SA Rugby president backs Rassie
Mark Alexander says Rassie Erasmus will take the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup.
World Cup set to expand
World Rugby is considering expanding the World Cup to include 24 teams by the 2023 tournament in France.
‘Mini-Six Nations’ before World Cup
Ireland, England and Wales have announced their World Cup warm-up fixtures for next year.
Watch: Namibia qualify for World Cup
Namibia beat Kenya to qualify for the 2019 World Cup, where they will join the All Blacks, Springboks, Italy and repechage winner in Pool B.
Namibia join Boks in World Cup pool
Namibia thrashed Kenya 53-28 in Windhoek on Saturday to book their place at next year’s World Cup.
P Div plays down Tunisia ‘hiccup’
Coach Peter de Villiers has suggested that the controversy over accommodation in Tunisia was not a factor in Zimbabwe’s 18-14 loss on Saturday.
Late Kenya tries stun Zimbabwe
Dalmus Chituyi scored two late tries as Kenya claimed a dramatic 45-36 win over Zimbabwe in their World Cup qualifier in Nairobi.
Samoa hammer Germany
Samoa thrashed Germany 66-15 in a dominant 10-try performance in their World Cup qualifier in Apia on Saturday.
Russia will be at 2019 World Cup
World Rugby has confirmed that Russia will play in the 2019 World Cup after rejecting appeals from Spain and Romania against breaches of player eligibility in the qualifying process.
Romania appeal points deduction
The Romanian Rugby Union will appeal the decision to deduct points from the national team for fielding ineligible players, which prevented their progression to the 2019 World Cup.
