I know over in New Zealand there is a lot of hand-wringing over the South Africans leaving Super Rugby but it’s not as big an issue as it’s made out. Put it this way, they didn’t struggle to impose their physicality on our shores back then. I’m not sold on that argument but it’s difficult to deny their crown has slipped somewhat in recent years.
Who's trending up? Who's performing as expected? And who still has work to do?
Incoming Reds boss Les Kiss can apply the defibrillators to a flatlining sport
It's finally happening, ladies and gentlemen. Retro jerseys are set to feature in Super Rugby in 2024.
Welcome back from that brief intermission. We hope you did something fun - like watching a supercut of Alisha Butchers highlights, reading a chapter or two of Rikki Swannell’s Sevens Sisters, or trawling Ellie Kildunne’s @elliekfilms Instagram - where she’s currently sharing wonderful little moments in time from within the Red Roses camp.
So, just why is De Goede so good? The simplest way to put it is that she feels like a rugby player from the future. She isn’t the biggest number 8, but she is one of the strongest. She can have unflashy games, then you’ll check the stats sheet and realise she was the top carrier. And above all, the typical skills of a number 8 aren’t even her biggest strengths; she is essentially a fly-half in an 8’s body.
The SRU have followed their Irish counterparts in retrospectively awarding caps to Scotland players who played in international matches that didn’t carry Test cap status.
The SRU have followed their Irish counterparts in retrospectively awarding caps to Scotland players who played in international matches that didn’t carry Test cap status.
Warren Gatland won't go down as the worst Super Rugby coach in New Zealand history but statistically speaking, he's not far off.
Which team will finish as champions and which team will finish as wooden-spooners in the inaugural edition of Super Rugby Pacific?