All the squads, and talking points, for the 2025 Six Nations, which kicks off on 31 January. ENGLAND Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje (c), George Martin, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Bevan
Former Australia skipper Michael Hooper is coming out of retirement to play for Toyota Verblitz as injury cover for two-time World Cup winner Pieter-Steph du Toit. The 33-year-old Hooper played the last of his 125 Tests in 2023 before being unceremoniously axed by then-coach Eddie Jones ahead of the Rugby World Cup. He turned to
Phepsi Buthelezi admits the Sharks will “have our work cut out for us” against Bordeaux on Sunday. The Sharks go into their final Investec Champions Cup pool fixture on the back of a 20-8 home defeat to Toulouse. The best John Plumtree’s team can hope for now is to stay fourth in the six-team pool,
Bok fans flagged down Rassie Erasmus in traffic to grab a quick selfie in exchange for giving the Bok coach directions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SA Rugby magazine (@sarugbymag) Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Getty Image The post Watch: Rassie stops traffic appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
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Ireland veteran Tadhg Beirne has labelled the latest law changes as “ridiculous”, accusing those responsible for giving scrumhalves too much protection and targeting the scrum for extinction. Last week’s EPCR matches featured the application of law changes that included protecting the attacking scrumhalf from defenders at the breakdown and maul. READ: ‘Tough love’ musters Lions
The Crusaders have appointed a back as their captain for the first time in the franchise’s 30-year history. Midfielder David Havili replaces All Blacks skipper Scott Barrett in the role. Havili has made 128 appearances for the Crusaders since his 2015 debut, was named vice-captain in 2020 and has long been part of their leadership
Flanker Izan Esterhuizen says the Lions are preparing for the make-or-break EPCR Challenge Cup match against Dragons at Ellis Park on Saturday with renewed focus. “We deserved tough love after our performance at the weekend,” Esterhuizen said at a press conference on Tuesday, referring to the Lions’ 28-5 defeat to Montpellier last week. “We need
Nizaam Carr says the Vodacom Bulls still have a lot to play for in their last Investec Champions Cup pool match against Stade Francais at Loftus on Saturday. The No 8 captained a second-string team to a 49-10 defeat in Castres last weekend, which ended the Bulls’ playoff hopes and extended their losing streak to
Maro Itoje has replaced Jamie George as England captain for the Six Nations, as head coach Steve Borthwick named a 36-man squad for the tournament. Itoje takes over from Saracens teammate George, 34, who in his role as hooker has often found himself being replaced early in the second half when games were in the balance.
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will boost the Stormers squad when the double World Cup-winning Springbok joins the team ahead of the 2025-26 season. The experienced Reinach, who has 39 caps to his name, will make his return to South Africa at the end of the current season having played in England and France for the last
Kurt-Lee Arendse races away for an 80-metre try, before leaving defenders clutching at air to complete his brace of tries in a Japanese club clash for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars. Kurt-Lee Arendse scoring his third and fourth tries of the season for @DYNABOARS Both of these were ridiculous. #SaffasAbroad #rugbyjp pic.twitter.com/yrQft3q4YM — Darren (@SaffasRugby) January 13,
