Defence coach hails French resilience

Shaun Edwards praised France’s 80-minute defensive effort as they beat Scotland 35-16 in Paris on Saturday to be crowned Six Nations champions.

Record defeat ‘devastating’ for Dragons

Wales caretaker coach Matt Sherratt felt for his players after a 68-14 thrashing by England in Cardiff.

Former Wallabies captain sentenced to jail

Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom was handed a two-year prison sentence by a French court on Friday after being found guilty of misusing corporate funds.

Cheetahs maul Leopards in SA Cup

Scrumhalf Jandre Nel scored four tries in the Cheetahs’ thrashing of the Leopards in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Larkham hails Brumbies’ hat-trick hero

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham says Len Ikitau proved he is more than a world-leading defender by scoring a hat-trick of tries in their Super Rugby Pacific defeat of the Fijian Drua.

France eye ‘supreme objective’

A France side brimming with confidence host Scotland on Saturday with a second Six Nations title of head coach Fabien Galthie’s rollercoaster tenure on the line.

Crusaders’ new stadium taking shape

Christchurch’s 30,000-seat capacity One New Zealand Stadium is on track to open in April 2026.

McReight commits to Australia, turns down R15m offer

Reds and Wallabies openside flank Fraser McReight opts to stay in Australia until at least the end of 2028.

Watch: ‘Rassie could win RWC with Fiji or Tonga’

Former Munster and Ireland wing Keith Earls explains what makes Rassie Erasmus such a special coach.

What Newlands Stadium looks like now

Western Province left Newlands in 2021 but have yet to sell the stadium. Here’s what it looks like now …