CA Brumbies new head coach Andy Friend says his team has the potential to win the 2009 Vodacom Super 14 championship.Friend, who started his new job in Canberra this morning, says the talent in the Brumbies' squad is as good
It may only have been Bok coach Peter de Villiers's first defeat at the helm of the world champions in the 19-8 loss to the All Blacks last weekend, but what hurts South African rugby followers most is the way
South African rugby has been given a significant boost with the news that World Cup-winners Jaque Fourie and Fourie du Preez are over their respective injuries and will return to their Currie Cup sides this weekend - albeit off the
France's World Cup flyhalf Frederic Michalak has been selected on the bench for Friday night's Absa Currie Cup match against the Valke at the Absa Stadium in Durban. Michalak was injured more than two months back in a Super 14
Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to play the Griquas at Absa Park, Kimberley on Saturday. The side sees two changes to the starting line-up from last Saturday's 9-3 win over the Cheetahs.
Promising young lock Francois van der Merwe has signed for French club Toloun and will play no further part in Western Province's Currie Cup campaign. He joins the side with immediate effect.
Injured captain John Smit is confident that the Springboks are in good hands heading into the Vodacom Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Dunedin on Saturday. Smit, who sustained a groin injury in last Saturday's match in Wellington, returned
Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has retained his backline for a fourth consecutive match and has included Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez on the bench for Saturday's Currie Cup clash against the Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld.
The readers are out of the blocks with a rather predictable selection. All Black stand-off Dan Carter is the first name drawn in our World XV Game and will form the pivot of the readers side. Carter's abilities are not
Monday 25th August 2008Devlin Course, Fairmont Hotel, St AndrewsJoin Edinburgh Rugby for a truly memorable day of golf and hospitality at the home of golf - St Andrews. Your team of three golfers will be joined by a leading rugby
PARRAMATTA coach Michael Hagan reignited his feud with South Sydney counterpart Jason Taylor - declaring the former Eels half-back was "not a friend of mine".
PHIL Waugh has warned the Wallabies will face a much tougher and quicker match in their Tri-Nations rugby opener against South Africa than in their three warm-up Tests.
THE spectator that racially abused Petero Civoniceva has been slapped with a five-year ban from rugby league games before coming under attack for his inadequate apology.
RECOVERING centre Berrick Barnes is confident his relatively light frame can handle a potential battering from bigger opponents Jean de Villiers and Ma'a Nonu.
WESTS Tigers star Benji Marshall is set to make a permanent switch to half-back next NRL season under the tuition of a champion No.7 such as Andrew Johns or Stacey Jones.
AUSTRALIAN and North Queensland rugby league star Johnathan Thurston received an apology from Parramatta after being racially abused at Parramatta Stadium two years ago.
