Opta Stats: Crusaders vs Blues
This weekend’s Super Rugby Aotearoa action brings a top-of-the-table clash between the Crusaders and Blues in Christchurch. Check out the Opta stats and facts before Saturday’s match.
LIVE: Highlanders vs Crusaders
Follow the live action with the SA Rugby magazine team as the Highlanders host the Crusaders in Dunedin.
Lions make play for Maxwane
Out-of-contract Cheetahs wing Sibahle Rabz Maxwane is poised to join the Lions on a two-year deal.
D-Day looms for Dyantyi
Bok and Lions wing Aphiwe Dyantyi’s disciplinary hearing for the use of banned substances is set to take place in a virtual format within the next couple of months.
Butch: Barrett has got to play at 10
Former Springbok flyhalf Butch James finds it ‘very strange’ that Beauden Barrett continues to play at fullback for both the Blues and All Blacks.
Watch: Use it or lose it – De Villiers, Burger & Smit
Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger and John Smit share some hilarious stories about their playing days, while also chatting about Kamp Staaldraad and what rugby can learn from the Covid-19-enforced lockdown.
SA’s rugby training return moves closer
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that it had sought and received clarification from government on a number of questions relating to the return to non-contact training.
Bulls add Uys to lock stocks
The Vodacom Bulls have announced the signing of 26-year-old lock forward Jan Uys from French Top 14 club CA Brive from 1 July.
Rennie open to let Wallabies play for NZ teams
Incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says he would be open to picking players from outside Australia if they were playing in Super Rugby.
Clinical Blues break Hamilton curse
The Blues scored two unanswered tries to beat the Chiefs 24-12 on Saturday to secure their first win in Hamilton since 2011.
