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How the All Blacks can line up for the Rugby Championship

30 July 2023 0 comments

The All Blacks have announced their 36-man squad for The Rugby Championship, which includes seven newcomers to the surprise of the fans who have already […]

Dream Team with Mouritz Botha

30 July 2023 0 comments

The former Bedford, Saracens, Sharks, Newcastle & England lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira – […]

‘Any win over SA is special’

16 July 2023 0 comments

NEW Zealand coach Ian Foster said it was another step forward as his side held off the second-half fightback to seal victory. “There were a […]

Barrett J has keys to the kingdom

16 July 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is a game of infinite possibility, especially when it comes to dreaming up collective nouns. A “squabble of hookers” sounds […]

Arendse piles the misery on Jones

9 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa ……………….. 43pts Tries: Arendse 16, 30, 51, Penalty 54, 68, PS du Toit Conversions: Libbok 17, 31, 76 Penalties: Libbok […]

‘We just got beaten to the punch all day’

9 July 2023 0 comments

Australian coach Eddie Jones admitted his side were second best in most areas in their heavy defeat to South Africa. He said: “We just got […]

Beets double does it for SA

9 July 2023 0 comments

POOL C S Africa ……….. 24 Argentina ……. 16 CORNE Beets scored two late tries as hosts South Africa beat Argentina in a winner takes […]

Richardson keen on Scotland role

9 July 2023 0 comments

By GRANT SHUB When Dylan Richardson was called up to play for Scotland against Japan at Murrayfield in 2021, the South African-born utility forward headed […]

Italy keep control to master South Africa

2 July 2023 0 comments

By DAVID ROBSON South Africa …26 Italy …………….. 34 Italy produced a superb display of wet weather rugby to stun hosts South Africa. On a […]

25 years on and the pain is fading …

2 July 2023 1 comment

Next week marks the 25th anniversary of the end of what became known as the “Tour of Hell”. Jon Newcombe talks to some of the […]

Tupou on track to return for Wallabies

25 June 2023 0 comments

Wallabies star prop Taniela Tupou is on track to make his return from injury against the Springboks in their Rugby Championship opener at Loftus Versfeld […]

Foster mixes it up with experience and youth

25 June 2023 0 comments

New Zealand have named five debutants in a 36-man squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship. The squad is a mixture of experience and youth and […]

We will have to front up, says Laidlaw

4 June 2023 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Scotland’s players need to swiftly “front up” to the reality of their World Cup pool if they are to avoid a second […]

Kolisi a major World Cup doubt

30 April 2023 0 comments

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi may miss this year’s World Cup with a knee injury sustained playing for the Sharks against Munster. Kolisi suffered a partial […]

After 23 years, it’s all over for Myler

23 April 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The longest career of the 21st century came to a cruelly anti-climactic end yesterday, its creator denied […]

Nienaber to replace Lancaster at Leinster

16 April 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA LEINSTER have confirmed the appointment of Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber to their coaching team after the World Cup in France. He will […]

Skosan leaves Saints but Waller signs on

26 March 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Springboks winger Courtnall Skosan will leave Northampton at the end of the season. He arrived in England in 2021 and was a […]

McKinney will donate his brain to science

19 March 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stewart McKinney’s name will forever be enshrined in the Lions pantheon alongside the few whose invincibility in […]

Lions want Akker back

26 February 2023 0 comments

Sale hooker Akker van der Merwe could be set to rejoin one of his former clubs, the Lions. Van der Merwe, 31, who has won […]

Wiese reckons Tigers close to getting it right

19 February 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Jasper Wiese feels Leicester are just a bounce of the ball away from putting a winning run together and making the play-offs […]

Despair for Bears as Saracens steal glory

29 January 2023 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ………………………20pts Tries: Dann 59, Segun 77, Hougaard 80 Conversions: Goode 59 Penalties: Goode 52 Bristol …………………………… 19pts Tries: Thacker 38, Ibitoye […]

All over for Sale as Ulster prove worth

22 January 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ulster …………………………… 22pts Tries: Lyttle 19, Herring 64, Vermeulen 76 Conversions: Cooney 65, 78 Penalties: Doak 38 Sale ………………………………. 11pts Tries: B […]

Kolisi to quit Sharks for long stay in Paris

8 January 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA SOUTH Africa captain Siya Kolisi will join Racing 92 on a multi-year deal after the World Cup in October. Kolisi, 31, who currently […]

Are the Springboks on course to defend their World Cup crown in 2023?

