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Will RWC 2019 see the end of Southern Hemisphere dominance?

11 December 2018 0 comments

The 2019 Rugby World Cup is less than a year away and some fans have already discovered whether or not they were successful in their […]

Guscott column: Gap is closing in North-South divide

29 November 2018 0 comments

Times are changing…

Gap is closing in North-South divide

25 November 2018 1 comment

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT On way back: Manu Tuilagi Everybody was saying that, for it to be a successful Autumn campaign, England […]

Boks aside, rugby in Africa has just gone backwards

1 July 2018 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points HEAVEN knows it’s a difficult enough job growing rugby around the globe […]

Sharks CEO Gary Teichmann plays down following Southern Kings and Cheetahs to PRO14

9 May 2018 0 comments

Former Springbok wants to bring the challenge to New Zealand’s dominance in Super Rugby rather than be lured by the money of Europe

Cash needed to halt the exodus from south

25 February 2018 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Talking ahead of yesterday’s Six Nations encounter with Scotland, Eddie Jones responded to criticism of England’s style of play with the words, ‘Test […]

North have stolen a march on southern pace-setters

31 December 2017 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN Big gains: Stuart McNally scores in Scotland’s eight-try victory over Australia PICTURE: Getty Images Well that’s it, 2017 is over, and what a […]

Look North, Barbarians, before it all goes South

5 November 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Tiwckenham Opener: Richie Mo’unga scores the first try THIS was more like a New Zealand trial match than the Barbarians against […]

England lads get ready for tour of S Africa

16 July 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDUnder 18s have named a 26-man squad for their three-match tour of South Africa in August. England face South Africa Schools in […]

Southern stars rush to beat deadline

21 May 2017 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON MORE than 30 Southern Hemisphere players will qualify for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales before the longer residency rule takes effect. World […]

Is The Southern Hemisphere Dominance of Rugby Over?

5 July 2016 0 comments

When two or more entities work and compete in the same area, we always like to know which one is better and which one is […]

Shane Williams column: Our packs lack skillset of the giants down South

28 October 2015 0 comments

It’s no fluke that this weekend’s World Cup semi-finals are like a UKIP manifesto – with no mention of Europe. Over the course of the […]

Nick Cain’s column: Sorry, but the North/South divide is as wide as ever

20 August 2015 0 comments

Of the seven World Cups that have preceded the 2015 edition which kicks off next month all but one have been won by the Southern […]

Brendan Gallagher: Lions must show their teeth in South Seas

4 September 2014 0 comments

Having been among those agitating for New Zealand finally to pay a debt of honour to the Samoan people and play a full Test in […]

Peter Jackson: Yes, it all goes South when we head South

30 May 2014 0 comments

Every June the home countries fly south of the Equator in a battered state of semi-resignation to what awaits them. Almost as a matter of […]

Stuart Lancaster locates a drop of Southern comfort

10 July 2012 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster insists the ‘‘gap is closing” between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres despite another summer series wipe-out. England, Wales and Ireland failed to win […]

Q&A – Matt Dawson: What might have been if Finn was fit from start?

15 August 2021 0 comments

The three-time Lions tourist gives his verdict on the series defeat in South Africa

Pumas more physical than Lions says captain Kolisi

15 August 2021 1 comment

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says Argentina were a tough obstacle to overcome with their physical pack

Player ratings: Damian de Allende is the Boks’ rock again

8 August 2021 1 comment

Paul Rees rates the performances of both teams in the third and final Test of the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa

Battle-weary Springboks are one of great modern sides | Daniel Gallan

8 August 2021 1 comment

Daniel Gallan wraps up the meaning of the Springboks to South Africa after their triumph in the third Test

TEAM: Spingboks without Faf de Klerk and Pieter-Steph du Toit for decider

3 August 2021 1 comment

South Africa call on Cobus Reinach and Lood de Jager to fill void of losing two of their star players

Player ratings – second Test: Siya Kolisi is the Boks’ captain marvel

1 August 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees rates the performances of the Lions and South Africa in a brutal second Test

