Aussie chairman’s head on the block

Six state unions have demanded the immediate resignation of Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan in the wake of the failed tenure of former Wallabies boss Eddie Jones.

Edinburgh punish ill-disciplined Bulls

Marcell Coetzee was one of three Vodacom Bulls players sent off as they wrapped up their Vodacom URC tour to Europe with a defeat at Edinburgh on Friday.

Ulster edge unlucky Lions

Ulster came from behind to beat the Lions in the Vodacom URC in Belfast on Friday, scoring three tries to the visitors’ two in game which was in the balance throughout.

Bulls wary of Edinburgh spy game

Coaches and players divulge intel after switching teams, says Jake White, ahead of a battle of wits between the Vodacom Bulls boss and his former assistant, Sean Everitt.

Jake keeps Bulls ‘fresh’ to stay first

Jake White is making the most of a large Vodacom Bulls tour squad, rotating the URC front-runners’ lineup to face Edinburgh on Friday.

Belfast holds key to Lions hot streak

After a rough start to the season, the unheralded Emirates Lions have rediscovered their roar and are licking their lips at the prospect of returning to SA with the prize scalp of Ulster in Belfast.

Blitzboks lose coach for season opener

The Blitzboks will reportedly kick off the 2023-24 sevens campaign in December without the services of a key member of their management team.

Ritchie returns for Saffa-fuelled Edinburgh

Three SA-born Scotland internationals have been included in the Edinburgh starting XV, with fit-again captain Jamie Ritchie, for Friday’s game against the Vodacom Bulls.

Bulls recall big guns for Edinburgh duel

Marcell Coetzee starts with fellow co-captain Ruan Nortje in a re-jigged Vodacom Bulls lineup to face Edinburgh at the Hive Stadium on Friday night.

Stormers to settle the score in Limerick

Utility forward Ben-Jason Dixon said the DHL Stormers have a “point to prove” against Munster when the teams clash in the Vodacom URC on Saturday.