Du Plessis’ father passes away

Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis' father, Francois, passed away on Monday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

‘England still catching up to All Blacks’

Eddie Jones reckons England are still 7% behind the All Blacks.

SBW lends friend R5-million

Sonny Bill Williams reportedly lent more than half a million New Zealand dollars to close friend, Australian boxer Anthony Mundine.

Triple injury blow for Chiefs

Chiefs players Brad Weber, Mitchell Graham and Fin Hoeata have all suffered serious injuries ahead of the Super Rugby season.

Gutsy England edge Wales

Elliot Daly scored a 76th-minute try to hand England a thrilling 21-16 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. CRAIG LEWIS reports.

Coetzee impresses on Ulster debut

Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss has hailed the impact made by Springbok Marcell Coetzee in Friday's 24-18 win over Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium.

Joost was ‘rare and wonderful’

Joost van der Westhuizen has been laid to rest following a touching memorial service at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Strong Sharks to face Bulls

The Sharks have named a powerful team for this Friday’s pre-season friendly against the Bulls XV in Durban.

Bulls outplay Chiefs

The Bulls scored four tries to clinch an impressive 28-7 win over the Chiefs in a Super Rugby warm-up match in Brisbane on Thursday.

Slipper to skipper Reds

James Slipper has been retained as the Reds' skipper for this Super Rugby season, although he will be assisted by a four-man leadership group.