7 January 2023 0 comments

As 2022 draws to an end, we’ve seen significant changes take place in international rugby, and with a World Cup on the horizon in 2023, […]

Cowards who hide on the internet

18 December 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT It would be inaccurate to say that the Pau coach Sebastien Piqueronies’ manhandling of the Scottish referee Sam Grove-White last weekend was miles […]

Big names will help the game develop in Japan

18 December 2022 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE season kicked off in Japan yesterday and I was delighted to see my old club the Mitsubishi Heavy […]

Gloucester in line for Stuart and McGuigan

11 December 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester have been busy shopping to improve their squad for next season and have lined up moves for Will […]

Lewies: Quins up for Tank challenge

4 December 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies is convinced the “world class attack and spine” at Harlequins puts them in prime shape to be finally crowned champions […]

Pollard on hunt for game’s top trophies

4 December 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Handre Pollard plans to use his Tigers stripes to go club trophy hunting and also put him in perfect shape to help […]

Blame me, says Jones as England fall apart

27 November 2022 1 comment

Tuilagi: Defeat will make us even tighter By GARY FITZGERALD Manu Tuilagi came out fighting after a hefty defeat to the Springboks left England “hurting” […]

Sanderson: Why do Springboks ignore Rob?

27 November 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Sale points-machine: Rob du Preez Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson is surprised that South Africa ignored Premiership points-machine Rob du […]

“He’s been a special player” – Farrell and Cockerill pay tribute to Tuilagi on 50th cap

25 November 2022 1 comment

Captain Owen Farrell and assistant coach Richard Cockerill have paid tribute to Manu Tuilagi as he prepares to make his 50th England appearance on Saturday […]

Jones hails England’s incredible fightback

20 November 2022 2 comments

Jones: It will be a great game v the Boks By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones hailed his “pulverised” prize fighters as they bounced off the […]

Brothers line up World Cup shot

20 November 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks twins Jean-Luc and Dan Du Preez, below, could appear at the World Cup next year after being […]

One-sided games do no favours for anyone

13 November 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST DEVOTEES of the union game have spent decades laughing at the idea of the “other code” staging a World Cup. Their […]

Failing to select a kicker is a major sin

13 November 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT BACK in the day, rugby had its own version of the Seven Deadly Sins: biting, gouging, bag-snatching, head-stamping, shaving on match day, running […]

‘I think I can improve everywhere’ – Dupont

2 November 2022 1 comment

By Paul Eddison Antoine Dupont is the reigning World Player of the Year and captained France to a first Grand Slam in more than a […]

Benhard puts his body on the line for Irish

30 October 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Benhard Janse van Rensburg is in his second season with London Irish and has yet to miss a Premiership match despite the […]

Cole shows us how to survive life at the front

2 October 2022 2 comments

CHRIS HEWETT Welcome to the age of the anti-scrum. We wait whole half-hours for a set-piece only to find none coming along at once, and […]

Wales set to take on SA again

25 September 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON The Rugby Paper can reveal that the Springboks will be back in Cardiff on August 19 for what will be the 11th […]

Dai expects big things now Lewis is free from injury

25 September 2022 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS DAI Young has told Dillon Lewis to continue silencing his critics by dominating the scrum for Cardiff in the early part of […]

Butler: Discipline let us down

25 September 2022 3 comments

By JOHN FALLON Stormers …………..38 Connacht …………..15 Connacht skipper Jarrad Butler said discipline let them down for the second week in a row when a […]

The Springboks host the British & Irish Lions in 2021

Springboks power home but fall short of their target

25 September 2022 0 comments

■ By SAM JACKSON South Africa ….38pts Tries: Wiese 19, Kolisi 29, Penalty 64, 72; Arendse 80 Conversions: Steyn 19, 29, 82 Penalties: Steyn 38 […]

One old competition which has had its day

18 September 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers may be surprised to learn that back in the days when dinosaurs were roaming the corridors of Twickenham – […]

Springboks unchanged for critical Argentina clash

13 September 2022 0 comments

South Africa have made no changes to their starting line-up ahead of their vital match against Argentina in Round Five of The Rugby Championship. The […]

We must get off to a faster start this time, says Dowson

4 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson wants Northampton to take their form in the latter stages of last season into the new campaign and consolidate their […]

Big brother Creevy happy to claim Irish can be champions

4 September 2022 1 comment

Agustin Creevy is as bullish with his predictions for London Irish’s title chances as he is when taking the field, claiming: “We can be champions.” […]