All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoHollie Davidson to make history with Men’s Six Nations debut
Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men’s Six Nations match when Ireland host Italy on February 14.
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Letters
/ 1 day agoWhy are so many leaving Wales?
I AM in full agreement with Peter Hansford when he says that to be the best you must play the best....
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Columnists
/ 1 day agoJeremy Guscott: Wales busting a gut to get back in contention
Wales will recover as a competitive top-tier rugby nation, but the main question is when?
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Columnists
/ 1 day agoPeter Jackson: Best in Wales setting up home in England
When Wales beat England 1-0 at The Racecourse during the final year of football’s annual Home International Championship, they did so...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoHow you could rebuild an old but great empire
THE last time I talked rugby with the late Eddie Butler was on The Rugby Paper podcast not long after the...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoChampions Cup must return to its elite status
ANALYSIS » PAUL REES SEES TOO MANY MISMATCHES IN LAST WEEKEND’S EUROPEAN GAMES ... WHILE PROBLEMS MOUNT FOR MEN IN RED...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoDragons in a battle to keep Wainwright
By TOM RICHARDS DRAGONS are fighting to prevent No.8 Aaron Wainwright following Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake out of Wales. Wainright,...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoBuchanan quits WRU council
FORMER Wales and Llanelli prop Anthony Buchanan has resigned from the WRU council saying he has no confidence in the executive...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoFormer South Africa captain dies at 29
FORMER South Africa women’s captain Lusanda Dumke has died at the age of 29 after being diagnosed with a rare gastric...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoOspreys move for South Africa’s Marco de Witt as cover
The Ospreys have moved quickly to reinforce their back row by signing South African forward Marco de Witt on a short-term...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoTo be the best, you must play the best
JOHN Rowlands does have the benefit of hindsight with his comments about the Wales v South Africa game in the letters...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoJeremy Guscott: Bath will need the big boys to shine
Bath have got a squad now which, when at full strength, and at home, can take on anyone, whether it’s in...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoPeter Jackson: The Big Brekky feeding the soul as well as body
On the filthiest of winter mornings last Tuesday, when the squalls rattled everybody and everything, the old boys from the glory...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 week agoBrendan Gallagher: I fear the worst in Rugby World Cup mismatches
Rugby’s obsession with micro-management long ago became a disease, a sort of nervous disorder, and a full manifestation of this will...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoVan Zyl was cast out and never forgiven
HENNIE van Zyl, who had been the second oldest surviving Springbok behind Frik du Preez, died aged 89 earlier this month...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 week agoPaul Rees: Lawrence Dallaglio’s reasons to cheer for Prem clubs in Europe
Paul Rees talks to England’s World Cup winner about the Champions Cup – and Steve Borthwick’s selection choices
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Features
/ 1 week agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Makysymiw – The brilliant, emotional world of French rugby
Former Leicester Tigers, Connacht, Dragons and Agen second row, Joe Makysymiw, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 week agoTierney’s new year date to return full-time
WRU chief executive Abi Tierney will return to fully resume her position in the new year. Tierney has been undergoing medical...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoAlex Sanderson says it is ‘criminal’ to devalue the scrum
Alex Sanderson has called on World Rugby to allow teams to exploit their dominance in the scrum amid calls for change...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick hopes it will be fifth time lucky at 2027 Rugby World Cup
Steve Borthwick has been around the World Cup block a few times and knows his England side have to keep on...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoWales drawn with England in Rugby World Cup pool
Fierce Six Nations rivals England and Wales will clash in the pool stage of the 2027 World Cup.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoSouth Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been banned for 12 weeks for an eye gouge on Wales flanker Alex Mann.
