2:52 PM BST Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says World Rugby is not investing enough in the sport in Africa. The experienced De Villiers, who coached the Springboks from 2008-2011, told KweséESPN in Kampala that Africa continues to use the little resources it has to develop and improve rugby. “There is a lot of
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11:03 PM BST There were wins for the All Blacks and Springboks in Round 1 of the Rugby Championship, but who stood out to make our combined Team of the Week? 15. Ben Smith The All Blacks fullback was at his sweet-stepping best in the win over the Wallabies. Smith eventually shifted to the right
7:48 AM BST ESPN staff ESPN’s columnist Greg Growden has called for Michael Cheika’s head after the Wallabies suffered another embarrassing defeat at the hands of the All Blacks. After a promising firs half, which saw the Wallabies take a one-point lead into the break, the Australians fell to pieces in the second half and
6:38 PM BST England and Sale Sharks wing Chris Ashton could face further disciplinary action after he was sent off in a pre-season friendly. Ashton was seen punching Castres’ Rory Kockott as the pair were both dismissed by referee Romaine Poite during Friday’s warm-up game in Southern France. The incident, which took place 46 minutes
12:13 PM BST New Argentina coach Mario Ledesma labelled South Africa’s pack the most physical in world rugby and said the Pumas must figure out a way to stop them when the two countries meet again in the Rugby Championship in Mendoza on Saturday. Ledesma’s first match in charge of Argentina saw them beaten 34-21
1:36 AM BST The Wallabies will be without injured superstar Israel Folau when they attempt to win in Auckland for the first time in 1986 and avoid a 16th straight year of Bledisloe Cup despair. Folau departed ANZ Stadium on crutches after suffering an ankle injury midway through the second half of Saturday night’s crushing
8:27 PM BST Veteran Namibia fullback Chrysander Botha and Louis van der Westhuizen each scored two tries as the Welwitschias sealed a sixth successive qualification for the Rugby World Cup with a 53-28 victory over Kenya at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Saturday. Fly-half Cliven Loubser also scored a try in his match haul
4:59 PM BST DURBAN, South Africa — It was clear for everybody to see that Siya Kolisi wasn’t quite 100 percent fit in the June series win over England. He was unable to finish any of the three Tests he played, and he definitely wasn’t as effective in his role of fetcher. That was because
5:21 PM BST Gloucester are ‘surprised and disappointed’ at the RFU’s decision to charge Danny Cipriani with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game. Cipriani was fined £2,000 on Thursday after pleading guilty following an incident outside a nightclub in Jersey, where the England international was with Gloucester teammates during their preseason tour. The
11:34 AM BST Tom Stapylton-Smith There is no doubt the Currie Cup has been the foundation for plenty of the legends of South African rugby. However, in recent years, one of the world’s oldest domestic rugby competitions has struggled to maintain relevance in South Africa’s rugby landscape – with the focus on Super Rugby and