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Galthie names Bordeaux-laden France side to tackle All Blacks
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (217+ words) TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: France recalled their record try scorer, Damian Penaud, on Thursday for their Nations Championship clash with New Zealand in a starting side stacked with Bordeaux-Begles players. Players from French champions Toulouse and fellow finalists Montpellier were not available…...
Why England's identity crisis could prove fatal at Ellis Park
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (1127+ words) OPINION: "Focussing on ourselves" is right up there when it comes to rugby cliches, and as stale as the saying may be, England have no choice but to do just that ahead of their Nations Championship opener against the Springboks....
Wallaby fullback earns recall after 1316-day exile
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (401+ words) TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Jock Campbell has emerged from almost four years in the international rugby wilderness to snare the prized fullback role for the Wallabies" Nations Championship opener against Ireland. After a brilliant Super Rugby Pacific season for the Queensland Reds,…...
All Blacks get some Love as Rennie unveils team for France clash
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (213+ words) TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Ruben Love has been given the All Blacks flyhalf reins in Dave Rennie's first New Zealand Test squad named Thursday to play France in Christchurch. The 25-year-old has only played five tests for New Zealand but will start…...
Zach Porthen is already rewriting the prop's playbook
5+ hour ago (600+ words) Less than a year after making his Springbok debut at Wembley, Zach Porthen has evolved into one of South African rugby's brightest front-row prospects. The 22-year-old will earn his third Test cap from the bench against England on Saturday, a…...
Wales sticks with tried and tested for Fiji showdown
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (329+ words) TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wales head coach Steve Tandy announced the Wales team to play Fiji in the opening round of the Nations Championship. Dewi Lake captains Wales in the away fixture taking place at Cardiff City Stadium, which is Fiji's chosen…...
Bulls slayer Prendergast to pull strings against Wallabies
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (470+ words) TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Ireland coach Andy Farrell rewarded Sam Prendergast for his stellar club form by picking him as playmaker for their Nations Championship opener against Australia in a starting XV dominated by Leinster players. The world's third-ranked team enter the…...
England unfazed by former coaches in Bok camp
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (569+ words) England insist the presence of former coaches Felix Jones and Joe Lewis in the Springbok set-up won't give the world champions an unfair advantage ahead of the Nations Championship. England gear up to face the Springboks and are hoping to…...
Bath-built Du Toit gives Boks crucial edge against England
1+ day, 42+ min ago (702+ words) Fresh from three seasons in the English Premiership, Springbok prop Thomas du Toit has become one of South Africa's most valuable intelligence sources ahead of Saturday's Test against England, warning his teammates not to be fooled by their opponents' recent…...
LIVE NOW: European Champions Cup draw
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (315+ words) WATCH as the road to the 2026/27 Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup starts on Wednesday with the Pool Draws taking centre stage in Dublin. The 24 Champions Cup clubs which have qualified on merit from the TOP 14, Gallagher PREM and United…...