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: England short of World XV starters
The 2027 Rugby World Cup draw held last week in Sydney produced a good result for England, mainly because Wales, their...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Selection skills key to delivering big prizes for Steve Borthwick’s England
Where does England’s 4-0 Autumn Series success over southern hemisphere opposition leave them? The answer is having to take the next...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Recruiting Benhard Janse van Rensburg sends out the wrong message
The decision by the RFU to petition World Rugby for Bristol’s South African-born-and-bred centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg to be granted...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 weeks agoChris Hewett: Eben Etzebeth top billing in Springboks rogues’ gallery
Clint Eastwood knows a thing or two about cinema, but if anyone is to make a sequel to his Springbok-inspired Invictus...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 weeks agoLyon 14-23 Newcastle Red Bulls: Oli Spencer’s late score seals Red Bulls win
Winger Oli Spencer scored in the final minutes to ensure Newcastle Red Bulls started their European campaign with a famous victory...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoPeter Jackson: When Dafydd James asked ref to end the misery
When the roof caved in on Wales and their predicament cried out for someone to put a humane end to the...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoPaul Rees: R360 threat can force change
Paul Rees on how the proposed breakaway league could revamp rugby amid increasing stresses on top players
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoMaro Itoje and Steve Borthwick set clear ambition after 2027 Rugby World Cup draw
England captain Maro Itoje and head coach Steve Borthwick insist that their ambition is nothing short of winning the World Cup,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 weeks agoEngland to face Wales in group stage at 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup
England and Wales will clash in the group stage of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoKyran Bracken: Grand Slam has to be expectation, not hope for England
This England team is the closest thing we’ve had to the 2003 World Cup-winning side – and they should set their...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoWoeful Wales hit new low in Cardiff
By SAM JACKSON WALES slumped to a record home defeat to South Africa in Cardiff to end their international year on...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoR360 delays launch until 2028 amid rising opposition
R360, the proposed breakaway rebel tournament, has announced it is delaying its launch by two years to 2028.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick gets green light for Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Bristol Bears centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg will become eligible for England from next November after World Rugby confirmed his brief...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoWales 0-73 South Africa: Steve Tandy’s pointless side put to shame in 11-try thrashing
A weakened Wales suffered an all-time record home defeat in a brutally one-sided contest at the Principality Stadium.
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoLake: We couldn’t get ball to play with
DEJECTED Wales captain Dewi Lake admitted he had few words to describe his side’s performance. “We can’t ignore the score and...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoPeter Jackson: England finish top but Springboks still No.1
They say the league table never lies, that like George Washington’s inaugural American presidency, it swears allegiance to the truth, the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: Key pieces might yet emerge for England chief Steve Borthwick
The World Cup is all that matters, right? Everything else is 50 shades of beige. If England’s second-string success in Argentina...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoHow Northampton Saints find the best players
Twenty years ago, Northampton Saints’ recruitment centred around players from overseas, not least South Africa.
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Daan Human factor has made Springboks even deadlier
Forensic experts engaged on a week-long trawl through the ruins of the Irish pack would have found something more disturbing than...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoPaul Rees: Springboks are setting the standard
Paul Rees reflects on the Autumn Tests and what the implications might be for the Champions Cup and beyond.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: Bravo referee Matt Carley for taking no nonsense
Of all the subjects that have irritated me in recent years – apart from the hardy annual of blatant forward passes...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoFrance superstar Dupont is back!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A little over eight months, or exactly 266 days if you prefer, after he suffered an ACL...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoNew RPR: Why the Springboks can’t ignore England + Siya Kolisi and all things Japan!
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by RugbyAsia24/7 Editor Steve Noble to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoBen Spencer urges England to finish Autumn Nations Series in style
Ben Spencer has urged England not to take their foot off the gas and finish the autumn in style – by...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoLawrence Dallaglio: Next step for England is winning silverware
Lawrence Dallaglio has acclaimed England’s incredible transformation from agonising nearly men to clinical, big-game Test winners.
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoJapan head coach Eddie Jones believes Nations Championship will bring in fans
Eddie Jones believes the Nations Championship, which kicks off in July, will grow the game’s support base.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoEngland’s fitness is pleasing Steve Borthwick
Steve Borthwick is on a mission to make England the world’s fittest rugby team after thinking they were not fit for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoWales 26-52 New Zealand: Steve Tandy’s side are down but far from out
New Zealand have reached 50 points in their last three visits to the Welsh capital and duly recorded their 35th consecutive...
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