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi backs Rassie Erasmus’ comments and condemns referee

30 July 2021 0 comments

South Africa skipper Siya Kolisi and backs coach Mzwandile Stick spoke to the media on Friday after an inflammatory 24 hours concerning the Lions tour

VIDEO: Rassie Erasmus releases explosive hour-long video criticising referee Nic Berry

29 July 2021 0 comments

The South Africa director of rugby posts bizarre video publicly looking back at the first Test against the Lions

All three Lions Tests to be held at Cape Town Stadium

20 July 2021 1 comment

The second and third Tests were set to take place in Johannesburg, based in the province with the highest coronavirus infection rate in South Africa

Kolisi cleared to lead the Springboks, Pollard to reach milestone against Lions

20 July 2021 0 comments

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has struggled for fitness after overcoming Covid-19

The Springboks are a beacon of hope in a tormented country

18 July 2021 0 comments

South African writer Daniel Gallan offers a personal view of what the Springboks mean to an economic and politically unstable country

Springboks plan early mayhem against the Lions

17 July 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan looks at South Africa A’s win over the Lions on Wednesday night

Marcus Smith and Alun Wyn Jones to be involved for Lions, Hogg to captain

15 July 2021 1 comment

Warren Gatland has made a raft of changes to the Lions team that lost to South Africa ‘A’

British & Irish Lions squad to play Japan

Alun Wyn Jones could make shock return to Lions squad

13 July 2021 2 comments

Warren Gatland to make call on whether to have tour captain fly out to South Africa once Wales hold a training session on Tuesday

Injury-hit Lions in SOS call to Marcus Smith

11 July 2021 1 comment

The England fly-half will fly to South Africa today to join up with the British & Irish Lions

I’m not leaving Harlequins, Esterhuizen tells Sharks

11 July 2021 0 comments

The South African centre has ended his first season with Harlequins as Premiership champion, and has told the Sharks he won’t be leaving London

Benetton v Ospreys has been cancelled in the Rainbow Cup

Benetton qualify for Rainbow Cup final after Ospreys match cancelled

9 June 2021 1 comment

Unbeaten Benetton advance to the final where they will face South African oppposition on June 19

Big mistake not picking Danny Care, insists Bracken

9 May 2021 0 comments

Kyran Bracken’s reaction to the Lions squad announcement, with Conor Murray, Ali Price and Gareth Davies selected to tour South Africa

British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on the 2009 tour

Gatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast

9 May 2021 0 comments

Gatland intends to put Faf de Klerk on the back-foot in this summer’s Lions tour of South Africa

Louis Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call-up

9 May 2021 0 comments

The older brother of the Gloucester & Wales flyer placed a bet four years ago that the Lions’ youngest squad member would tour South Africa

WRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup

2 May 2021 2 comments

Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup competition?

Rainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks

2 May 2021 0 comments

Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a Test start against the Springboks?

Rainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches

21 April 2021 2 comments

Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates

Forget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott

18 April 2021 0 comments

Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions, Jeremy Guscott explains why he is convinced

Lions leave space for Andy Farrell to join the tour

18 April 2021 0 comments

Just how desperate is Warren Gatland to have his former right-hand man on the plane to South Africa this summer?

Sale Sharks & England centre Manu Tuilagi

Manu Tuilagi England career saved as he signs for Sale Sharks

18 April 2021 2 comments

Tuilagi stays and one more South African import coming in at Sale Sharks

Jeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons

11 April 2021 0 comments

Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen

Townsend’s experience can spark Lions attack | Jeremy Guscott

11 April 2021 1 comment

Gregor Townsend is on the ticket list for the South Africa tour, a wise choice made by Warren Gatland in the eyes of Jerry Guscott

Gatland’s Lions will give the pride of place to Six Nations Celtic warriors

28 March 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain selects his British & Irish Lions tour XV to face the Springboks, after the Six Nations put form into context ahead of flying to South Africa this summer