World Rugby

‘Humbled’ Habana: Dreams do come true!

Bryan Habana has penned an emotional tribute to his supporters on social media, as the former Springbok wing is among the latest inductees to World Rugby’s Hall of Fame.

PARIS, FRANCE - 14 October 2007, Bryan Habana scores his second try during the 2007 Rugby World Cup Semi-Final match between South Africa and Argentina held at St Denis in Paris, France.

Habana among new Hall-of-Famers

Former Springbok speedster Bryan Habana is among the five World Cup greats who will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

This photograph taken on September 4, 2023 shows the Rugby Union World Cup trophy, the Webb Ellis Cup, presented during the tournament opening conference in Paris, ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2023 France.

RWC Permutations: How the quarter-finals will be decided

With six places in the World Cup quarter-finals still to play for, World Rugby has officially confirmed how results in each of the pools could affect the last eight.

Money Man: World Rugby to KO Boks

The Money Man is convinced the Springboks won’t survive a quarter-final showdown against World Cup hosts, France.

(FILES) Namibia's outside centre and captain Johan Deysel (R) is tackled by France's outside centre Gael Fickou during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and Namibia at the Stade de Velodrome in Marseille, southern France on September 21, 2023. - World Rugby announced on September 26, 2023 that the Namibia captain has been suspended at least five matches after his uncontrolled tackle during the 2023 World Cup on France captain Antoine Dupont who received a broken jaw as a result. World Rugby announced on Tuesday. The suspension is to last six matches, but it can be reduced to five matches if the Namibian center three-quarter agrees to participate in a tackling training program, the world rugby body said in a statement.

Namibia’s Deysel hit with long ban

Namibia’s Johan Deysel has been suspended for at least five matches for the brutal tackle on Antoine Dupont that resulted in the France captain suffering a fractured cheekbone.

Bin the bunker, tone down the TMO!

World Rugby’s fixation on micro-management is making referees enforce ridiculous laws which turn off loyalists and casual fans, writes CHARLES RICHARDSON.

Eddie starts World Cup mind games

Eddie Jones got the World Cup mind games underway with a cheeky dig at World Rugby and message to referee Luke Pearce ahead of the Wallabies opener against Georgia on Saturday.

World Cup plunged into Spygate

Amid an allegation that the Boks spied on British & Irish Lions training sessions in 2021, a tier-one nation has sounded the alarm ahead of the 2023 World Cup kick-off.

Pieter-Steph du Toit in action against the All Blacks in London

Boks to revive old-school tours?

South Africa’s rugby bosses are reportedly in talks with their New Zealand counterparts to see the Springboks and All Blacks restore the tours of the past.