVE: As the Springbok players disperse across the country to their various Super Rugby teams, they will now face a metal challenge of adjusting to the demands of Super Rugby.

EXCLUSIVE: The Springboks' defeat to England at Newlands has got some people worried about the lack of depth the country has in certain positions.

EXCLUSIVE: There were some solid performances for the Springboks in their series against England and some not-so-solid ones as well.

EXCLUSIVE: Duane Vermeulen made a highly successful return to the Springbok fold, a year after a poor showing that saw him lose his spot, proving that he remains one of the best loose forwards in the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Player management is not simply a case of resting players from matches as Springboks Head of High-Performance Aled Walters explains.

EXCLUSIVE: Rassie Erasmus made a successful start to his Springbok coaching tenure but all eyes are now on what progress will be made as the Rugby Championships draw nearer.

EXCLUSIVE: Leaving the comforts of home in Wales and shipping your family to South Africa is a daunting prospect in itself, however, the chance to work alongside Rassie Erasmus at international level was an opportunity Aled Walters could not pass up.

EXCLUSIVE: Self-confessed Jesse Kriel look alike Aled Walters, the Springboks' Head of Athletic Performance, brings his Welsh charm and shares some funny stories about his time at Munster and the Springboks.

The conclusion of the June internationals has answered many questions about where the strength of the international game is but now the southern hemisphere weirdly heads back to Super Rugby.

Having wrapped up their June Test series over England, the general feeling is that the Springboks have renewed the public's belief that they will return to being one of the best teams in the world.

The Springboks' remarkable come-from-behind 42-39 in the opening Test over England has restored the country's hopes about the revival of the nation's beloved team.

WATCH as Edinburgh-bound Bulls prop Pierre Schoeman explain how they plan to cope with the Lions' highly rated pack.

OPINION: Ngani Laumape produced the most eye-catching performance in Round 18 of Super Rugby.

INJURY UPDATE: The Sharks have revealed the full extent of Daniel du Preez's injury.

After all the goodwill generated by Thorn around re-building culture at Ballymore, no matter what way you look at it, the Reds sit in an all too familiar position with one round remaining.

WRAP: What a turnaround! Down 7-15 at half-time and lucky to be behind by so little as they hung on with their fingernails in the face of the aggressive Blue Bulls, Free State became a new force in the second half and ended 38-21 winners.

WATCH as we bring you highlights from two great flyhalves, Beauden Barrett and Damien McKenzie, and then let us know who your choice is for All Black flyhalf.

NEWS: Western Province Rugby Football Union Vice President, Gerald Njengele, has been cleared of all charges of racism following an appeal.

EXCLUSIVE: You would think that the Deputy President of the sports National body would know the achievements of the various national teams but not DP of the South African Rugby Union.

Being chosen for the Craven Week is much excitement and pleasure for all who are chosen. It's an acknowledgement of class.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw has revealed his squad for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, USA.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The flyhalf also known as the 'first five-eighth' in New Zealand and the 'outhalf' in Ireland, is possibly the most pivotal position on the rugby pitch.

SEVENS SPOTLIGHT: The Springbok Sevens squad assembled in Mossel Bay on Sunday for a final training camp before departure to San Francisco, where the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament will be played at AT&T Park from 20-22 July.

REACTION: Blues fullback Michael Collins won't be leaving the Blues anytime soon.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: England coach Simon Amor has named the 12 players who will represent their country at the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco from July 20 to 22.

INJURY UPDATE: The Bulls have one injury concern after their 43-34 win over the Jaguares in Pretoria last weekend.

NEWS: Former Springbok and Cheetahs fullback Johan Goosen finally addressed the manner in which he left Racing 92.

INJURY UPDATE: The Chiefs refuse to risk Sam Cane or Damian McKenzie in its pursuit of claiming a home quarterfinal clash.

NEWS: Wayne Pivac will coach Wales when fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland's 12-year tenure comes to an end following the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the Wales Rugby Union announced Monday.

WRAP: The Golden Lions' superior workrate saw them pull away from Eastern Province in the second half to record a 44-25 victory on the opening day of the 2018 Craven Week in Paarl.

TRANSFER NEWS: With flyhalves Danny Cipriani and Owen Williams making their way to Gloucester, flyhalf Billy Burns has opted to take his services to Ulster.

REACTION: The Sharks will prepare for their decisive Super Rugby Round 19 encounter with the Jaguares without the services of two of their most influential players.

REACTION: The Bulls may have done the Lions a massive favour by beating the Jaguares at the weekend, but there will be no favours handed out at Ellis Park this coming weekend.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: The Melbourne Rebels are looking to returning Wallabies Will Genia and Adam Coleman as reinforcements for their high-stakes visit to Dunedin.

REACTION: It is believed Newlands has been put up as 'security' for outstanding debts, as the future of the iconic stadium remains shrouded in uncertainty.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: The Waratahs have mixed emotions as their wrecking ball Taqele Naiyaravoro blazes away in a record-breaking season as the Tahs tune up for the Super Rugby play-offs.

OPINION: Ben Smith looks at the consequences of two of Super Rugby's best and most exciting teams going head-to-head on consecutive weekends.

NEWS: The Welsh Rugby Union are set to reveal their new Kiwi coach this week.

Exeter Chiefs prop Carl Rimmer has retired after suffering a stroke during a training session in January.

REACTION: The fall-out over game-changing red card decisions escalated at the weekend, as two New Zealand coach asked for a rethink.

ANALYSIS: Koinonia Halafungani Laumape, who spent a few years in rival code Rugby League, has been in sensational form since he returned to Rugby Union from his stint with the Auckland-based New Zealand Warriors.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Zimbabwe tighthead prop Farai Mudariki will head to the Premiership after signing a contract with Worcester Warriors.

WATCH as former Bulls loose forward Jono Ross talks about being named as Sale Sharks' captain for the 2018-19 Premiership season.

SPOTLIGHT: Following Sale’s blockbuster signing of Chris Ashton and with most clubs starting pre-season already RugbyPass looks at the top-10 Premiership signings for the 2018/19 season.

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING WRAP: Zimbabwe, after a week in which they slept on the streets of Tunisia in protest against their hosts, failed to deliver on the field.

Forwards and defence coach of Saracens, Alex Sanderson, said that while the club is welcoming back their former winger David Strettle from his time in France, Sale-bound Chris Ashton was “too expensive” for the Premiership champions.

NEWS: The schedule for the men's World Rugby Sevens Series 2018/19 was confirmed on Friday.

The Academy Week for Under-18 Provincial teams, Craven Week's little brother, starts at Paarl Boys' High on Monday, 9 July 2018. The fixtures for the first two days have been drawn up.

The appointments of match officials fro the first two days of both Craven Week and the Academy Week have been made known.

Bristol Bears' Mark Tainton had a brief spell as interim coach of the side and so was well placed to help Pat Lam snare one of world rugby's best openside flankers to their ranks ahead of their new season in the top flight.

The fixtures for the first two days of the 2018 Craven Week being played at Paarl Boys' High's Brug Street field, are laid down.

LIVE NOW: Welcome to the Super Rugby Round 18 match between the Stormers and Sharks in Cape Town.

SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Bulls did fellow South African franchises, the Lions and Sharks, by ending the Jaguares' impressive winning streak.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: Stormers head coach Robbie Fleck is not too concerned about his future, despite his team's poor season.

