High-flying France up to fourth in rankings

England have moved back up to third place, while France climbed to fourth in the World Rugby rankings following this past weekend’s Six Nations results.

Varsity Cup wrap: Ikeys snatch late win

UCT, Shimlas, Wits, UJ and Maties emerged victorious on the opening day of the 2022 Varsity Cup on Monday.

Eddie: Healey better go ‘wipe egg off his face’

Eddie Jones has fired back at Austin Healy after he claimed that England’s opening round loss to Scotland last week was due to a coaching mistake.

Varsity Cup teams (Round 1)

Take a look at how all the match-day squads shape up ahead of the second-round fixtures in the Varsity Cup.

Ireland’s fighting spirit to keep them in title race

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says that if his side shows the same ‘fight and character’ they displayed in the 30-24 loss to France they will be ‘in the mix’ for the Six Nations title come the final day of the tournament on 19 March.

Sharks survive festival of red cards at Loftus

The Sharks withstood a late onslaught to secure a riveting 29-22 victory against the Vodacom Bulls in a match that produced two red cards at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Stormers blow away toothless Lions

The Stormers scored four tries to clinch a commanding 32-10 bonus-point win in over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Italy swap three for England clash

Head coach Kieran Crowley has made three changes to Italy’s lineup for this weekend’s Six Nations game with England in Rome.

Wales grumpy about Peyper’s scrum calls

Head coach Wayne Pivac has confirmed that Wales sought clarification from World Rugby on several scrummaging decisions by referee Jaco Peyper that went against them in their Six Nations opener.

Lions get timely boost as Tshituka, Hendrikse return

Vincent Tshituka will start at openside flank when the Lions take on the Stormers at Ellis Park in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.