France haunted by Bok ghosts

Ever since France’s agonising defeat to the Springboks in the World Cup quarter-final, Les Bleus’ head coach Fabien Galthie and his players vowed to come to terms with the loss and move on.

Ngcobo: Blitzboks need to shake inconsistency

Sandile Ngcobo has put a lack of consistency at the top of the agenda for the Los Angeles Sevens as the Blitzboks attempt to remedy their ninth-place finish in Canada.

Saffas Abroad: Reinach scores, Rohan up and running

Cobus Reinach continued his excellent scoring form to aid Montpellier’s rise, while Rohan Janse van Rensburg dotted down for a debut try in Japan.

Stormers School of Origin: Bishops

With another @Vodacom United Rugby Championship Origin Round this week, the DHL Stormers profile another Western Cape school with a rich rugby history, Bishops. #URC

Galthie denies France ‘crisis’

France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Sunday his side were not in crisis after a dramatic draw at home to Italy in the Six Nations.

Stormers legend: Bolla Conradie

Livewire scrumhalf Bolla Conradie was the heartbeat of the DHL Stormers and gave everything for the team.

Pumas seal Canada three-peat, Blitzboks finish ninth

Argentina strengthened their grip on the Sevens Series by beating New Zealand in the Canada Sevens final, while the Blitzboks finished strongly to claim ninth place in Vancouver.

Watch: Fijian wing wows with 100m try

Fijian speedster Peniasi Dakuwaqa went coast-to-coast for a sensational solo try to help Stade Francais beat rivals Racing 92 in the Parisian derby.

Scotland coach hails ‘special’ Duhan

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend hailed Duhan van der Merwe’s “really special” hat-trick after the winger rewrote the record books in a Six Nations win over England on Saturday.

SA Rugby line up Rassie ‘replacement’

Former Springbok flyhalf Louis Koen reportedly leads a list of candidates to take over as SA Rugby director of rugby.