[ad_1] The Ballon d’Or award is the greatest individual prize that a player can receive in soccer. The race to be crowned this year’s winner is the most wide-open in years with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s generational domination set to come to an end. With the 2024 award coming at the end of an international tournament year, the leading teams at EURO 2024 and Copa America are sure to see
[ad_1] South Africa will start their Rugby Championship campaign next month without four of their star players.Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus revealed that veteran lock Franco Mostert suffered a leg fracture in the loss to Ireland at the weekend and will not make the trip to Australia for the two Tests against the Wallabies Down Under.Mostert will be sidelined for six weeks, meaning he is in a race against time to
[ad_1] Andre-Hugo Venter will become the 16th and latest of a legendary list of players to follow in their father’s footsteps by becoming Springboks when he makes his debut on Saturday. Venter has been named in the matchday-23 for the first-ever clash with Portugal in Bloemfontein, as one of seven debutants given their opportunity to shine by Rassie Erasmus. MORE: Season over for Marx? When the DHL Stormers hooker does
[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Western Force have signed one-cap Wallaby prop Harry Johnson-Holmes from the Waratahs while the Reds have also made a couple of key pick ups – and they could debut against Wales on Friday.Wallaby prop Matt Gibbon and winger Lachie Anderson have joined the Reds from the defunct Rebels and they have arrived
[ad_1] Former New Zealand rugby union hooker Norm Hewitt, who had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, has died at the age of 55.Hewitt made 23 appearances for the All Blacks, including nine Test matches, following his debut in 1993. He played for Super Rugby side Wellington and Hawke's Bay, and Southland at provincial level, before becoming a community activist following his retirement.New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson said
[ad_1] The Queensland Reds have continued their off-season signing spree with former Melbourne Rebels players Matt Gibbon and Lachie Anderson putting pen to paper for next season.Lock Josh Canham and utility back Filipo Daugunu have also committed to the Brisbane-based outfit after contributing to the Rebels’ “tumultuous” final season in Super Rugby Pacific.Gibbon, 29, grew up in the northern New South Wales town of Alstonville but considers Queensland to be
[ad_1] Defending Currie Cup champions the Cheetahs, as well as the two Gauteng teams – the Lions and Vodacom Bulls – all continued their unbeaten starts to the 2024 edition of the tournament. The Free Staters increased their points tally to a “perfect 10” from two games with a 37-17 win over DHL Western Province in Bloemfontein on Saturday, but the Lions were the biggest winners of the round as
[ad_1] They’ve never beaten the Wallabies and sit well outside the top ten on the World Rugby rankings, but Matt To’omua believes Georgia will represent a harder proposition than Wales for Joe Schmidt’s young side.“I think Georgia will be harder than Wales,” To’omua said on The Roar Rugby podcast.After coming off consecutive wins against Wales, the experienced New Zealand coach flagged making more changes to his side for Saturday’s afternoon
[ad_1] Dyer says the squad are disappointed they could not finish the international campaign on a high, with defeat in Melbourne representing a ninth successive Test defeat.The latest loss also means Wales' 55-year wait for a win against the Wallabies in Australia will continue."It is frustrating for a lot of us going on from the result in Sydney," said Dyer."We were in the game at 60 minutes and then letting
[ad_1] Black Ferns captain Ruahei Demant has explained how Katelyn Vaha’akolo’s four-try haul showed the “selflessness” of the team during their 62-nil demolition of the Wallaroos at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium.Vaha’akolo was recognised as World Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year last October after jumping codes from rugby league and then showing signs of promise. But the dual international took things to an all-new level on Sunday afternoon.With plenty of support
