McKenzie questions Deans
Reds head coach Ewen McKenzie has backed ditched Wallaby pivot Quade Cooper over defensive concerns for next month's Tests against the Lions. McKenzie has joined Australian pundits in taking issue with boss Robbie Deans for leaving fly-half Cooper o...
May 20, 2013 at 09:11:36
Ioane flies home
Digby Ioane will miss the Reds' match against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday after flying back to Brisbane to have scans on an injured left knee. The Queensland Rugby Union said that Ioane, included in Robbie Deans' 25-man Australia squad to ...
May 20, 2013 at 08:02:58
Wilko named Europe's best
Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has capped a fine Heineken Cup campaign by winning the ERC European Player of the Year award. The prestigious award comes after the 33-year-old captained Toulon to a dramatic 16-15 Heinken Cup final victory over Clerm...
May 19, 2013 at 19:17:30
Blackadder hails Read
Crusaders boss Todd Blackadder sang Kieran Read's praises after Saturday's 23-3 Super Rugby win over the Blues in Christchurch. Blackadder hailed the returning number eight as an inspiration and said although George Whitelock did well as the stand-i...
May 19, 2013 at 18:05:08
Deans challenges Cooper
Australia coach Robbie Deans has challenged Quade Cooper to assert himself in his tour game against the British and Irish Lions if he wants to play for the Wallabies in next month's three-Test series. The maverick fly-half, who clashed with Deans ov...
May 19, 2013 at 16:28:45
Bulls eye home semi-final
The Bulls are on the verge of securing a home semi-final after they beat the Highlanders 35-18 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Pretoria-based side took the full compliment of points from the match to secure second place on the overall table. ap...
May 19, 2013 at 15:10:08
Beale can still face Lions
Australia coach Robbie Deans said troubled utility back Kurtley Beale still has a chance of playing against the British and Irish Lions despite missing the initial Wallabies squad announced on Sunday. Beale is out of rugby indefinitely to go into re...
May 19, 2013 at 14:56:48
Strauss happy with defence
Cheetahs skipper Adriaan Strauss lauded his side's defence in their 27-13 victory over the Reds in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The victory lifts the Bloemfontein outfit to seventh place in the overall standings, having beaten all of their Australian...
May 19, 2013 at 10:46:27
Three newbies for Wallabies
Three uncapped players have been included in a preliminary 25-man Wallabies squad for next month's British and Irish Lions series. Waratahs full-back Israel Folau and the Brumbies pair of loose forward and skipper Ben Mowen and inside centre Christi...
May 19, 2013 at 10:19:09
New Zealand women triumph
New Zealand became the first ever winner of the Women's Sevens World Series after sealing victory at the Amsterdam Sevens on Saturday. In an enthralling and tense final, the New Zealanders beat a highly spirited Canadian side 33-24 in a game that on...
May 18, 2013 at 22:03:16
Cheetahs subdue the Reds
A spectacular brace from Piet Van Zyl inspired the Cheetahs to a 27-13 victory over the Reds in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Rising star Elgar Watts kicked 17 points on his first start for the Cheetahs in an assured performance from the youngster. Gre...
May 18, 2013 at 21:14:22
Toulon win Heineken Cup
Bakkies Botha and Joe van Niekerk helped Toulon claim their first Heineken Cup title after beating Clermont 16-15 in a thrilling all-French final in Dublin on Saturday. Toulon become the third French team to win European club rugby's top prize, fo...
May 18, 2013 at 20:37:19
Bulls down Highlanders
Tries from JJ Englebrecht, Akona Ndungane, Pierre Spies and Jano Vermaak saw the Bulls triumph 35-18 over the Highlanders at Loftus. The win was the perfect way to mark Spies reaching 100 caps in Super Rugby in front of a vocal crowd at Loftus. The...
May 18, 2013 at 19:13:39
'Tahs claim vital win
Two tries in the final 16 minutes saw the Waratahs come from behind to beat the Brumbies 28-22 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday. The result will be music to the ears of Australian conference rivals the Reds as the standings now read ...
May 18, 2013 at 13:33:23
Crusaders beat the Blues
The Crusaders put in a commanding performance to defeat the Blues in Saturday's Super Rugby derby clash, winning 23-3 at a wet AMI Stadium. Victory leaves the outfit from Christchurch six points off the Chiefs, who they face next Friday. The Blue...
May 18, 2013 at 11:25:37
Chiefs prop to join Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels have bolstered their forward stocks with the signature of Chiefs front rower Toby Smith until the end of 2016. The Australian-born prop made the tough call to leave the current Super Rugby Champions, following some outstanding...
May 18, 2013 at 08:36:56
SA President’s XV named for IRB Tblisi Cup
Pumas boss Jimmy Stonehouse will coach the SA President’s XV at the International Rugby Board’s Tblisi Cup in the Georgian capital next month. The squad of 28 players will travel to Georgia for this new initiative by the IRB as p...
May 17, 2013 at 22:04:34
Golden Lions win Vodacom Cup
The Golden Lions convincingly beat the Pumas 42-28 in the final of the Vodacom Cup at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Friday to become the most successful team in the history of the competition. Lions fly-half Marnitz Boshoff scored 27 points t...
May 17, 2013 at 21:58:56
No excuses from Coetzee
Stormers boss Allister Coetzee described his side's performance as "embarrassing" following their 21-30 loss to the Rebels. The loss leaves the Stormers down in 11th place in the table, six points off the Wildcard spot in the South African...
May 17, 2013 at 18:52:59
Sharks win in Perth
The Sharks ended a five-game losing run on Friday after recording a hard-fought 23-13 victory over the Western Force at nib Stadium in Melbourne. It wasn't pretty but the side from Durban will not care about that as a tough period ended with...
May 17, 2013 at 15:37:47