TRANSFER NEWS: Australia international scrumhalf Nick Frisby has joined Glasgow Warriors on a two-year deal ahead of the new season, subject to visa and medical.

MATCH REPORT: The Waratahs secured top spot in the Australian conference when they hammered the Sunwolves 77-25 in Sydney on Saturday.y.

MATCH REPORT: Damian McKenzie orchestrated a 24-19 victory for the Chiefs over a hard-finishing Brumbies in Hamilton on Saturday, to keep their hopes of a Super Rugby home quarterfinal alive..

MATCH REPORT: Powerful "Mini Bus" Ngani Laumape drove the Hurricanes to a 42-24 Super Rugby win over the Blues on Saturday to all but ensure them a home quarterfinal.

NEWS: Wallabies and Reds utility back Karmicheal Hunt will make his return to rugby alongside fellow Reds' discard Quade Cooper.

NEWS: The Cheetahs made an important signing ahead of their second season in the Pro14.

NEWS: Daryl Gibson is set to sign a new contract with the Waratahs.

SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Crusaders put down a big marker by sealing top spot in the standings with more than a week to go in the league stages.

SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Reds upstaged the Rebels in Brisbane on Friday, to cause havoc in the Australian conference.

NEWS: The Maori All Blacks will head to South America in November.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: The Reds, for the fifth successive year, are stuck outside the top 10.

DESPERATE DERBIES: With just two rounds of league action remaining, there are some intriguing match-ups this Saturday - including a couple of crucial domestic derbies.

For the sixth successive year, Western Province won the main match on the final day of the Under-13 Craven Week played at Hoërskool Diamantveld. They were the only unbeaten team at the tournament.

A RUGBY365 DOCUMENTARY: Newlands was once the pride of South African rugby. It is still the oldest, active, Test ground. However, it may soon be consigned to the history books.

TRANSFER NEWS: The signing of Scottish international scrumhalf Henry Pyrgos has brought a proven "winner" to Edinburgh, head coach Richard Cockerill said.

Free State won Friday's final match of the Grant Khomo Rugby Week at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley.

Scotty Stevenson and & Mils Muliaina talk about the incident when Blues hooker James Parsons denied a SANZAAR statement that claimed he received an apology from Owen Franks.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: Another Super Rugby season is near completion and again the Stormers are left to wonder when will it be their year?

The new Gallagher Premiership fixtures are only out, but already they’re causing a problem for Bristol Bears.

NEWS: Naas Botha will return to the SuperSport studio for the first time since the Ashwin Willemse incident on May 19.

REACTION: The Tunisian rugby federation criticised the Zimbabwean national team for unsporting behaviour after they slept on the street in protest at the hotel in which they were put up.

The Blue Bulls and Free State will meet in the final Under-16 Grant Khomo Week match as both teams' unbeaten run is put to the test.

Going into the day three five times were unbeaten - three who had won both of their matches - Boland, Eastern Province and Western Province - and two who had drawn one - the Blue Bulls and South Western Districts.

FIXTURES REVEALED: Newly-promoted Bristol Bears have been handed the honour of opening the Premiership season on August 31.

Boland and Western Province will meet in the final match of the Under-13 Craven Week on Friday, July 6.

REBELS WITH A CAUSE: The battle for play-off places is heating up with only two rounds left of the league phase.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Robert du Preez reveals his team to take on the Stormers in Cape Town.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Springboks captain Siyamthanda Kolisi will miss the Stormers' final Super Rugby match against the Sharks on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls head coach John Micthell named an unchanged starting XV to face the Jaguares at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday

Wednesday, July 4, is Day Two of the Grant Khomo Week at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley, and again giant-slayers Border are in action, this time against the Blue Bulls.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Hurricanes captain Brad Shields will return to the starting XV for his 100th Super Rugby match against the Blues at Westpac Stadium on Saturday

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Brumbies travel to FMG Stadium in Waikato this weekend to face the Chiefs hoping to make it four wins a row after defeating the Bulls, Sunwolves and Hurricanes in their last three outings.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: The Stormers' desperation to end their season on a winning note could prove to be problematic for the Sharks in their quest for a Super Rugby play-off berth.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: The Lions, on the brink of failing to make the Super Rugby play-offs for the first time since 2015, remain adamant their future looks bright.

INJURY UPDATE: The Highlanders have just been hit with a massive front row blow ahead of Friday's big South Island derby with the Crusaders.

LISTEN as @King365ed, @LoffieEloff, @wynandclaass & @Tauriq365 try to make sense of the hodgepodge of mediocrity that was evident in @SuperRugby this past weekend.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The return of Israel Folau at fullback is the only change to the Waratahs' starting line-up for Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Sunwolves at Allianz Stadium.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Jerome Kaino will become the second most capped Blues player when he starts in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Chiefs head coach Colin Cooper has tweaked his team for their Super Rugby Round 18 clash against the Brumbies at the FMG Stadium in Hamilton.

By the end of the second day of the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, there were four unbeaten sides - Blue Bulls, Eastern Province, Free State and Valke.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sunwolves have made six changes to their starting team for Saturday's clash against the Waratahs in Sydney.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Crusaders starting XV to face the Highlanders on Friday features the return of eight players from All Blacks duty, and the highly anticipated return of No.8 Kieran Read from injury.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: All Black loose forward Liam Squire has been bracketed with Elliot Dixon for Friday's big South Island derby clash with the Crusaders.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The SANZAAR joint venture partners met in Singapore for a 'very productive' meeting on the future of the Super Rugby competitions.

TRANSFER NEWS: Chris Ashton signed for Sale on Tuesday in a hammerblow for Toulon, where the free-running wing/fullback enjoyed an outstanding season last year.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Melbourne Rebels have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of their crucial clash against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.

NEWS: Teams in the French professional rugby leagues of the Top 14 and Pro D2 might be able to field 12 replacements per match next season, up from the current eight.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Reds will welcome back Test lock Izack Rodda to their starting line-up for their clash against the Melbourne Rebels in Brisbane.

INJURY UPDATE: The Sharks will be without one of their key players for their final two league phase matches of the Super Rugby season.

NEWS: Zimbabwe rugby players along with former Springbok head coach Peter De Villiers were forced to sleep on the streets of Tunisia in preparation for their World Cup qualifier.

There is second round of a World Cup qualifier in Hong Kong, Super Rugby reaches its penultimate round this week and there are semifinals in the SuperSport Challenge in South Africa.

Tuesday, July 3, was the second day of the Under-13 Craven Week being played at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley where five teams are still unbeaten.

Here is a look at the highest paid players in the 2017/2018 season.

OPINION: Super Rugby is back after the June international break and so is rugby365's Team of the Week.

INJURY UPDATE: Holding onto to the number one spot of the South African Conference just got more challenging for the Lions.

TRANSFER NEWS: Cardiff Blues have added further depth to their backline with the signing of Jason Harries from Edinburgh.

TRANSFER NEWS: Pro14 team Ulster announced that Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby will be drafted in to help prepare the club for the new season.

INJURY UPDATE: The Stormers have two players back in their squad ahead of their clash against the Sharks at Newlands. 

NEWS: Rieko and Akira Ioane have both verbally agreed to stay with the struggling Blues after this year's Super Rugby season

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Rebels' Super Rugby match against the Reds could pave the way to an inaugural finals berth for the Melbourne franchise.

