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Former British and Irish Lions captain Paul O’Connell believes that Owen Farrell is the right man to skipper the team for their 2021 tour to South Africa. O’Connell, who led the Lions during their last series against the Springboks in 2009, believes that the England captain has the right “abrasive attitude” for the job. Sam Warburton captained the side during …

The fixture details for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021 have been confirmed this morning.  The tour in 2021 will involved eight games which will take place between July 8 and August 7. The Lions’ first match will be against Super Rugby side the Stormers on July 8 before taking on a South African invitational …

Munster have confirmed that they are in advanced discussions with Springboks duo Damian de Allende and RG Snyman over a potential move to the southern province. De Allende and Snyman are currently celebrating their World Cup victory after they overcame England in the final on Sunday. It was widely reported on Monday that Munster have signed the duo on two-year …

According to reports this evening, Munster are set to sign two World Cup-winning Springboks ahead of the 2020/21 season.  The Irish Times report that Munster have secured the signature of powerful centre Damian de Allende. The 27-year-old scored a crucial try in the Boks’ semi-final victory over Wales before putting in a solid defensive shift against England in the final. …

South Africa are Rugby World Cup champions for 2019 after bullying England into submission in Yokohama. The Springboks came into the game as underdogs following England’s dismantling of the All Blacks last Saturday. Indeed, it was the All Blacks who inflicted a ten-point defeat on South Africa in Yokohama in their opening match of the campaign back in late September. …

In less than two years, Rassie Erasmus transformed the Springboks from a team in turmoil who were ranked sixth in the world to world champions.  Erasmus took over from Allister Coetzee at the beginning of 2018 in a dual role as both head coach and Director of Rugby. It is expected that he will continue as Director of Rugby after …

England 12 South Africa 32 South Africa are world champions for the first time since 2007 after they produced a performance based on a dominant setpiece to completely bully Eddie Jones’ England over the 80 minutes. England were under pressure from the off when Courtney Lawes gave away a simple penalty for not rolling away at the ruck. Luckily for …

England and South Africa have named their teams for Saturday’s 2019 Rugby World Cup final at the Yokohama Stadium.  Eddie Jones has named an unchanged starting XV from the side which brilliantly dispatched the All Blacks in the semi-final. This means that Jones will continue with the 10-12 partnership of George Ford and Owen Farrell. There is a change on …

England are now ranked as the number one side in the world after their excellent win over the All Blacks on Saturday in the Rugby World Cup semi-final.  Of course, there are much bigger prizes at stake for Eddie Jones and his side as they aim to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for the first time since 2003 when they …

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus does not believe that England’s response to the haka in their 19-7 win over New Zealand on Saturday was disrespectful. Eddie Jones’ side lined up in a V-formation while facing down the All Blacks in a move they say meant “no offence” to the opposition. According to World Rugby rules, no team is allowed to …

Warren Gatland admits that he was highly impressed with England’s performance as they dethroned the All Blacks in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.  Gatland will have to contend with a third-place playoff against Steve Hansen’s side next Friday but when quizzed on what he thinks will happen during Saturday’s final, the Wales head coach suggested that Eddie Jones’ side may have …

After five weeks of Rugby World Cup action, we finally know who will be contesting the final on November 2.  England will meet South Africa where both sides will be hoping to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for the first time since 2003 and 2007, respectively. This will also be a repeat of the 2007 final. The dreaded third-place playoff …

Wales 16 South Africa 19 South Africa are through to the World Cup final for the first time since 2007 after they clinched a 19-16 win over Wales at the Yokohama Stadium. This match won’t live long in the memory as both sides deployed a tactic of kicking the leather off the ball at every opportunity. At halftime, the Springboks …

World Rugby have confirmed the referees who will take charge of this weekend’s semi-finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.  Nigel Owens (Wales) will take charge of England versus New Zealand on Saturday (17:00 JST) with Romain Poite and Pascal Gaüzère (both France) as assistant referees and Marius Jonker (South Africa) as TMO. Jérôme Garcès (France) will referee Wales versus …

At halftime in Tokyo, South Africa lead Japan 5-3 in what has been an incredible opening half of rugby.  South Africa got off to a brilliant start when a strong scrum allowed Makazole Mapimpi to collect the ball on the wing as he easily got by Yu Tamura to score a try in the corner. Initially, it looked like the …

Four years ago Japan shocked the world by defeating South Africa at the Rugby World Cup in Brighton.  That 34-32 victory over the Springboks put Japanese rugby on the map and since then the nation has been on an upward trajectory when it comes to Rugby Union. Michael Leitch led the Cherry Blossoms to that victory over South Africa four …

Steve Hansen has named his All Blacks team for Saturday’s blockbuster showdown with the Springboks on what will be the second day of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.  Rassie Erasmus confirmed a strong side yesterday and Hansen has followed suit with a formidable looking team of his own in what should be an exhilarating encounter. Joe Moody, Dane Coles and …

Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has named his team for Saturday’s blockbuster encounter with the All Blacks at International Stadium Yokohama.  With just one exception, South Africa have selected the same side which secured a draw against New Zealand in Wellington during the Rugby Championship. Captain Siya Kolisi was unavailable that day but he comes into the team at blindside …