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Rassie Erasmus set to get date for misconduct hearing

29 August 2021 0 comments

World Rugby will discern if Rassie Erasmus used the right channels to air criticisms of officials after the first Lions Test

I’m delighted for Cheslin Kolbe, he deserves all the riches | Jeremy Guscott

29 August 2021 0 comments

The newest member of rugby’s One Millions Pounds Club, Cheslin Kolbe warrants the rich rewards for his entertaining skillset

I sat on the bench for four years unused! | Jeff Probyn

22 August 2021 0 comments

Substitutes, replacements, tactical subs, impact players or finishers… whatever you like to call them they are the bone of contention for many changes and confusions […]

Silence over Erasmus punishment is deafening | Shane Williams

15 August 2021 0 comments

Mixed messages from World Rugby have given the wrong impression of what rugby’s core values are, writes Shane Williams

The sterile Lions Tests are killing the game | Chris Hewett

15 August 2021 0 comments

Chris Hewett on how the boredom set in watching the three Lions Tests this summer

Kick-fests will make us all turn off the TV | Jeremy Guscott

15 August 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on rugby’s beige kicking game

Pumas more physical than Lions says captain Kolisi

15 August 2021 0 comments

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

Lions players scored two tries in the three Tests against South Africa

Verdict: Two tries in three Tests don’t win Lions tours

8 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher picks apart how the Lions lost the third Test, after leading at half-time

Lions should ditch Boks slog for Buenos Aires party | Brendan Gallagher

8 August 2021 0 comments

If Rassie Erasmus deems it fit to tarnish the integrity of a Lions tour with his crashing bore of a video, then the tour should be taken to Argentina says Brendan Gallagher

The Lions were left to taste defeat again in South Africa

South Africa 19-16 Lions: Lions let their chances slip along with this troubled series

8 August 2021 0 comments

THIS was a series that the 2021 Lions let slip at the last. The spike that they became hooked on was not so much the […]

Springboks are best one-trick pony in world rugby | Jeremy Guscott

8 August 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on just how difficult the Springboks are to beat

Morne Steyn did same to me 12 years ago | Shane Williams

8 August 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams knows exactly how the 2021 Lions will have been feeling once they collected their thoughts back in the dressing room

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

8 August 2021 0 comments

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

Rassie Erasmus has been backed to take the fight to World Rugby in his misconduct hearing

‘Let’s put World Rugby on trial’ – Sharks owner ready to aid Rassie’s legal fight

4 August 2021 0 comments

One of the heads of MVM Holdings, the US firm that owns the Sharks, has offered legal aid to the Springboks director of rugby

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

3 August 2021 0 comments

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

Ben O'Keeffe lets Cheslin Kolbe off lightly after a week of attention on the referees brought on by Rassie Erasmus

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Rassie Erasmus’ blunderbuss blasts all moving targets | Nick Cain

1 August 2021 0 comments

Rassie Erasmus’ video was a clear indication of the effects severe pressure can have on national hero status, writes Nick Cain

Forward pass should have wiped Le Roux try | Nick Cain

1 August 2021 0 comments

It’s time to sort something out for definitive indication of whether a pass is forward or not

Ditch the tech like Anna did to strike gold | Chris Hewett

1 August 2021 1 comment

Purity and simplicity are not among the nouns most commonly associated with Rugby Union in its current state of confusion: prop forwards were routinely described […]