NEWS: The Crusaders will welcome the Highlanders to the Wyatt Crockett Stadium on Friday.

INJURY UPDATE: The Bulls, out of the play-off running, can still play an important role in the Super Rugby competition.

REACTION: Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has called for referees to clamp down on "really dangerous" deliberate neck rolls on his star Wallabies flank David Pocock.

NEWS: Just seven weeks after retiring, former All Black centre Conrad Smith has already taken up a coaching job at French club Pau.

The Grant Khomo Week for Under-16 provincial teams starts at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley on Monday, 2 July 2018.

OPINION: All Blacks captain Kieran Read maybe propagating the removal of Super Rugby's conference system, but it actually benefits New Zealand rugby.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Wallaby and Waratahs fullback Israel Folau urged World Rugby to provide a 'bit more clarity' around the aerial contest.

INJURY UPDATE: Reds centre Samu Kerevi's Super Rugby season has come to an abrupt end due to a ruptured bicep.

INJURY UPDATE: Two Crusaders players have been ruled out of the remainder of the Super Rugby competition through injuries.

The first day of the Grant Khomo Week for Under-16 provincial teams, produced the first surprise of the week.

Along with the Grant Khomo Week, the Under-13 Craven Week starts at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley on Monday. 2 July 2018.

There were eight matches on Day 1 of the Under-13 Craven Week being played in cold Kimberley at Hoërskool Diamantveld.

REACTION: Sharks head coach Robert du Preez hailed his team's second-half fightback against the Lions at Kings Park on Saturday.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks and Crusaders captain Kieran Read wants the Super Rugby conference system to be axed.

REACTION: Chris Boyd summed it up as "the worst 40 minutes of football we’ve played in four years" after the Hurricanes had just lost their third straight match, the first time under his watch that has happened.

INJURY UPDATE: Perhaps the time has come for injury-prone All Black midfielder Sonny Bill Williams to step away from the game.

MATCH REPORT: The Jaguares have recorded their first win over the Stormers with an impressive 25-14 victory in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Sunwolves recorded historic back-to-back victories over the Pretoria-based Bulls, following on their 21-20 victory over the Bulls in Tokyo last year. This time the Sunwolves won 42-37, outscoring the Bulls by six tries to four in a match in which the lead changed hands four times.

TRANSFER NEWS: Wasps confirm that Georgian international front row Zurabi Zhvania will join the club ahead of the 2018/19 season.

SUPER RUGBY MATCH REPORT: Sharks kept their Super Rugby play-off hopes alive with a 31-24 win over the Lions on Saturday in Durban.

DISCIPLINARY NEWS: Hurricanes duo Julian Savea and Gareth Evans have been issued warnings for foul during their team's 12-24 defeat to the Brumbies in Canberra.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team delves into suggestions @lospumas players threw matches to get rid of their coach and @wynandclaass tells us about the time when players confronted the @Springboks coach.

SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Brumbies ended a 20-match losing streak to New Zealand teams to put themselves back in the play-off race.

SUPER RUGBY REPORT: The Chiefs put down a big marker in Suva on Saturday, beating the Highlanders in a 10-try thriller.

REACTION: Lions head coach Swys de Bruin says they will fight to stay on top of the South African Conference log after they went down 24-31 to the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

NEWS: Former All Black utility back Luke McAlister finally shut down speculations that he is heading to the Pro14.

REACTION: Reds head coach Brad Thorn joined the chorus of criticism levelled at officials this year.

MATCH REPORT: Hong Kong won the first leg of their home and away series against the Cook Islands 26-3 in Rarotonga Saturday to move a step closer to a berth in next year's World Cup in Japan.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: With the June internationals out of the way, it's time for the Southern Hemisphere's premier rugby competition to resume.

MATCH REPORT: Debutant Dalmus Chituyi scored two crucial tries at the death to help Kenya beat Zimbabwe 45-36 in a dramatic Rugby World Cup qualifier in Nairobi on Saturday.

This week the Short Ball team brought James McOnie off the bench to join Mils Muliaina in the studio.

TRANSFER NEWS: Crusaders loose forward Jordan Taufua has decided to turn down the opportunity to play for Japanese club Sagamihara Dynaboars.

After Jerome Kaino’s whiffed conversion in his final game at Eden Park this past Friday, we decided to compile a few memorable ‘big man’ kicks, for better or worse.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: Elton Jantjies, one of those players the fans love to hate, is not the type of person that will succumb to a bit of criticism.

REPORT: Ed Fidow bagged a hat-trick of tries as Samoa moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2019 World Cup when they thrashed Germany 66-15 in Apia on Saturday, snapping a two-year losing streak.

TRANSFER NEWS: Wallabies scrumhalf Joe Powell has committed his future to Australian Rugby, re-signing with Rugby Australia and the Brumbies until the end of 2020.

PACIFIC THRILLER: With just three rounds remaining before the play-offs, there are a significant number of domestic derbies that will have a decisive influence on the final pool standings.

REACTION: Wallabies fullback Israel Folau's wife Maria Folau has called out World Rugby after her husband's one-match suspension for dangerous play was upheld

INJURY UPDATE: There is still some uncertainty about when Eben Etzebeth will return to the playing field.

Eugene de Villiers, the operations manager of SARU's referees' department has sent out the regulations for the knock-out matches of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge which start with the four quarterfinals this weekend.

SUPER RUGBY MATCH REPORT: Bernard Foley scored the match-winning try nine minutes from time, as the Waratahs stole a march on the Rebels in the race to top the Australian conference.

SUPER RUGBY MATCH REPORT: The Blues gave All Black veteran Jerome Kaino the perfect send-off.

Paarl Boys' High played host to the first World Schools Festival in South Africa in March-April this year. There will be a second festival, organised by the same organisers, on 25-30 March 2019, hosted this time by Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch.

In the LSEN Craven Week being played at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark, hosts Valke met Western Province in the choice match on the third and final day, and the home side won 24-12. They are entitled to consider themselves the top team in this year's tournament.

SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: There will be a host of Springboks on display when the Sharks welcome the Lions to Kings Park for a crucial Super Rugby clash on Saturday.

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: The Waratahs were dealt a critical blow on the eve of their decisive Super Rugby showdown with the Rebels.

What should the referee have done?

PRO 14 SPOTLIGHT: Terming anything ‘the best’ is usually subjective. It’s a matter of opinion, to be debated and discussed. And yet, the phrase ‘Leinster are the best team in Europe’ is just an indisputable fact.

TRANSFER NEWS: Duane Vermeulen's new team has been revealed on Thursday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Warren Whiteley will captain the Lions when they face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Nine Springboks who were involved in the June Tests against Wales and England will feature for the Stormers against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sharks head coach Robert du Preez has had no hesitation in throwing his Springbok players back into action for their crucial Super Rugby clash against the Lions at Kings Park on Saturday.

AUSSIE DECIDER: The competition - resuming after the June international break - start of with a couple of delectable Friday matches.

In the SA Rugby Girls Under-18 Week, being played at Jeppe High School for Boys, four teams have now won each of their two matches -Border, Border Country Districts , Western Province and Eastern Province.

