11:36 PM BST A wiser NSW Waratahs side is ready for a “mountain” of a Super Rugby challenge under an emerging skipper who’s happy to delegate to his teammates. The Waratahs face the Lions in a Super Rugby semifinal between the Australian and South African conference winners in Johannesburg on Saturday (AEST). Wallabies five-eighth Bernard
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3:27 PM BST Homeground advantage and the altitude will certainly be key factors for the Lions as they seek to overcome the Waratahs in their Super Rugby semifinal in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon. However, they must still do the business on the field as well if they want to beat a Waratahs side that has
12:22 PM BST Wasps’ Ashley Johnson has been suspended for six months after receiving a ban for a failed drugs test but will still be available for the first game of the season. Johnson, 32, tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide in an out-of-competition test. The South African’s urine sample returned the Adverse Analytical
3:03 AM BST A Wallabies trial match is not without risks but after back-to-back Bledisloe Cup hidings in Sydney, Michael Cheika has at least realised the need for a change in strategy. The internal trial on Friday August 3 will be without the Waratahs’ Wallabies, and those whose clubs remain in contention for finals around
3:45 PM BST Having gone from part-time nightclub bouncer to an All Blacks jersey in a few months, prop Karl Tu’inukuafe knows a good deal more about life outside rugby than the young talents who typically travel New Zealand’s elite pathways to the big-time. And that life experience was just one of qualities that proved
3:18 AM BST The Wallabies will face an Australian Super Rugby invitational side in a trial game next Friday as they think outside the square to snap New Zealand’s Bledisloe Cup superiority. Michael Cheika’s men will play a side featuring the best of the rest not involved in club or Super Rugby finals at Sydney’s
1:10 PM BST Front-rowers are not expected to outperform the loose forwards to be the turnover king in Super Rugby. But Malcolm Marx is an exceptional talent. The Lions hooker lead the turnover stats with a massive 22, five of which came in their playoff match against the Jaguares last weekend; those efforts were vital
11:02 AM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced they will trial a change to the rugby tackle law in an attempt to lower the target area. The definition of a high tackle will change from above the line of the shoulders to above the armpit line for all games in the Championship Cup,
Jul 25, 2018 The Waratahs will be on a mission to shut down the Lions’ turnover specialist Malcolm Marx in Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-final and give their backs the best chance to take the game away from the South Africans, lock Jed Holloway said. The marauding Springbok was in menacing form in the quarter-final win
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