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All Blacks team named for Steinlager Series Test against Fiji

- July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

Aaron Smith to captain team; Ethan de Groot set to make Test debut from the bench Photo: Getty Images The All Blacks team has been named to play Fiji in the second match of the Steinlager Series at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, on Saturday 10 July (kick-off 7.05PM). The matchday 23 is (Test caps

Pack flexes muscles as Boks tick the boxes

- July 3, 2021July 3, 2021

Pack flexes muscles as Boks tick the boxes There was plenty of the anticipated rust, but once the pack took control there was plenty for new Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber to be pleased about as his team returned from a 20-month break from international rugby to comprehensively beat Georgia at Loftus

All Blacks team named for Steinlager Series Test against Tonga

- July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

The All Blacks team has been named to play Tonga in the historic opening match of the Steinlager Series at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, on Saturday 3 July (kick-off 7.05PM), with four uncapped All Blacks named in the matchday 23. The team is (Test caps in brackets. New Test caps in

ALUN WYN JONES AND JUSTIN TIPURIC RULED OUT OF LIONS TOUR

- June 27, 2021June 27, 2021

Welsh duo Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales) and Josh Navidi (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) have been called into The British & Irish Lions 37-man touring squad to replace Tour captain Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, Wales) and Justin Tipuric (Ospreys, Wales). Jones and Tipuric both sustained Tour-ending shoulder injuries during the Lions 28-10 win

THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS V JAPAN

- June 27, 2021June 27, 2021

THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS V JAPAN REPORT A hat-trick of tries from debutants secured a 28-10 victory for The British & Irish Lions over Japan at BT Murrayfield in The Vodafone Lions 1888 Cup. Josh Adams scored the opening try on his Lions bow to kick-start the 2021 Tour in style after

Maori All Blacks beat rusty Samoa

- June 26, 2021June 27, 2021

Winger Shaun Stevenson has scored two tries for New Zealand Maori in a comfortable 35-10 victory over Samoa in a rain-swept rugby international in Wellington. Stevenson touched down twice in the first half on Saturday and fellow winger Sean Wainui also scored as the Maori All Blacks took charge of the

18 YEAR WAIT OVER FOR THE BLUES

- June 19, 2021June 20, 2021

Take a hard-won turnover, add some Hoskins Sotutu pizzazz and a desperate dive by replacement flanker Blake Gibson, and you have a game securing try for the Blues to secure the Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title beating the Highlanders 23–15 at Eden Park on Saturday. But it was a close-run thing,

Established squad announced for Māori All Blacks campaign

- June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

Māori All Blacks Coach Clayton McMillan has named a strong squad ahead of their two-match series against Manu Samoa. It will be the first time the sides have met since 2008, with matches at Sky Stadium in Wellington (June 26) and an exciting double header alongside the All Blacks and Tonga

Kenya’s Chipu prepare for Barthes U20 Trophy defense

- June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

Kenya's Chipu prepare for Barthes U20 Trophy defense Kenya’s U20s, affectionately referred to as Chipu are the defending champions of this tournament which serves as the Rugby Africa U20 Championship NAIROBI, Kenya, June 14, 2021/ -- A 28 strong Kenya U20 (www.KRU.co.ke) training squad has been preparing for their Barthes U20 Trophy

Burkina Faso beat Cameroon and qualify for next round of the RWC Qualifiers

- June 14, 2021

Burkina Faso beat Cameroon and qualify for next round of the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in the Rugby Africa Cup Pool D Tournament Half-time came with a lead from the organizing country by a close score of 5 to 3 CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 14, 2021/ -- The Rugby Africa Cup