Munster, Cardiff to stay in SA after positive Covid cases
Munster and Cardiff will not be departing from South Africa on Sunday after squad members tested positive for Covid-19.
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Munster and Cardiff will not be departing from South Africa on Sunday after squad members tested positive for Covid-19.
SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has announced that he will be able to share his “side of the story” in a new documentary produced by SuperSport.
Family “tension” is one of several reasons SA Rugby and Rassie Erasmus decided not to appeal the sanctions handed down by World Rugby’s disciplinary committee.
SA Rugby could reportedly activate an emergency backup plan that will see the four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams face each other after fixtures against overseas teams were postponed.
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell praised his team for stepping up when it mattered most in the Dubai Sevens on Saturday.
Ronald Brown scored a hat-trick of tries in a man of the match performance to help the Blitzboks beat the USA and win the Dubai Sevens final on Saturday.
Former Sharks and Cheetahs fullback Rhyno Smith took just 35 seconds to score a brilliant try for Benetton in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Glasgow Warriors.
Saturday’s scheduled rugby clash between Barbarians and Samoa at Twickenham was cancelled 90 minutes before kick-off due to a number of coronavirus cases in the invitational side.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth will observe a three-month break from rugby after suffering his third concussion of the year in the Test match against England, his club Toulon confirmed.
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship announced on Friday that this weekend’s round six matches and next weekend’s round seven matches in South Africa have been postponed due to a new Covid-19 variant.