Apparently everyone is a scrum coach now. Daan Human has noticed. “It looks like every second guy is becoming a scrum coach now.” Then came the serious bit: “If you say we’re walking around, then we’ve been walking around for the past six years.”
The Boks’ scrum war has officially become rugby’s favourite courtroom drama.
The menu changed long before kick-off. Lightning rolled across the Georgian skyline. Rain soaked the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. The final was delayed by 45 minutes, forcing players to shelve carefully prepared routines. The Junior Springboks…
Record-breaking South African referee Aimee Barrett-Theron has stepped away from officiating after revealing a treatable breast cancer diagnosis, inspiring the rugby community with her courage and message of early detectio
The future of safe sport took centre stage in Cape Town as World Athletics and World Rugby collaborated at the Safe Sport Global Conference. Associate Professor David Maralack reminded delegates that safer sport depends on shared responsibility, stronger systems and inclusive perspectives. With African voices leading the conversation, the conference delivered a powerful blueprint for protecting athletes worldwide.
Stormers coach John Dobson believes the current law, which rewards the defending side with a goal-line dropout after an attacker is held up in-goal, has swung the pendulum too far away from attacking rugby.
“It’s the worst. It’s one law in rugby that has to change change. I’m not saying because it’s against us. I don’t understand this concept. You do so well, and you’re rewarded with receiving the ball back on your ten-yard.”
If you ever needed proof that rugby officiating is currently held together with cable ties, chewing gum, and a referee handbook last updated when dial-up internet was still a thing, look no further than the…
Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche and rising sensation Ethan Hooker all cracked the shortlist, sending a clear reminder that the green-and-gold machine remains one of the sport’s fiercest global forces.
Critics cried foul. Purists gasped in horror. Keyboard coaches demanded intervention from World Rugby. But there were also those who nodded in appreciation, recognising a rugby mind that refuses to colour inside the lines.
PARIS – In a shocking new twist it has come to light that the Tom Curry racial slur fiasco stems from an incident in last years test match against England in November 2022. Curry asked…
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS – Rassie Erasmus was banned in the opening game of the Rugby World Cup against Scotland from sitting with Springbok players on the bench during matches. It is for this reason that…
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