Racing swoop in to land Beale

Wallabies utility back Kurtley Beale will join French giants Racing 92 on a two-year deal.

PRO14 to get under way in August

Plans are being considered to resume a curtailed PRO14 season in late August following the coronavirus pandemic.

Lions tour offers much-needed future attraction

The sudden halt in the rugby calendar has served to enhance the status of the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, writes DYLAN JACK.

Saffa on coping with lockdown in Italy

Check out this wide-ranging interview with South Africa-born loose forward Johan Meyer, who has been coping with Covid-19 lockdown in Italy.

Silver lining for return-to-play protocols

World Rugby has confirmed in its return-to-play guidelines that matches do not have to be played behind closed doors until a vaccine to the Covid-19 pandemic is freely available.

Marx among Saffas stranded in Qatar

Springbok and Lions hooker Malcolm Marx is among a full flight of South Africans whose repatriation flight from Doha was cancelled at the last minute.

Cancellation of Tests could cost RFU millions

The Rugby Football Union will lose up to £107 million in revenue if England’s end-of-year Tests at Twickenham are cancelled because of the coronavirus.

Varsity Cup unlikely to resume in 2020

Varsity Sports organisers have taken the decision to suspend all tournaments – including rugby – for the remainder of the year after stakeholders agreed that it is unlikely that normal sports will resume in 2020.

SA Rugby aiming to meet safety criteria

SA Rugby hopes it can meet government’s safety criteria and resume matches behind closed doors before the lockdown reaches alert level 1.

Rugby behind closed doors for next 18 months

Medical guidelines released by World Rugby state that matches should be played behind closed doors until a vaccine for the Covid-19 pandemic exists.