United Rugby Championship preview: Warriors out to make statement against champs
Musgrave Park anticipates a sold-out showdown between Munster and Glasgow Warriors in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Musgrave Park anticipates a sold-out showdown between Munster and Glasgow Warriors in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
After watching the 2015 movie “Concussion” starring Will Smith and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (daughter of an exiled South African doctor), I came to an obvious realisation.
With no runaway leader, Leinster faces stiff competition from Glasgow and others, promising an unpredictable URC season.
RW Johnson offers a sobering health warning about the national sport to a nation celebrating its rugby prowess.
Scotland stands out with both its top rugby teams led by South African coaches, Franco Smith and Sean Everitt.
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been withdrawn from the Springbok squad after a scan revealed on Monday that he has suffered a grade two hamstring tear over the weekend.
Adriaan Strauss will become the 57th Springbok captain after the Vodacom Bulls hooker was named to lead South Africa in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland.
The selection of Garth April was as surprising as any in Allister Coetzee’s first Springbok squad.
The South African-born trio of CJ Stander, Quinn Roux and Richardt Strauss have been included in Ireland’s 32-man squad for their three-Test tour of South Africa.
Baby Boks coach Dawie Theron named his 28-man squad that will do battle at World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, from June 7 to 25.