The competition at the SA Rugby Girls Under-16 Week intensified at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Tuesday in a thrilling day’s play as Western Province, Eastern Province, Limpopo and the Pumas registered their second round of victories to remain unbeaten going into Friday’s final round.

INJURY UPDATE: Scotland forward Tim Swinson is set to be sidelined for six months with a leg injury, his Glasgow club side announced Thursday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Highlanders head coach Aaron Mauger has named a strong side to take on the Chiefs in Fiji.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls will travel to the Singapore National Stadium for their Super Rugby clash against the Sunwolves with a number of new faces as well as a new captain in flyhalf Handre Pollard this weekend.

NEWS: The Sharks will play their first-ever match at the Moses Mabhida stadium, in Durban, next month.

ALL BLACK SPOTLIGHT: All Black captain Kieran Read is finally back on the playing field.

LISTEN to Lions captain and Springbok No.8 Warren Whiteley, as he fronted up to the media this week, where he spoke about his future and the mass exodus at the union.

There are two qualifying matches for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, one in Apia, the other in Raratonga.

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: Fullback Israel Folau is set to miss the Waratahs' crucial Super Rugby match against Rebels on Friday after being handed a one-match ban.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Sharks face a challenging path to the playoffs, with their first make or break moment being the must-win clash against the Lions this weekend says, captain Ruan Botha.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls will be forgiven if they feel they are in a South African derby when they face the Sunwolves in Singapore on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The chiefs have revealed an exciting team for their clash against the Highlanders in Suva, Fiji.

Austin van Heerden played just one Test for the South African Coloured Rugby Board and was the captain of his team in that Test.

NEWS: New Zealand, always keen to lead the way, have a plan to break into the United States market.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Experienced scrumhalf Thomas Perenara will lead the Hurricanes on Saturday in their crucial Super Rugby match against the Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Brumbies head coach Dan McKellar has made four changes to the pack for the visit of New Zealand powerhouse the Hurricanes to GIO Stadium, Canberra this Saturday.

JUNE ANALYSIS: The June internationals have come and gone. Jan de Koning looks for pointers to what we can expect at the World Cup in Japan next year.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Blues welcome back All Blacks Rieko Ioane and Ofa Tuungafasi for Friday’s Super Rugby clash against the Reds on Friday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley will captain the NSW Waratahs in a top of the table Super Rugby derby against Australian Conference rivals the Melbourne Rebels on Friday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Melbourne Rebels have made two changes to the starting XV as they prepare to restart their rugby season with a top-of-the-Conference clash against the NSW Waratahs at AAMI Park on Friday.

TRANSFER NEWS: England lock Dave Attwood has signed a new deal with Premiership side Bath.

The matches on Day 3 of the Independent Schools Rugby Festival started in the early Grahamstown morning.

The SA Rugby Girls Under-18 Week kicked off on an action-packed note at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Reds have included several Wallabies for the SUper RUgby fixture against the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland.

TRANSFER NEWS: Fijian back row forward Nemani Nagusa has become Newcastle Falcons’ latest signing ahead of the 2018-19 season.

NEWS: Adriaan Strauss has officially announced that he will be retiring from all forms of the game at the end of the 2018 Super Rugby season, following a sterling 14-year rugby career.

TRANSFER NEWS: Another Lions star has confirmed his move north to Europe.

INJURY UPDATE: The Hurricanes have a number of injury concerns ahead of their Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies in Canberra on Friday.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Japan rugby coach Jamie Joseph said his team were capable of making history by reaching the quarter-finals at next year's World Cup.

REACTION: Red Rose great Jeremy Guscott has warned coach Eddie Jones "will have to change his ways if England are going to have a chance of winning the World Cup next year".

The LSEN (Learners with Special Education Needs) Craven Week delivered another thrilling round of the competition at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark.

NEWS: Brumbies wing Chance Peni's Super Rugby season is over before it even started.

NEWS: Tony Brown has taken over the head coaching role at the Sunwolves for the remainder of the 2018 Super Rugby season.

INJURY UPDATE: The Rebels' Super Rugby fixture against Waratahs just got more challenging as captain Adam Coleman joins scrumhalf Will Genia on the sidelines.

NEWS: Samoa's Prime Minister has fired stinging criticism at the national Rugby Union team, saying they "have no guts", while also rubbishing Germany ahead of their crunch Rugby World Cup qualifier in Apia on Saturday.

UPDATE: Former Springbok Ashwin Willemse's hopes of having some big names in his 'team' in his racism stand-off with pay-TV station SuperSport has been dashed.

VIDEO: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus plans to 'manage' his players in the next six weeks, ahead of the Rugby Championship.

TRANSFER NEWS: Just weeks after Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade announced his resignation from the national side, backs coach Felipe COntepomi is also jumping ship.

A young, inexperienced St Andrew's College 1st XV has played two games thus far at the Independent Schools Rugby Festival at Kingswood College.

NEWS: Former Springbok flank Pedrie Wannenburg has finally announced his retirement from professional rugby.

INJURY UPDATE: The Bulls, desperate to salvage some pride at the end of a failed Super Rugby campaign, have been dealt a series of crippling injury blows.

NEWS: The Crusaders received some great news after the Christchurch City Council has opted to bring forth its funding for the Multi-Use Arena.

NEWS: Wigan boss Shaun Wane is to leave Rugby League for a position as high performance coach with the Scottish Rugby Union.

WORLD RANKINGS: After avoiding a 3-0 series whitewash at the hands of hosts South Africa with a 25-10 win in the third and final test at Newlands, England have moved up to fourth place in the World Rugby Rankings.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: England could be scouting for a new head coach ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Go behind the scenes with Super Rugby referee Jaco Peyper as he tells us how he prepares for the huge demands faced as one of the game’s best.

INJURY UPDATE: The Waratahs will be without their captain for the final few rounds of the 2018 Super Rugby season.

REACTION: Kenyan sports minister Rashid Echesa ordered for the reinstatement of national Sevens coach Innocent Simiyu following his sacking this week.

OPINION: Opposition beware. Scott Barrett has officially arrived and he is here to ruin your night.

NEWS: Crusaders vice-captain Matt Todd has re-committed to the franchise for the 2019 season.

REACTION: England head coach Eddie Jones believes the Springboks are serious contenders for the World Cup in 2019.

REACTION: Johnny Sexton underlined his importance to Ireland as he was again their match-winner in Saturday's dramatic 20-16 triumph in Sydney.

DEVELOPING NEWS: The Ashwin Willemse saga is a festering boil in desperate need of being lanced.

SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT: The Blue Bulls Rugby Union have revealed who will represent the Union at the upcoming Youth Weeks.

In the LSEN Craven Week at Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark, it was a good day for the Valke.

The first match on Day 2 of the Independent Schools Rugby Festival being played at Kingswood College in Grahamstown, may just end up being the outstanding match of the tournament.

In the main games of the day in the SA Rugby Girls Under-16 Week at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg, a missed conversion by the Sharks on the stroke of full-time saw Western Province pip them 20-19, while Border scored a try in the dying seconds against South Western Districts to secure a 22-20 victory.

REACTION: Flyhalf Elton Jantjies proved once again that he is a liability at Test level for the Springboks.

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: World Rugby has given grumpy Austraian coach Michel Cheika another reason to moan.

REACTION: Injured England loose forward Billy Vunipola has been told to 'get his head in a good place' after yet another injury setback.

