‘Mad Schalk gouged me!’

Former Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald says he’s glad Springbok legend Schalk Burger wasn’t red-carded for eye-gouging him at the start of the second Test at Loftus in 2009.

Goosen plays through the pain

Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Johan Goosen says it was “very tough” to be sidelined for two-and-a-half months with yet another knee injury.

SA government open to 2035 RWC bid

The South African government would support a bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup if corporate stakeholders came on board to make it financially viable.

Frans wants Cheetahs backs to fire

Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn demands an improved performance from his backline against the SWD Eagles in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Cardiff set to enter administration

Cardiff Rugby served formal notification on Tuesday that they intend to enter administration, in a further setback for Welsh rugby.

France suffer €29-million 2023 RWC loss

“Major failures” in the French government’s oversight of the 2023 World Cup led to heavy financial losses and left the French Rugby Federation in difficulty.

World Rugby won’t ban Bomb Squad

World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin says there’s no scientific evidence that a 7-1 split between forwards and backs on the bench leads to more injuries.

Chasing the Sun a big Bokbuster

Chasing The Sun 2 was the most-watched series on M-Net in 2024.

Nienaber’s Leinster ‘suffocate’ opposition

Glasgow attack coach Nigel Carolan expects “very aggressive defence” from Leinster in their Investec Champions Cup quarter-final in Dublin on Friday.

‘English Premiership is overhyped’

Former Ireland flank Alan Quinlan questions the standard of the English Premiership after Harlequins’ 62-0 Investec Champions Cup humiliation in Dublin.