Analysis
How Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika compare to past expansion teams
Super Rugby Pacific's two new expansion sides have faced very different introductions to the competition in 2022.
Tom Vinicombe
17 Mar 2022, 4:41
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Ten-try Edinburgh storm to huge Challenge Cup victory over Brive
Glen Young and Freddie Owsley scored two tries each in Edinburgh’s emphatic 66-3 European Challenge Cup victory against Brive.
PA
21 Jan 2022, 14:41
Connacht dangerman Abaham Papali'i is heading to France
Top 14 club Brive have made some key signings for the 2021-22 season, announcing six new contracts on Christmas Day.
Kim Ekin
29 Dec 2021, 4:48
Ireland international Sammy Arnold to exit Connacht for Top 14
Connacht centre Sammy Arnold will leave the province at the end of the season and head to France, it has been confirmed.
Ian Cameron
29 Oct 2021, 6:56
Crisis ahead as South African teams fail to meet 'racial quotas' - warns rugby chief
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has warned the sport could face a player crisis unless the lack of transformation at provincial …
Chris Jones
14 May 2021, 9:17
Former Saracens prop extends French stay until 2023
Former England U20s and Saracens prop Hayden Thompson-Stringer has extended his stay in France until 2023.
Ian Cameron
09 May 2021, 7:18
Watch: Cheslin Kolbe pulls off a Houdini-like escape act in the Top 14 that would be disavowed in South Africa
Springbok World Cup hero Cheslin Kolbe has defied conventional play with a Houdini-like escape act in Toulouse's win over rival Br…
Sam Smith
06 Mar 2021, 23:18
'The PRO14 benefited from the Cheetahs... it was a very shocking thing to have to accept'
A recent Currie Cup and Super Rugby Unlocked winner with the Bulls, Sintu Manjezi is still unhappy over how Cheetahs were treated …
Jamie Lyall
02 Mar 2021, 10:15
Stricken Cheetahs lose prop Boan Venter to Edinburgh
There is no end yet in sight to the break-up of the Cheetahs, Edinburgh signing Boan Venter the latest to leave for a contract in …
Sam Smith
09 Feb 2021, 4:42
Benetton sign Rhyno Smith in major coup for struggling PRO14 side
Benetton Rugby have landed a major coup with the confirmation of the signing of Rhyno Smith from the Cheetahs on a two and half ye…
Ian Cameron
22 Jan 2021, 3:42
Bath announce signing of South African flyhalf on 18-month contract
The 29-year-old, who was linked with a move to the club last year, has put pen to paper on an 18-month contract.
Online Editors
18 Jan 2021, 10:05
'It is simply not true' - Cheetahs CEO hits out at 'misleading' report
Cheetahs chairman Ryno Opperman has shed some light on the financial state of the Union amid ‘misleading’ media reports.
Online Editors
18 Jan 2021, 2:20
'Out of 80 minutes you see 25 minutes of rugby and that's a problem': Former Springbok coach blasts standard of South African domestic play
Mallet derided the low-risk style of play that has crept into the South African game, explaining that rugby is in the business of …
Online Editors
15 Jan 2021, 16:44
On a cliff edge
South Africa's future could depend on the British & Irish Lions tour getting the go-ahead.
Craig Ray
04 Jan 2021, 8:50
Club tug of war over one of rugby highest paid players
The return of Johan Goosen to South Africa seems to be locked in, but whether the Cheetahs or the Bulls win the heart of the forme…
Ian Cameron
04 Jan 2021, 4:29
Chasing pack closing gap on Jake White's Bulls
The DHL Stormers and the Cell C Sharks closed the gap on log leaders Vodacom Bulls to just two points with only one round remainin…
Online Editors
15 Nov 2020, 1:35