NEWS: Scarlets Team Manager Mark Taylor will leave the region, with immediate effect, for personal reasons.

WATCH as Damian McKenzie puts on display his true qualities as a flyhalf.

OPINION: The June international window has come to a dramatic climax, with plenty of controversies and many more highlights.

REACTION: The upcoming Rugby Championship will give Bok head coach Rassie Erasmus to Test a few other players in the all-important No.8 role.

OPINION: South Africa failed to complete a clean sweep over England at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.

WATCH when former Wallaby hooker Phil Kearns raised the ire of Irish people the world over following bizarre comments made during the Australia Ireland match in Sydney.

OPINION: England’s tour of South Africa came to its conclusion, as the visitors salvaged pride with an impressive and disciplined 25-10 win at Newlands in Cape Town.

OPINION: The All Blacks capped their series against France with a 49-14 victory at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

OPINION: Michael Cheika’s Australia side went down to the touring Ireland in heartbreaking fashion last night. Here’s how the players fared individually.

OPINION: Ireland have won their first series in Australia since 1979.

REPORT: Namibia scored 18 tries to humiliate Tunisia 118-0 in a 2019 Rugby World Cup Africa qualifier over weekend while Kenya upset Morocco 28-24 in another second-round match.

REACTION: Flyhalf Adam Hastings, a son of Scotland rugby legend Gavin, was among a trio hailed by coach Gregor Townsend Sunday after a 44-15 thrashing of Argentina in a one-off Test.

REACTION: England flyhalf Danny Cipriani has played down his role in the magical try that ensured victory over South Africa this weekend and ended a six-match losing streak.

REACTION: Australia head coach Michael Cheika has extended an invitation referee and his assistants to attend the media conference after the Wallabies suffered a series defeat to Ireland.

REACTION: The fallout over the multitude of controversial refereeing decision that blighted the June internationals escalated at the weekend.

REACTION: England head coach Eddie Jones hailed his team's composure after they beat the Boks 25-10 at Newlands on Saturday.

REACTION: On November 17 the world's two top-ranked teams, New Zealand and Ireland, will go head-to-head in Dublin in one of the most anticipated games ahead of next year's World Cup.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Watch all the post-match reaction and see what the numbers say about England's 25-10 win over South Africa at Newlands at the weekend.

MATCH REPORT: Brothers George and Peter Horne scored 24 points between them as Scotland trounced Argentina 44-15 Saturday in a one-off Test in Resistencia.

JUNE MATCH REPORT: England wrapped up their disastrous June Test Series with an impressive 25-10 win over the Springboks at Newlands in Cape Town.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent a message of goodwill to the Springboks before their third and final Test against England at the weekend.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Seven players from our number one ranked team on our famous Top 20 rankings - Paul Roos - have been selected to don the blue and white hoops at the 2018 Craven Week in Paarl from 8 to 14 July.

The matches at the Independent Schools Rugby Festival kicked off at Kingswood's City Lords Ground on Saturday, 23 June 2018.

MATCH REPORT: Rieko Ioane scored a second-half hat-trick as New Zealand flattened France 49-14 to complete a clean sweep of their three-Test series in Dunedin on Saturday.

MATCH REPORT: Ireland secured a rare series victory over Australia after they edged the home side 20-16 in a tense third Test in Sydney on Saturday.

REACTION: France felt hard done by yet another officiating howler after Damian McKenzie's referee-assisted try put the All Blacks on the road to a thumping 49-14 victory on Saturday.

NEWS: Kenya's preparations for next month's World Cup Sevens have been thrown into disarray by the government withdrawing its 20 million shilling (US$189,000) sponsorship of the team.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Any doubts whether veteran Schalk Brits is still in good enough shape to play international rugby was summarily dismissed this week.

MATCH REPORT: Japan blanked Georgia 28-0 on Saturday to end a busy month of home Tests on a high note after splitting a two-match series against Italy.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Los Pumas coach Daniel Hourcade is on his way out after Saturday's match with Scotland.

INJURY UPDATE: Seems like the All Blacks skipper Kieran Read will feature in the Crusaders' play-offs campaign after being sidelined for six months.

JUNE INTERNATIONALS: Coaches Daniel Hourcade of Argentina and Gregor Townsend of Scotland are equally desperate to win a one-off Test in Resistencia Saturday, but for contrasting reasons.

JUNE INTERNATIONALS: Déjà vu. Is that what we are to expect at Newlands on Saturday?

MATCH REPORT: The boot of Sonatane Takulua and a late try by Dan Faleafa sealed an upset 27-19 win for Tonga over Pacific Nations Cup champions Fiji in Lautoka on Saturday.

THE DECIDER: The Six Nations champions Ireland will seek to secure a rare Series win when they face Australia in Saturday's June Test Series decider.

THE THIRD TEST: The All Blacks dismissed the idea of spicing up the dead-rubber third Test against France by putting the already won Dave Gallaher Trophy back on the line.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Pieter-Steph du Toit's versatility has made him an integral part of the Springboks' forward pack.

The biennial Independent Schools Rugby Festival starts at Kingswood College in Grahamstown on Saturday, 23 June 2018.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Australia captain Michael Hooper has urged his side to pay more 'attention to detail' during their Series decider against Ireland.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Regular Springboks captain Warren Whiteley will finally make his long-awaited return to the field.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Blue Bulls Company and CEO Barend van Graan have decided to part ways at the end of January 2019.

We have previously looked at things that can happen to a knock-on. Now we have a knock-back.

SEVENS SPOTLIGHT: Springbok Sevens captain Neil Powell has named a strong 15-man squad for the Sevens World Cup to be played in San Francisco from July 20-22.

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: South Africa Under-20 hooker Tiaan van der Merwe has been slapped with a six-week ban for a vile and foul-mouth rant at the World Rugby junior championship.

JUNE TEST: Japan may have to sacrifice a little style in favour of substance if they want to overcome Georgia's beefy hard men this weekend, captain Michael Leitch revealed.

The New Zealand team management is, by all accounts, one of the most professional outfits in the world - if not the best. However, sometimes even they get it wrong.

On Monday, 25 June 2018, the LSEN Craven Week starts at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark.

REACTION: Ireland will bid for a prestigious Southern Hemisphere series win against Australia on Saturday, to underline their burgeoning status just over a year ahead of the World Cup.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Bok coach Rassie Erasmus believes his team's defence will be tested more with Danny Cipriani in the England No.10 jersey for the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus is eager to see how Warrick Gelant handles the pressure in the third and final Test against England at Newlands on Saturday.

REACTION: A fired-up France IS demanding respect, as they head into the final Test against New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made several changes to his team for the third and final Test against England, at Newlands on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: England coach Eddie Jones made three changes to his starting XV to face South Africa in the final match of the three-Tests series, at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Centre Bautista Ezcurra will win his first Argentina cap when he plays against Scotland Saturday in a one-off Test at Estadio Centenario in Resistencia.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Scotland made eight changes to the side who suffered a shock defeat to the USA last weekend.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: France has dropped skipper Mathieu Bastareaud and brought back Wesley Fofana in one of two changes for Saturday's third Test against the All Blacks in Dunedin.

Schalk Brits may be in the running to play for his country at next year's World Cup, but he is no longer welcome at Saracens.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wallaby coach Michael Cheika has made some interesting changes to his team for the three-Test series decider against Ireland on Saturday.

