Blues 46-6 Waratahs NSW finals hopes crushed in seven-try drubbing The NSW Waratahs’ season of promise has ended in despair with an ugly, record-breaking 46-6 Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Blues in Auckland. The Waratahs needed to defeat the defending champions for the first time at Eden Park in 16 years to keep their finals hopes alive. Instead, Dan McKellar’s depleted side copped a seven-tries-to-nil drubbing at New Zealand rugby’s burial ground on Saturday. Continue reading...
Head coach Stephen Larkham says the Brumbies "missed an opportunity" by losing to the Crusaders, leaving a tough path to win their first Super Rugby title in 21 years. The post Larkham laments costly Brumbies loss appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Glasgow Warriors continue the defence of the United Rugby Championship title by putting the Stormers to the sword to book their place in the last four.
In total, there are 12 Springboks in the starting team of the Sharks.
Exeter forward Jacques Vermeulen says his forthcoming move to Sale could ignite his international hopes.
Ireland's Sam Monaghan and Beibhinn Parsons have both been included in a 37-player training squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.
A number of players on the fringes of the Springboks will be eager to impress for their franchises in the URC playoffs this weekend.
The Springboks have become rugby's most sought-after live attraction, making current stadium ticket prices in the Republic a “bargain” for local fans, writes MARK KEOHANE. The post Boks worth the price of admission appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Captain Josh Macleod says Scarlets are prepared to face a fully loaded Leinster in Saturday's United Rugby Championship quarter-final.
The Qatar Airways Cup will be up for grabs when the Springboks tackle the Barbarians for the first time on South African soil in June. The post Boks, Baa Baas to battle for silverware appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
After a taste of the atmosphere during a post-university year travelling I was hooked and the memories will last a lifetime June 2001. I’m on an overnight Greyhound bus from Cairns to Townsville. A typical post-university year travelling in Australia and New Zealand has taken an unwelcome turn after an equally typical relationship breakup. Initially there had been no plans to follow that year’s British & Irish Lions tour, even though I had been enthralled by the classic encounter against the Springboks four years before. With my newfound freedom it seemed logical to head south, a couple of hundred miles down the coast, to see the legendary tourists in action. Continue reading...
Tadhg Furlong and Robbie Henshaw are ruled out of Leinster's United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Scarlets at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is living his best life and reminding us why he's dubbed the Minister of Enjoyment.
Three South African teams, the Bulls, Sharks and Stormers, are all in action in the United Rugby Championship quarter-finals this weekend.
In a major coup for the First Nations & Pasifika XV, the invitational outfit has added one of New Zealand rugby’s all-time greats to its staff. The post All Blacks legend to plot Lions downfall appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
