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De Wet try clinches fightback

23 January 2022 0 comments

Bulls …………….26Stormers ……..30THE Stormers claimed a thrilling fightback victory over the Bulls thanks to a late try by Paul de Wet.The Stormers led 18-7 at […]

Blair: Win’s a win but fans need more entertainment

5 December 2021 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ……..24pts Tries: Graham 13, Bofelli 21, Kinghorn 45, McInally 67 Conversions: Kinghorn 45, 67 Benetton ……….10pts Tries: Zuliani 59 Conversions: Marin […]

Lions end long wait for victory

5 December 2021 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ……..19 Lions …………….37 THE Lions picked up their first win since the opening round, as they comfortably saw off South African […]

Japan beckons for Sale’s Solomona

21 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: SolomonaFORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future with Sale Sharks as Alex […]

Powerful start, then Dragons collapse

17 October 2021 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Dragons …………..10ptsTries: Lewis 21 Conversions: S Davies 21 Penalties: S Davis 28Stormers ……….24ptsTries: Zas 64, 79 Conversions: Libbok 79 Penalties: Libbok 15, […]

Jet-heeled Jonah fires in for superb double

10 October 2021 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……….22ptsTries: Hansen 58, Fitzgerald 72 Penalties: Carty 2, 14, 31, 34Dragons …………35ptsTries: Holmes 27, 65, J Williams 47, Doge 52 Conversions: […]

Peel tells Scarlets to crank up intensity

10 October 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW…Scarlets v MunsterToday. Kick-off 2pm, Parc y ScarletsDWAYNE Peel has told his Scarlets side they will have to match Munster’s intensity for […]

Wasps miss out on lock Meihuizen

5 September 2021 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Searching: BlackettWASPS’ plans to get a second row into their squad before the new season kicks off have been […]

Cardiff strive for more with Bok four looming

15 August 2021 1 comment

CARDIFF chairman Alun Jones has told his team and Welsh rugby as a whole they will have to raise their game if they are to […]

Northampton Saints full-back Harry Mallinder is off to Japan

Harry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan

1 August 2021 0 comments

Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?

Luke Cowan-Dickie and Courtney Lawes start for Lions in first Test

21 July 2021 0 comments

Head coach Warren Gatland reveals the selection was the hardest of his time with the Lions

Zander Fagerson agrees extension at Glasgow Warriors

20 July 2021 2 comments

The British & Irish Lions prop has signed a long-term contract at the Scotstoun club

Bulls 31-27 Stormers: Bok plans hit by injury to Duane Vermeulen

6 June 2021 0 comments

Ankle injury to No.8 Duane Vermeulen deals injury concern for Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber

British & Irish Lions winger Louis-Rees Zammit

Chavhanga: Fast tracks in South Africa built for Louis Rees-Zammit

30 May 2021 0 comments

Former Springboks wing Tonderai Chavhanga famously clocked a 100m time of 10.2s and sees Rees-Zammit feeling at home on South African pitches

One point ends Bulls hopes of unbeaten season

23 May 2021 0 comments

SOUTH AFRICA RAINBOW CUPBy ADAM ELLIS A GUTSY performance from the Lions ended the Bulls’ pursuit of an invincible season, as Jake White’s side went down to […]

Lions will no longer travel to Port Elizabeth, Durban or Nelpruit in 2021

14 May 2021 1 comment

The Lions Test and provincial matches will all be held in either Cape Town or Gauteng

Sharks beat two yellows and the Lions

9 May 2021 1 comment

RAINBOW CUP ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON THE SHARKS made it two wins from two in the Rainbow Cup SA with a 34-26 win over a wasteful Lions […]

Exclusive: American bankers eye Leicester Tigers takeover

2 May 2021 1 comment

Leicester Tigers were put up for sale by chairman Peter Tom in 2019, seeking £60m for a majority share

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

Juggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment

2 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular, just weeks before England’s […]

Podrezov, Willemse add weight to Irish front row options

25 April 2021 1 comment

LONDON Irish have signed Russia prop Vladimir Podrezov on a short-term deal until the end of the season.Podrezov, 27, who has been capped 34 times […]

London Irish sign hooker Mike Willemse from Edinburgh

20 April 2021 0 comments

Willemse becomes the first new signing announced by the Exiles for the 2021-22 season

Japan is the Top League now, Quade Cooper tells Sanzaar

11 April 2021 0 comments

WALLABIES maverick Quade Cooper sees Super Rugby being turned on its head in the years to come as the growth of rugby in Japan heralds […]

Sky Sports pull plug on PRO16 deal

28 March 2021 2 comments

THE PRO14 looks set to remain on Premier Sports after Sky Sports pulled out of the race for the broadcasting rights.TRP revealed Sky Sports were […]

PRO16 heading Skyward with South African franchises on board

14 March 2021 2 comments

How close could the PRO16 come to reaching the TV sums struck by the Premiership and Top 14 in recent deals?

