Bay of Plenty’s long wait: When the 2024 semi-finalists last won the NPC
The Steamers won the first-ever National Provincial Championship title 48 years ago, but they haven’t won the national competiti…
Finn Morton
14 Oct 2024, 23:32
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Opinion
The current day Springboks who can realistically make it into the Hall of Fame
With the Springboks achieving back-to-back Rugby World Cups and building a successful 2024 season with a Rugby Championship, how m…
Ben Smith
14 Oct 2024, 22:36
Interview
SVNS Series stars reflect on how Ilona Maher is changing the game
Rugby has never had a superstar quite like Ilona Maher. Teammate Alex 'Spiff' Sedrick spoke with RugbyPass.
Finn Morton
14 Oct 2024, 22:04
SVNS Series icon Perry Baker retires after decorated 10-year career
An icon of the SVNS Series, Perry Baker, has officially hung up the boots after a distinguished 10-year playing career.
Finn Morton
14 Oct 2024, 18:56
Analysis
By the numbers: The NPC's best performers of 2024
New Zealand's National Provincial Championship pits the various corners of the country's professional rugby community against one …
Ned Lester
14 Oct 2024, 18:33
Analysis
How Quins' Jason Gilmore is making the Wallabies' case for the defence
The Queenslander has brought defensive excellence to a team whose DNA is all-out attack.
Nick Bishop
14 Oct 2024, 17:07
Joseph Suaalii lifts lid on where he'll play in rugby union
Joseph Suaalii’s highly anticipated switch from rugby league to rugby union has stirred much speculation about his future role w…
Ian Cameron
14 Oct 2024, 11:49
Mixed news for Ireland as Leinster count toll of Munster win
There was mixed news on the injury front for Ireland and Leinster on Monday afternoon, with a medical update on several of the pro…
Ian Cameron
14 Oct 2024, 9:46
Borthwick moves Wigglesworth in England coaching reshuffle
Richard Wigglesworth has been installed as Steve Borthwick’s number two in England’s finalised coaching team for the upcoming …
PA
14 Oct 2024, 9:01
The TV gimmick that thrust Fraser Dingwall into the spotlight
Those that play with him, coach him, and watch him on a regular basis fully understand Fraser Dingwall's importance to Northampton…
Jon Newcombe
14 Oct 2024, 8:27
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is pretty 'confident' about return to rugby
Fresh off his NRL season with the Sydney Roosters, big-money rugby recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is putting his hand up for game t…
AAP
14 Oct 2024, 8:19
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 draw seedings confirmed
The seedings and bands for Thursday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 draw have been confirmed following the final round of WXV.
Martyn Thomas
14 Oct 2024, 8:13
'There aren’t many clubs in world rugby have a fan base that big'
Leinster Rugby remain the maximum men having secured their fourth successive bonus point victory on a record-breaking derby day at…
Simon Thomas
14 Oct 2024, 8:03
'There is a perception about Edinburgh that the team has a soft underbelly'
Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt said he was proud of the way his players bounced back from the heavy loss to the Lions to beat the St…
Simon Thomas
14 Oct 2024, 7:50
Exclusive
Major plot twist in Sam Simmonds club tug-of-war
Lyon are ready to throw a spanner in Pau’s plans to reunite former England No.8. Sam Simmonds with his younger brother Joe at th…
Neil Fissler
14 Oct 2024, 6:37
'It doesn’t look great': Scotland star suffers 'horrendous' injury
Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson agreed his side’s defence allowed them to end their hoodoo against London rivals Saracens, wh…
PA
14 Oct 2024, 5:40
Exclusive
George Ford the latest England star targeted by French clubs
George Ford is the latest England international targetted for a move to France after Clermont Auvergne launched a bid to take him …
Neil Fissler
14 Oct 2024, 5:03
Red Roses are the top-rated rugby team of all-time
Back-to-back WXV 1 champions England have become the highest-rated team – men's or women's – in the history of the World Rugby…
Jon Newcombe
