Real Madrid’s Bernabéu also offers appeal to federationItaly expected to be Spain’s closest rival for tournament The 2035 Rugby World Cup final could be staged at the revamped Camp Nou in Barcelona with the Spanish rugby federation in discussions with La Liga over using celebrated football stadiums as part of its bid to host the tournament. Delegates from the Spanish federation met with World Rugby executives last weekend to demonstrate their intentions to host the tournament in 2035 and discussions are said to have piqued interest. Continue reading...
Sharks will try to balance their United Rugby Championship needs and their Challenge Cup wants ahead of their Sunday clash against Lyon.
Worcester will return to professional rugby union next season, three years after going bust, the RFU announced on Thursday. The post English club rises from the ashes appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
An energised Junior Springboks squad has resumed training in Stellenbosch, entering the next block of their preparations for the new season at full speed. The post Junior Boks shift back into gear appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Worcester Warriors are set to return to professional rugby union two and a half years after the club went into administration.
A big Free State derby is one of the big games in the round 5 of the SA Cup, with several intriguing matches lined up as the race for Currie Cup Premier Division qualification heats up. The post SA Cup: Crunch derby on the cards appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
David Ribbans downplays the possibility of representing the Springboks, despite his England career being stalled by his move to Toulon. The post Saffa lock opts for England over Boks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Former Australia rugby union back Jordan Petaia was on Wednesday signed by the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers after impressing during trials.
Jordan Petaia has been signed by the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers after impressing during trials. The post Wallabies star lands NFL deal appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Ex-rugby union player impresses Chargers at IPP trial in US‘A great career move for him,’ says Super Bowl winner Jordan Mailata Former rugby union international Jordan Petaia is a step closer to realising a long-held dream of playing in the NFL after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers as a tight end. Petaia, who earned 31 caps for the Wallabies, turned his back on union late last year after being handed a prized spot on the league’s international player pathway (IPP) programme. Continue reading...
Invitational Australia & New Zealand side to play in JulyPlayers who have switched nationality will not be eligible The British & Irish Lions are set to face a number of former All Blacks with Rugby Australia’s chief executive, Phil Waugh, confident players based in Japan can be recruited for the Anzac fixture in July. Waugh also confirmed that players who have represented Australia and New Zealand but subsequently switched nationality will not be considered, ending Israel Folau’s hopes of appearing in another Lions series and ruling out Charles Piutau. The Lions will lock horns with an invitational Australia and New Zealand side for the first time since 1989. When the fixture was announced in 2023, the then Australia head coach, Eddie Jones, turned his nose up, saying: “I don’t want to be involved with the Kiwis.” With the former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster leading the combined side, Waugh believes the fixture in Adelaide will have star appeal. Continue reading...
The Springbok Women will take on Canada in curtain-raisers when the Springboks host Italy at Loftus Versfeld and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 5 and 12 July. The post Bok Women to tackle Canada appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
An All Blacks prop misses the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The post All Blacks prop out for season appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Loans scrutinised by public accounts committee‘Gap in oversight’ over £123.8m paid to rugby teams There remains a “high degree of uncertainty” over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the House of Commons’ public accounts committee has warned. In a report published on Wednesday, the committee also criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for being “overly optimistic” in believing it will recover most of the £474m it paid out to 120 organisations in the sport and culture sectors to help them survive the impact of the pandemic. Continue reading...
Six Nations pundits Ugo Monye, Sam Warburton and John Barclay discuss why Louis Bielle-Biarrey was their player of the tournament.
