Jake White has reiterated that SA Rugby faces a very difficult decision when it comes to the Springboks' participation in this year's Rugby Championship.The successful former Springbok coach notes that both rugby and commercial perspectives need to be taken into account.Despite missing Rassie Erasmus' "deadline", SA Rugby still insists there's

Burger Odendaal's start to his Lions career is already a challenging one: facing off against Springbok star Lukhanyo Am.The midfielder has a good reputation in local rugby but likely needs this fresh start to show whether he has the legs to play international rugby.Am readily expresses that he has massive

Marvin Orie will be stuck on 49 Super Rugby caps Lions lock Marvin Orie will miss out on a 50th Super Rugby cap this weekend.While SA Rugby have told franchises it's their prerogative as to how they still want to cap players, Super Rugby Unlocked

Sharks coach Sean Everitt has named his team for Friday's Super Rugby Unlocked opener against the Lions in Durban.Thirteen players who featured in last Saturday's Springbok Showdown have been named in the Sharks match-day squad.Ox Nche, Dylan Richardson and Thomas du Toit will be the starting front row, while lock

Cornal Hendricks Johan Rynners/Blue Bulls Rugby Despite only playing one competitive game under his watch to date, Cornal Hendricks has already heaped praise on Bulls director of rugby, Jake White's for his winning mentality.The 32-year-old stalwart says the former Bok coach is a

Siya Kolisi and Mzwandile Stick during the Springbok Showdown post-match press conference at Newlands on 3 October 2020. Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images After the Springbok Showdown at Newlands, national captain Siya Kolisi admits they're a long way off from being ready for Test rugby.It's

Mzwandile Stick Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick has revealed that the Springbok players and management were now preparing for the Rugby Championship despite no confirmation announced.On Saturday, Stick coached the 'Green' side to 25-9 victory over the 'Gold' in the Springbok Showdown at

Rugby ball (Getty Images) Bayonne head coach Yannick Bru said Joe Ravouvou was "humble" after the former New Zealand sevens international scored his first try for the club in Friday's 26-19 Top 14 victory over 14-man Stade Francais.Ravouvou crossed in the opening quarter before Fijian

Brent Impey (Getty Images) New Zealand Rugby (NZR) chairperson Brent Impey has explained why a Pacific Islands team will not take part in next year's Super Rugby Aotearoa event.NZR announced on Thursday that its five franchises would again compete for the Aotearoa title next year,

Green team coach, Mzwandile Stick and Bongi Mbonambi during the virtual team announcement press conference on 30 September 2020 in Cape Town. Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images National assistants Mzwandile Stick and Deon Davids, both former Kings coaches, have lamented the collapse of professional rugby