14 Oct 2024, 4:45
Opinion
Five big omissions from the All Blacks XV squad
The All Blacks XV squad naming offered a key insight into which players are on All Blacks selectors' radar at the start of this ne…
Ned Lester
13 Oct 2024, 23:18
'Don't talk to us about player safety': Manu Tuilagi's Top 14 debut controversy
England international Manu Tuilagi's debut for Bayonne in the Top 14 has caused a stir after a shot on La Rochelle's Gregory Alldr…
Ben Smith
13 Oct 2024, 22:01
Fabian Holland: Sam Whitelock was 'testing me' with Barbarians
One of the most highly touted prospects in the recently unveiled All Blacks XV squad is 22-year-old Fabian Holland, a lock who rec…
Ned Lester
13 Oct 2024, 19:43
Opinion
NPC quarter-finals: Son of legend dominates, forgotten All Black makes case
The semi-finals are set in the NPC with Wellington hosting Waikato and Canterbury travelling to Bay of Plenty. Here are the top pe…
Adam Julian
13 Oct 2024, 17:30
Opinion
Will Skelton's loyalty to Wallabies shouldn't discount him from selection
Will Skelton's form in a competition which is longer and played at a higher level than Super Rugby Pacific should settle all debat…
John Ferguson
13 Oct 2024, 17:16
Wales and Lions centre Jonathan Davies calls time on rugby career
Former Wales, British and Irish Lions and Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies has announced his retirement from professional rugby.
Ian Cameron
13 Oct 2024, 16:09
Harlequins end Saracens’ perfect start with battling victory
Harlequins ended Saracens’ 100 per cent record in this season’s Gallagher Premiership by defeating their London rivals 17-10 i…
PA
13 Oct 2024, 12:24
Former Lions and Ireland captain Ronnie Dawson dies aged 92
.Former British and Irish Lions captain Ronnie Dawson, who also skippered Ireland, has died at the age of 92.
PA
13 Oct 2024, 12:05
Taine Basham scores two tries in Dragons’ narrow home defeat against Lions
.Wales Number 8 Taine Basham scored two tries but that was not enough to prevent the Dragons from slipping to another narrow home …
PA
13 Oct 2024, 11:56
Ronan Kelleher news plunges Ireland into low-key injury crisis
Ireland's preparations for the Autumn Nations Series have taken a hit as hooker Ronan Kelleher has been ruled out after undergoing…
Ian Cameron
13 Oct 2024, 8:24
Edinburgh respond to Duhan van der Merwe exit revelations
Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt admits the club are “desperate” to keep Duhan van der Merwe after RugbyPass reveale…
Bryn Palmer
13 Oct 2024, 7:21
'I looked at the clock, it said 18 minutes left, we needed 21 points'
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam always believed his side could win after they producing a stunning fightback to beat Exeter 40-3…
PA
13 Oct 2024, 6:36
The table-turning halftime message Johann Van Graan gave Bath
Bath head coach Johann Van Graan praised his side’s comeback after seeing them overturn a 24-17 half-time deficit to claim a 12-…
PA
13 Oct 2024, 6:23
Leinster-Munster: 5 talking points as awkward Irish rugby question is asked
Leinster's 26-12 victory over Munster at Croke Park offered Irish rugby fans plenty to mull over as the season progresses and next…
Ian Cameron
13 Oct 2024, 6:21
Exclusive
How Aphelele Fassi found the freedom to fly
The gifted full-back has refined his rough edges and is thriving from working with a reborn Springbok backline
Jon Cardinelli
13 Oct 2024, 5:10
Exclusive
'Jack Nowell is my greatest success, he got his medals'
Google search hyperbaric oxygen treatments and you will come across the likes of LeBron James, the USA basketball legend, making u…
Liam Heagney
13 Oct 2024, 4:13
Analysis
Ireland’s Lomu, their next general at 10 and three other ‘Emerging’ stars who soared
The second Emerging Ireland tour in South Africa gave coaching an insight into the talent coming the famed system and didn't disap…
Pat McCarry
13 Oct 2024, 4:02
Exclusive
Levani Botia: 'You have to be a man when you walk inside prison'
His forearm got busted at Bordeaux and 22 weeks on, he is still waiting to add to an appearance tally stuck at 201. Frustrating? Y…
Liam Heagney
13 Oct 2024, 3:53
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