Lions deny ‘problems’ in the den

Lions CEO Rudolf Straeuli and head coach Ivan van Rooyen have dismissed reports of the union’s hierarchy interfering in team selections and game plan.

‘Currie Cup has reclaimed its identity’

The Currie Cup is only two rounds down but is already proving to be a tournament with a rich history that still has a place in the modern playing schedule, according to MARK KEOHANE.

Sexton: ‘Bloody hell, what a team!’

Skipper Johnny Sexton relished what was a “dream” final Six Nations Test for the veteran flyhalf after Ireland beat England on Saturday to claim their fourth Grand Slam.

Galthie: France ‘the team to beat’ at World Cup

France head coach Fabien Galthie believes Les Bleus will be “the team to beat” at this year’s Rugby World Cup on home soil.

Scotland coach ready to stay on

Gregor Townsend indicated he would be prepared to extend his tenure as head coach after Scotland ended the Six Nations with an encouraging win over Italy at Murrayfield.

Les Bleus wallop Wales in Paris

Defending champions, France kept their Six Nations title hopes alive with a convincing bonus-point win against Wales at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Watch: Crusaders flyer goes coast to coast

Leicester Fainga’anuku snatched a Richie Mo’unga cross-kick from under the nose of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, then raced through to dot down in the Crusaders’ win over the Blues on Saturday.

Form is no gauge of World Cup prospects

MARK KEOHANE has cautioned against reading too much into France’s mauling of England, or writing off the Roses as a threat to the Springboks’ crown in France.

Bulls bring back Bismarck, drop Steyn

Hooker Bismarck du Plessis returns, while fellow veteran Morne Steyn has been replaced in the starting XV as the Vodacom Bulls made wholesale changes to face WP on Friday.

WP fired up to battle Bulls at Loftus

Coach John Dobson and captain Ernst van Rhyn say Western Province will “show fight and spirit” in the north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday.