
England star: Rugby’s not rugby anymore
Outspoken flanker Tom Wood says rugby has become too ‘sterilised’ and is morphing into rugby league, and he misses the days of “fat props and gnarly back-rowers”.
Outspoken flanker Tom Wood says rugby has become too ‘sterilised’ and is morphing into rugby league, and he misses the days of “fat props and gnarly back-rowers”.
The popular leg of the World Sevens Series will return to the Mother City this year, when the best men’s and women’s teams will compete at Cape Town Stadium for the first time since 2019.
Three-time world champions New Zealand face a daunting future at No 10 when another star playmaker heads overseas.
Springbok prospect Salmaan Moerat has had a woeful time with injuries, but he now looks to an historic achievement with the Stormers.
Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel and Scarra Ntubeni show some nifty footwork in training for the potential Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finalists.
The Free State Cheetahs face the possibility of not having one of their star players available for the Currie Cup playoffs.
It’s payback time for the Crusaders, Chiefs and Hurricanes this week as three of the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals will be cross-Tasman showdowns.
The SA Rugby magazine team picked a Team of the Season from the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but was it better than the one chosen on Keo.co.za?
All Blacks skipper Sam Cane should be dropped for the July series against Ireland, says Kiwi greats Sir John Kirwan, Jeff Wilson and Mils Muliaina.
On 30 May 2009, Victor Matfield scored an acrobatic try as the Vodacom Bulls demolished the Chiefs in a high-scoring Super 14 final in Pretoria.