7:32 AM BST Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle plans to reach out to the rival rugby code to identify female talent, and aspires to see a women on the Wallabies coaching staff. A number of sevens players, including some members of triumphant 2016 Olympic squad, came from touch football competitions organised by the NRL. The

5:58 PM BST South Africa’s confidence has been boosted after beating world champions New Zealand away but they still need to work on converting chances as they prepare to face Australia this weekend, scrumhalf Faf de Klerk said on Monday. The Springboks revived their Rugby Championship campaign with a rare 36-34 win over the All

5:37 PM BST “It is the dream of every South African player to wear the green and gold.” When Ruhan Nel uttered these words just over a month ago he probably didn’t realise that his team dream of becoming a Springbok was a lot closer than he had imagined. On Sunday Nel was included in

11:56 AM BST Michael Cheika won’t be bullied into change as he attempts to revive the spluttering Wallabies before next year’s World Cup. Australia slipped to a record low of seventh in the world rankings after last Saturday’s loss to Argentina on the Gold Coast. They sit bottom of the Rugby Championship ladder ahead of

12:49 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he won’t manufacture an opening for Bernard Foley to return to the run-on side against South Africa on Saturday. Instead he will enjoy watching his three playmakers battle it out for two starting spots as Australia search for a sharpness in attack and a way off the

5:15 PM BST Richard Wigglesworth broke the all-time Premiership appearance record in Saracens’ home victory over Gloucester on Sunday. The scrum-half, 35, overtook former England international Steve Borthwick as he made the 266th top-flight appearance of his 17-year career. Wigglesworth, who has also won 31 England caps, started his career with Sale Sharks before moving

6:33 PM BST KweséESPN Staff The high-scoring trend of the 2018 Currie Cup continued in Bloemfontein on Friday evening when the Pumas beat the bottom of the log Free State Cheetahs 42-14. It was the Cheetahs’ last match of the season as they finished their campaign winless and rooted to the bottom of the Currie

10:45 AM BST Stuart Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for 10-12 weeks due to an ankle injury. The fullback underwent surgery Thursday in Glasgow after having returned home from the Warriors’ trip to South Africa early. Hogg was absent for his side’s Pro 14 victory over the Cheetahs on Saturday

8:20 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has turned to Angus Cottrell to help combat a sudden shortage of backrowers for their Rugby Championship tour of South Africa and Argentina. Melbourne Rebels flanker Cottrell has earned a maiden call-up with both Pete Samu and Lukhan Tui set to miss the team’s upcoming fixtures in Port

Sep 21, 2018 The 2018 Currie Cup will reach a new level of intensity in round six, with six Springbok squad members having been released to play in the domestic competition. Another two Springboks who toured Australia and New Zealand, Marco van Staden and Embrose Papier, will be in action for the Blue Bulls Presidents