PJ Van Lill News
International
12-year wait ended as major World Ranking change lands
RWC 2027 schedule: 5 high-stakes matches on the road to the Round of 16
Boks' title defence starts with top 10 clash: 2027 World Cup schedule released
World Rugby appoint ex-New Zealand CEO Mark Robinson to key new role
Latest
Nations Championship to be shown exclusively on free-to-air TV
'Stages for history': Rugby World Cup 2027 venues revealed
SFM joins two uncapped England hopefuls on Investec Player of the Year shortlist
Our Investec Champions Cup team of the week - round four
Leinster tipped to break France's Investec Champions Cup monopoly
Prendergast saves the day for Leinster as Stormers overcome Sacha yellow to win
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