Former Ireland coach Schmidt returns to Auckland Blues
Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will join Super Rugby’s Auckland Blues next year as a part-time assistant to Leon MacDonald, the club said Tuesday.
German flank signs Super Rugby contract
New Zealand’s Super Rugby side The Blues on Thursday signed up-and-coming German flanker Anton Segner for the 2022 season.
SA Rugby assumes administrative control of WPRFU
SA Rugby has advised the Western Province Rugby Football Union that it is invoking its constitutional power to take administrative control of the union.
Former Wallaby to make surprise return to Super Rugby
Super Rugby Pacific newcomers Moana Pasifika have made their first big-name signing in the form of an ex-Wallabies playmaker to boost their backline.
Chiefs relieve Gatland of head coach duties
The Chiefs will move returning coach Warren Gatland into a new director of rugby position with this year’s head coach Clayton McMillan remaining in the role for the 2022 season.
All Black escapes conviction as criminal charges dropped
The charges of assault against All Black Shannon Frizell for abusing a woman and her partner, have been dismissed after he completed police diversion.
Read: New Zealand teams will dominate new Super Rugby
Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read says the New Zealand teams will bully their Australian and Pacific opponents in the new Super Rugby Pacific next year, but need Australia to improve if the tournament is to be a success.
World Rugby welcomes Pasifika’s Super Rugby inclusion
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has hailed the inclusion of Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby as “a game changer” for rugby in the Pacific region.
New Super Rugby Pacific format confirmed
The newly devised Super Rugby Pacific competition, which features a bloated eight-team playoffs series, has been confirmed with a 15-week regular season.
Watch: Whiteley bids Lions emotional farewell
Former Springbok No 8 and Lions captain Warren Whiteley sat down for an emotional interview as he reflected on his 12-year career with the Johannesburg franchise ahead of his departure.