WATCH as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus discusses possible tactics against England at a wet Newlands on Saturday.

OPINION: Alex Shaw comes up with five key changes that could help England achieve victory in the final encounter of their three-Test series against South Africa.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies says Rassie Erasmus is quite different from other coaches he has played under before.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Ireland announced five changes on Thursday as they seek their first Test series victory in 39 years in Australia.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Grand Slam champions Ireland have revealed a mouth-watering November Test Series schedule.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Seems like another member of Eddie Jones’ England coaching team are ready to jump ship ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

WATCH as former Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse's lawyer Nqobizitha Mlilo explains why his client is heading to the Equality Court.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team delves into a month of refereeing controversies in Test rugby.

It is the last weekend of the June window before it slams shut again and people get on with more ordinary competitions - more ordinary, but serious and of high standard.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Bok coach Rassie Erasmus will continue his fine balancing act between experimentation and building momentum when he selects his team on Thursday.

NEWS: England supporters could not contain their resentment with Eddie Jones' team after their 12-23 defeat to South Africa in Bloemfontein

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Australia have to focus on producing a ‘fulfilled’ performance during Saturday's series decider against Ireland, fullback Israel Folau revealed.

A judicial committee has handed-down a four-week suspension to Wales player Ross Moriarty following the second test in Santa Fe against Argentina last weekend.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says Lions head coach Swys de Bruin is the man responsible for South Africa's improved showing on attack during the England series.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Mzwandile Stick is enjoying his new lease on life with the Springboks in 2018.

NEWS: There was no racism, subtle or otherwise, in the controversial incident that resulted in former Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse walking out of a live studio broadcast.

OPINION: Former England flyhalf and now media pundit Andrew James Goode names a team he feels will be good enough to beat the Springboks at Newlands.

WATCH as King's College Auckland and Auckland Grammar School faced off for their traditional Haka exchanges pre-match, setting the scene for the 206th First XV meeting between the two schools.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ireland supporters could see Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding don the green jersey in the future.

New Zealand may have lost a pivotal player in the build-up to the third and final Test against France, but they have regained a big trump card.

WATCH as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus explains why scrumhalf Francois de Klerk is allowed to roam freely on the field.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Saturday's Test at Newlands between the Springboks and England could be a historic one if reports that surfaced over the weekend are true.

ANALYSIS: Ben Smith unpacks Ireland's second Test win overt Australia and why they are fancied to claim the series.

Syd Nomis, a great Springbok, died in Johannesburg on Saturday morning.

OPINION: Six consecutive defeats, five of those in Tests, will pile the pressure on any coach.

Graeme got a bit of theirown medicine this weekend.

The 1st XV match on KDay was always going to be competitive, and whilst College eventually ran out comfortable 24-5 winners, it was far tighter than the scoreline suggests, especially in the first half.

Again we publish the results of School vs School on a rugby Saturday.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Hooker Schalk Brits is set to make his first Test appearance for the Springboks since the 2015 World Cup in England.

REACTION: Coach Joe Schmidt says there was nothing "monumental" in Ireland's first win over the Wallabies in Australia for 39 years unless a Test series triumph is delivered next weekend.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Lions duo Warren Whiteley and Malcolm Marx have been declared fit and are available for selection.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks have moved up two places after their win over England on Saturday.

WATCH as yet another New Zealand player gets away with deliberate foul play!

TRANSFER NEWS: Georgian prop Levan Chilachava has quit Toulon for Montpellier on a three-year contract, the Top 14 runners-up confirmed.

There were not as many matches, as usual, but still two of the highest profile derbies in South African schools rugby - K-Day in Grahamstown and the Midlands Derby up at Hilton.

KIWI OPINION: We bring you the view of a New Zealander, as the fallout over the Benjamin Fall against Beauden Barrett incident reverberates around the world.

TRANSFER NEWS: Wasps have confirmed that their new forwards coach Danny Wilson will join the Scotland international coaching team.

TRANSFER NEWS: After months of speculations, New Zealand Rugby and the Hurricanes finally confirmed that Julian 'The Bus' will head to France.

SQUAD UPDATE: Waratahs scrumhalf Jake Gordon has joined the Wallabies squad after Will Genia underwent surgery on a fractured arm.

UPDATE: World Rugby has opened a proverbial can of worms when they decided to overturn a referee's decision to red cared French fullback Benjamin Fall.

WATCH as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus explains the real value of a veteran like Duane Vermeulen.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Eddie Jones' position as head coach is not under any threat, the Rugby Football Union confirmed.

NEWS: Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) fulfilled all the criteria required to complete its transition out of administration, SARU announced.

NEWS: Australia Sevens captain James Stannard announced his retirement after a brutal assault left him with a fractured skull.

MATCH REPORT: Wales recorded a second series whitewash in Argentina, beating an undisciplined Los Pumas 30-22 in Sante Fe on Saturday.

All Black great Ali Williams has a new job. He has ventured into the shady world of journalism.

REACTION: South Africa's latest centurion was caught off guard by a call ahead of South Africa's Test series win over England on Saturday.

REACTION: Wales coach Warren Gatland was thrilled by the strength in depth within his squad after winning all three Tests on an end-of-season Americas tour.

OPINION: South Africa managed to ignore the niggle and off-the-ball stuff to take an unassailable two-nil lead in their three-Test series against England.

OPINION: England responded to their defeat in Johannesburg with a similarly frustrating performance in Bloemfontein.

NEWS: Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade has announced he will step down after their last of the June international Test match against Scotland.

REACTION AND SQUAD UPDATE: Eddie Jones promised his team will overcome the 'bloody tough period' after their 12-23 defeat to South Africa in Bloemfontein.

MATCH REPORT: The United States stunned Scotland 30-29 on Saturday, rallying from a 15-point first-half deficit to record their first win in history over the world number six squad.

OPINION: The All Blacks secured a series victory with an unconvincing 26-13 win over France.

REACTION: With June Test Series victory in the bag, Springboks head coach Rassie has revealed he would experiment a number of things in the final Test at Newlands, Cape Town.

INJURY UPDATE: New Zealand could be without the services of Hurricanes pair Beauden Barrett and Vaea Fifita for their final June Test against France on Saturday due to concussion symptoms.

INJURY UPDATE: The Wallabies suffered a major Test series blow against Ireland on Sunday with scrumhalf Will Genia ruled out with a broken arm.

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: For the first time, pour la premiere fois, France are the champions of the Under-20 rugby world.

In this final round of ,matches at the 2018 World Rugby's Under-20 World Championship, on e team will shoot up to the heights as the champion Under-10 in the world and one will be relegated, plunging into the Trophy tournament in 2019,

AFRICAN NATIONS WRAP: Former South Africa coach Peter de Villiers this weekend suffered an early setback to hopes of leading two countries at the Rugby World Cup when Zimbabwe were held at home by Morocco.

OPINION: Ieland picked up their first away win over Australia for 39 years with a 26-21 victory in Melbourne to leave their three-Test series evenly poised at one apiece.

REACTION AND HIGHLIGHTS: New Zealand coach Steve Hansen called for a rethink of the penalty system on Saturday, after their series-sealing, 26-13 win over France was spoiled by an early red card.

Less than a week ago a 'retired' Schalk Brits was enjoying a beer and braai - having watched the Springboks as a spectator at Ellis Park.

