[ad_1] Aphiwe Dyantyi scored a second-half brace as the Vodacom Bulls snatched a late draw with the Cheetahs to stay unbeaten in the Currie Cup in Bloemfontein on Friday. Though they led by seven points at half time, the Vodacom Bulls needed two second-half tries from Dyantyi, together with a late 50-metre penalty from fullback Boeta Chamberlain, to hold the Cheetahs to a 34-34 draw. Returning Springbok wing Canan Moodie
[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Having exploded back onto the national radar with a series of international signings, Dan McKellar is getting closer to announcing his coaching team with England great and current Irish assistant coach Mike Catt firmly in the conversation to join the Waratahs.After the Waratahs and Rugby Australia put a broom through the NSW coaching
[ad_1] England centre Henry Slade will miss the start of the Premiership season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The Exeter player picked up the injury during the Six Nations but was able to carry on playing for the rest of last season and go on tour to New Zealand with England. He is expected to be out for three to four months, meaning he faces a race to be fit in
[ad_1] By GARY FITZGERALD FERGUS Burke is the perfect replacement for Owen Farrell and can take the Premiership by storm. Former All Black Robbie Deans claims Mark McCall has pulled off a real coup in persuading the fly-half to move to StoneX Stadium. The former Australia boss and New Zealand assistant has been a big admirer of the man who is going to pull the strings for the six-times Premiership
[ad_1] David Nucifora has published a message on his final day working as the IRFU high performance boss in Ireland. The ex-Australian hooker arrived in Dublin in 2014 to take on a newly created position to transform the sport for the Irish and his exit on Thursday came after the conclusion of the Olympic rugby sevens in Paris earlier this week. The re-establishment of the sevens game was one of Nucifora’s
[ad_1] The Currie Cup has reinvented itself as a feeder competition that unites the best of South Africa’s young players with seasoned campaigners, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane discusses the revitalisation of rugby’s oldest competition in 2024. He notes that the professional game has evolved, prioritising the Vodacom URC and EPCR tournaments over the Currie Cup. Keohane highlights how the Currie Cup now bridges the gap between promising
[ad_1] As John Wayne said in Stagecoach, ”A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do”. Post Olympics, as part of the grieving process, (for Australian fans), here are a few words to hopefully provide possibly a bit of closure and acceptance.It was a great six days of rugby watching. Cliché time: rugby was the winner. (Except for us Aussie fans at the pointy end of the tournament.) Lots of
[ad_1] Wales and Bath wing Regan Grace has had surgery on a hamstring injury he picked up during his international debut earlier this month.The 27-year-old scored a try on an impressive first appearance for Wales in their win over Queensland Reds during their summer tour of Australia.Bath said he has had surgery since his return and "begun a rehabilitation process".Grace's return to competition is under the guidance of Bath's medical
[ad_1] FRANCE full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined 30,000 euros (£25,335) by the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after he posted a racist video on social media during the tour of Argentina earlier this month. In a statement, the FFR said Jaminet had “harmed the best interests of rugby”. The 25-year-old Toulouse full-back can reduce his ban by eight weeks by taking part in anti-discrimination activities
[ad_1] Former Harlequins director of performance development Tabai Matson has been named the new head coach of BlackRams Tokyo in Japan Rugby League One.Matson has landed the role just weeks after his three-year stint at the Stoop was brought to a close.The former Fiji international had previously worked as head coach of Quins, but changed his role in the final year of his stay in London.Springbok discard Evan Roos talks