One more for Jamie

14 March 2021 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS WALES centre Jamie Roberts has signed a oneyear contract extension at Dragons. Roberts, 34, joined Dragons in August 2020 from the Stormers.He said: […]

Swanepoel’s no slouch in giving Lions a solid platform

28 February 2021 0 comments

IT WAS a mixed bag for two of South Africa’s franchise heavyweights as they began preparations for the Rainbow Cup, launching on April 17. On […]

Why spend if academy system works so well?

21 February 2021 1 comment

Expensive import: Stormers back row Juarno Augustus is set to join Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images IT SEEMS to me that Premiership Rugby has got rather […]

Lions lock Orie set for short stay at Ospreys

7 February 2021 1 comment

THE Ospreys look set to sign South African second row Marvin Orie from the Lions on a deal until the end of the season. It […]

Coetzee set to sign at Bath

24 January 2021 0 comments

BATH are set to raid South Africa again with the signing of Western Province and Stormers loose forward Jaco Coetzee. The 24-year-old is primarily a […]

Roberts: New South Africa challenge is step up for PRO14

1 January 2021 2 comments

The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre talks about the new Rainbow Cup competition that will see four South African teams join the PRO14

Ospreys set to pick over parts of striken Cheetahs

27 December 2020 0 comments

Probyn: Ban rush defences to reduce brain injuries ■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys are looking to take advantage of the Cheetahs’ plight by adding […]

Glasgow Warriors exodus to Premiership continues with Huw Jones set to make switch

20 December 2020 1 comment

After the pending departure of Adam Hastings was announced this week, TRP can reveal another back is set to move to the Premiership

Saracens to play Tigers in friendly

6 December 2020 0 comments

SARACENS will host a Leicester Tigers XV in a friendly on December 12 as they prepare for the start of the Championship in the new […]

Dream Team: Northampton Saints prop Francois van Wyk

3 December 2020 0 comments

Van Wyk’s career has graced the elite club competitions of both hemispheres

Kitshoff looks to France

18 October 2020 0 comments

Montpellier? Kitshoff SPRINGBOK loosehead Steven Kitshoff could be off to Europe a couple of years after he rejected a switch to Sale Sharks. Flame haired […]

Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has his say on the financial threat facing pro clubs

30 September 2020 0 comments

Cockerill talks Monday night PRO14 games and the global emergency facing rugby clubs and unions

Transfer news: Bath’s search for a No.10 and a new job for Ed Griffiths

22 September 2020 0 comments

Bath turn long-winded search for a No.10 to Stormers fly-half Willemse

Jamie Roberts makes return to Wales with Dragons move

3 August 2020 0 comments

Jamie Roberts has made a sensational return to Welsh rugby by signing for the Dragons. The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre will play […]

Saracens set to face Stormers at Spurs’ stadium

26 July 2020 1 comment

SARACENS and Super Rugby side Stormers hope to play a ‘high-profile’ fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2021. Sarries signed a five-year partnership with Spurs […]

Super Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14

12 July 2020 1 comment

EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very well-known team and the […]

‘There are very few teams that have the expertise that we have’, says Quins prop Simon Kerrod

7 July 2020 0 comments

After arriving at the Stoop last summer, tighthead Kerrod heaps praise on Adam Jones for refining his scrummaging

Wasps flanker Nizaam Carr makes return to South Africa with Bulls

12 June 2020 0 comments

Joining Duane Vermeulen and Josh Strauss at the Bulls in South Africa

Sharks get the green light to go for Wiese

17 May 2020 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE SHARKS have won the race to land South African prospect Cobus Wiese after Saracens agreed to release […]

Quins move for tyro Lion Green

17 May 2020 1 comment

Flyer: Tyrone Green HARLEQUINS are poised to swoop for exciting young Lions winger Tyrone Green after he cancelled his contract with the Super Rugby franchise. […]