REACTION: French fullback Benjamin Fall will appear before a World Rugby appointed judicial committee, following his red card dismissal from the field in the second Test against New Zealand.

MATCH REPORT: For the second week in succession, South Africa came from behind against England a brutal match - winning 23-12 to clinch the three-Test series.

MATCH REPORT: Ireland edged Australia 26-21 in a pulsating game on Saturday to take their three-Test series into a decider next week in Sydney.

TRANSFER NEWS: The overhaul at Stade Francais continues as the French Top 14 club announced the arrival former Springboks assistant coach Pieter de Villiers.

REPORT: Two tries each to Fiji's two scrumhalves saw them overpower Georgia 37-15 to win the Pacific Nations Cup for a fourth consecutive year in a winner-takes-all showdown in Suva on Saturday.

AFRICAN NATIONS CUP: The African qualifiers for the 2019 Rugby World Cup start on Saturday with four of the six competing teams in action in Windhoek and Harare on Saturday.

MATCH REPORT: Italy completed a nail-biting 25-22 away win over Japan on Saturday to tie their two-test series against the 2019 World Cup hosts.

MATCH REPORT: The All Blacks secured a series victory against France after registering a 26-13 win in Wellington in the second Test on Saturday.

JUNE INTERNATIONALS: Opportunity knocks for several Wales fringe players in Santa Fe Saturday, as the tourists seek to complete a perfect Americas adventure by defeating Argentina a second time.

REACTION: The prospect of formidable New Zealand wing Julian "The Bus" Savea joining French club Toulon next season was welcomed Friday by France captain and Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud.

JUNE INTERNATIONALS: If the second Test in this June's series between South Africa and visiting England is even nearly as good as the first Test up at Ellis Park, it will be a memorable match.

In that beautiful part of Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Midlands, are two of South Africa's great schools, Hilton and Michaelhouse.

 Egon Seconds of South Africa has been appointed to referee Sunday's final of World Rugby's Under-20 World Championship between England and France.

Despite boasting an unrivalled win percentage over rugby's history, the All Blacks have continued to innovate the game in the quest for enhancement.

A humble knock-on - everybody knows what it is - or do they? And offside - everybody knows what it is and yet still gets hot under the collar about it.

REACTION: England coach Eddie Jones said his team selection is based on what he feels is required to counter South Africa's strengths.

REACTION: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus promised to make 'bold' calls in order to find a squad capable of winning then World Cup next year.

The annual derby between St Andrew’s College, Diocesan School for Girls (DSG), DSG Junior, St Andrew’s Prep and Kingswood College, which over the years has become known as K-Day, takes place from Monday 11 to Saturday 16 June 2018.

K-Day is a huge affair in gentle Grahamstown when religious wars of kind break out in the city of spires - Anglican St Andrew's vs Methodist Kingswood.

Kearsney College take a dozen rugby teams down from their hill and onto the Berea to play Durban High School.

THE SECOND TEST: New Zealand's shock loss to France at the 2007 World Cup continues to burn deep with the All Blacks drawing on the defeat as motivation for the second Test in Wellington on Saturday.

THE SECOND TEST: Coach Joe Schmidt has called in some reliable reinforcements for Ireland's must-win Test match against the Wallabies in Melbourne.

The matches in World Rugby's Under-20 Championships on the last day, 17 June 2018, are the ones that produce a champion and a team to be relegated and rankings for all 12 teams.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Italy have promised to hit back against Japan in their second rugby Test on Saturday after suffering a bloody nose in last weekend's opener.

NEWS: Toulon are set to sign another rugby superstar ahead of the new season.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: An electric backline including the much-anticipated debut of Toulon star Semi Radradra will take the field for Fiji against Georgia at ANZ Stadium this Saturday.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks will be significantly bolstered when their next campaign gets underway in August.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Head coach Gregor Townsend has changed all but three of the starting team to face USA in Scotland’s second June tour Test this Saturday at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas on Saturday.

England plans to take controversial referee Romain Poite 'out of the equation' when they face South Africa in the second Test of a three-match series.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Johnny Sexton was one of eight changes announced by Ireland on Thursday as the Six Nations champions fight to save the series against unchanged Australia in the second Test in Melbourne.

REACTION: France forward Kevin Gourdon called the All Blacks cheats on Thursday and said they were treated leniently by referees after they escaped punishment over a contentious incident in last week's first Test.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The All Black selectors have named the team to play the second Test against France at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday, June 16.

Tendai Mtawarira will make his 100th Test appearance for South Africa in Bloemfontein on Saturday in the second Test in the June Series against England.

England coach Eddie Jones has made two changes to his team to play South Africa in the second Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

SPRINGBOK SPOTLIGHT: Tendai Mtawarira will become only the sixth player to play 100 Tests for his country - when South Africa face England in the second of three internationals in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

The matches at Rondebosch and Wynberg drew huge crowds as they do every year as these matches close the 2nd term with the return matches closing the 3rd term and the rugby season. They are great occasions.

NEWS: Harlequins have lost the services of their forwards coach Graham Rowntree.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wales have made five changes to the starting XV for their final tour test.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Italian coach Conor O'Shea has tweaked his team in the hope of turning the team's fortunes around.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Coach Michael Cheika named an unchanged Wallabies line-up for the first time in his four-year tenure for the second Test against Ireland in Melbourne.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: France have made five changes to the starting line-up that will take on New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington on Saturday.

LISTEN as Neil Powell, coach of the back-to-back @WorldRugby7s champion @BlitzBoks, and his captain Philip Snyman join the @rugby365com team.

WATCH what must be the most 'authentic' French accent ever .. NOT! We bring you some of the most entertaining moments from the junior world championship semifinals.

The rugby squads travelled from Grahamstown to Queenstown, with the 1st XV hoping to reproduce their home win in 2017.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Ireland's defeat to Australia has forced the Grand Slam winners to review their aerial prowess ahead of the Melbourne Test.

SEVENS SPOTLIGHT: Just days after the claim they claim their second consecutive World Series title, the BlitzBoks have the huge task of preparing for the World Cup in a month’s time.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster does not believe his team is "getting away with murder" on the field of play.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: The remaining two Tests against England in June will be about experimentation for the Springboks as Rassie Erasmus looks ahead to this year's Rugby Championship and the World Cup in 2019.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Just on six months ago England's governing body, the Rugby Football Union, announced a contract extension for Eddie Jones - which takes him through to 2021.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus believes the second Test against England in Bloemfontein will be even more intense than their opening encounter in Johannesburg last weekend.

TEST REPORT: South Africa came back from a 21-point deficit to edge England 42-39 in a tense international at Ellis Park on Saturday.

TRANSFER NEWS: Gloucester has signed London Irish hooker Todd Gleave.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Australia's 18-9 win over Ireland is certainly a step in the right direction says lock Izack Rodda.

SEVENS SPOTLIGHT: South Africa Sevens have learned some valuable lessons from their triumph in Paris says head coach Neil Powell.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: England defence coach Paul Gustard believes that his side can salvage the series against the Springboks if they improve their defence.

REACTION: Two weeks ago Schalk Burger Brits thought he had walked into the retirement sunset. In fact this past Saturday he watched his first Test as a 'spectator'.

