Blitzboks sneak past plucky France

JC Pretorius scored a late try as the Blitzboks beat France 19-12 in the Cup semi-finals of the second Dubai Sevens tournament.

Ruthless Blitzboks too good for Kenya

The Blitzboks beat Kenya 31-19 on Saturday to set up a meeting with France in the Cup semi-finals of the second Dubai Sevens tournament.

Powell: Blitzboks have room for improvement

Coach Neil Powell says the Blitzboks have yet to get into their full stride despite their unbeaten run on day one of the second Sevens Series tournament in Dubai.

Smal to coach Bulls in Currie Cup

The Vodacom Bulls have announced that coach Gert Smal will take charge of their 2022 Currie Cup campaign.

Tonga’s Piutau takes aim at Boks’ RWC pool

Charles Piutau is excited at the prospect of Tonga possibly facing South Africa, Ireland and Scotland in pool stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, if the Pacific Island nation qualifies for the showpiece event.

All Blacks’ Foster up for top award

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that Ian Foster and the All Blacks are up for the Coach of Year and Team of the Year awards respectively.

Cooper set to officially become an Aussie

Wallabies star Quade Cooper has revealed he will take his citizenship test on Friday which will finally allow him to “officially call Australia home”.

Champions Cup change rules to help Covid-19 stranded teams

European Champions Cup organisers have granted teams an “unlimited” number of new players for this season’s competition to counter the fallout from travel restrictions.

Lions unleash Van der Merwe, Jannie returns

Edwill van der Merwe will make his Lions debut against the Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday.

Scrumhalf headlines NZ rugby awards

Aaron Smith is the only All Black player that has been nominated in more than one category for the 2021 New Zealand Rugby awards.