The Under-20 World Championship reached its knock-out rounds in Perpignan and Narbonne and the results were a delight to some and deep disappointment to others.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: England lock Joe Launchbury remains doubtful for a must-win second Test against South Africa this weekend, scrum coach Neal Hatley admitted.

NEWS: Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has dismissed the speculations that he will take up the job as Wales head coach after the 2019 World Cup.

TRANSFER NEWS: Crusaders have secured the services of Bryn Hall in 2019, with the scrumhalf recommitting to the franchise for one more Super Rugby season.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Australia's kicking game played an integral part in their 18-9 win over Ireland in the first Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

OPINION: The English media are an unforgiving bunch and Eddie Jones is feeling the heat - as questions arise over the coach's selectorial touch and autocratic style.

SUPER RUGBY MATCH SCHEDULE: The Super Rugby season will kick off earlier next year and run without a break for 21 weeks, organisers said Tuesday as they retained the current 15-team, three conference format.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Siyamthanda Kolisi's appointment as the Springboks' captain is as significant as when Nelson Mandela handed the 1995 World Cup trophy to white captain Francois Pienaar says Springbok legend Bryan Habana.

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi received an official warning but escaped further sanction for a tackle which caused a double fracture to the face of Remy Grosso, ending the France wing's tour.

On Tuesday, 12 June 1028, in the southern cities of Perpignan and Narbonne, the great divide of knock-out matches takes place in World Rugby's Under-20 World Championship.

It's the second week of June Tests and sure to be of interest after Australia's defeat of Ireland, South Africa's thrilling comeback to beat England, Argentina's win over Wales and Japan's big win over Italy.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks' 42-39 win over England did their Southern Hemisphere counterparts Australia a world of good.

AWARDS: Head coach Neil Powell was rewarded for leading the BlitzBoks to another World Rugby Sevens Series title.

INJURY UPDATE: England coach Eddie Jones sent an SOS for a replacement hooker, ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

SQUAD UPDATE: Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has raised eyebrows by calling up a retired player.

TRANSFER NEWS: Northampton Saints bolstered their 2018-19 squad with the signing of Australian wing Andrew Kellaway.

The number of matches is shrinking with exams, the advent of Craven Week, holidays and the end of season for some schools.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: The All Blacks have been warned not to be seduced by their runaway win in the first Test as the wounded French bring in reinforcements for the second Test in Wellington on Saturday.

Dan Jones of Wales and Karl Dickson of England will referees the championship semifinals at World Rugby's Under-20 World Championship.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Wales goal of securing a clean-sweep will be met by a 'big response' from Argentina warns flyhalf Rhys Patchell.

REACTION: Scrumhalf Francois de Klerk and fullback Willie le Roux were the stars of the show in South Africa's 42-39 win against England at Ellis Park on Saturday.

DAY TWO WRAP: South Africa were crowned the 2017/2018 World Rugby Sevens Series champions after a dramatic final day in the final leg in Paris on Sunday.

SQUAD UPDATE: South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus trimmed his squad to 33 players Sunday for the remaining two Tests against England after taking a 1-0 series lead this weekend.

Western Cape club rugby has the unwanted reputation as a breeding ground for thugs. Here is evidence why!

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is keen to 'tweak' his team ahead of the crucial second Test against England.

TRANSFER NEWS: The Cheetahs' flyhalf stocks have taken a massive boost with the signing of an experienced South African from France.

VIDEO: France wing Remy Grosso was smashed in a tackle by All Blacks Sam Cane and Ofa Tu’ungafasi during the hosts’ 52-11 victory in Auckland on Saturday.

NEWS: Wales coach Warren Gatland hopes that 'world-class' defence coach Shaun Edwards will remain with the team until the 2019 World Cup.

REACTION:: Flank David Pocock said he never doubted he would be off the pace in his return to international rugby after his dominant performance in the Wallabies' win over Ireland in Brisbane.

REACTION: France backtracked Sunday on claims of "dangerous" and "illegal" play by the All Blacks and accepted the double head fracture that put Remy Grosso in hospital was the result of an accident.

REACTION: Coach Warren Gatland says Wales are in a "really good space at the moment" after his experimental team shocked Argentina 23-10 in San Juan this weekend.

REACTION: Coach Joe Schmidt says he does not expect to change much for the second Test against the Wallabies after Ireland's unbeaten 12-match run ended in Brisbane.

OPINION: It was two of South Africa's European-based players - Francois de Klerk and Duane Vermeulen - had the biggest impact in a narrow 42-39 win over England on Saturday.

INJURY UPDATE: Edinburgh wing Dougie Fife has been added to the Scotland squad for the 2018 June tour of the Americas.

OPNION: England got their summer series off to a rollercoaster start, racing into a 24-3 point lead in Johannesburg, before imploding late in the first half and ultimately succumbing to a 42-39 loss at Ellis Park.

DAY ONE WRAP: The stage is set for an exhilarating finale to the Sevens World Series on Sunday.

REACTION: Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus says the wrong tactics was the cause for his team's horror show in the opening quarter against England at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Wynberg Boys’ High hooker Jason Alexander scored five tries as Wynberg romped to a resounding 46-22 (halftime: 17-10) win over The South African College High School (SACS).

After five successive Rondebosch victories, includinbg a mamoth 64-7 in their last match, Bishops beat Rondebosch 25-20 at Rondebosch in a gripping encounter.

OPINION: Australia record an impressive18-9 win over Grand Slam champions Ireland at the Suncorp Stadium.

OPINION: The back-to-back World Cup winners, New Zealand, asserted their dominance over France with a 52-11 win at Eden Park in their first Test of the year.

OPINION: A huge performance from David Pocock saw Australia handing Ireland a first defeat in over a year with an 18-9 victory in the first Test in Brisbane.

REPORT: Hooker George Turner scored a hat-trick as Scotland opened their June tour with a comfortable 48-10 victory over Canada in Edmonton on Saturday.

TEST MATCH REPORT: Wales was the only away team to win in Saturday's opening round of June internationals.

REACTION: England referee Luke Pierce has come under fire for two questionable calls, one after a cheap shop by All Black flank Sam Cane put an opponent in hospital.

JUNE TEST MATCH REPORT: Ireland's 12-match winning streak came to an abrupt end with a 9-18 defeat to Australia at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

JUNE TEST MATCH REPORT: Japan conjured a hat-trick of magical scores to floor Six Nations side Italy 34-17 on Saturday in the first game of their two-match rugby series.

JUNE TEST MATCH REPORT: All Blacks second-half blitz made sure they record a 52-11 win over France at Eden Park on Saturday.

PACIFIC NATIONS CUP MATCH REPORT: An unruly Fiji survived three yellow cards and a strong Samoa fightback to win their opening Pacific Nations Cup match 24-22.

PACIFIC NATIONS CUP MATCH REPORT: Georgia hung on for a narrow 16-15 win over Tonga in Suva on Saturday.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: Francois de Klerk is not everybody's cup of tea. In fact, he was vilified in his own country before departing for England last year.

INJURY UPDATE: The BlitzBoks suffered a late injury setback when Stedman Gans broke his hand in training and had to be replaced in the matchday squad for the Paris Sevens.

JUNE SPOTLIGHT: England coach Eddie Jones stated the obvious, when he explained why New Zealand import Brad Shields was fast-tracked into the team.

Two of South Africa's oldest schools meet at Wynberg Boys' High on Saturday when SACS come to play.