[ad_1] Fourth versus fifth in the table and with a host of close and entertaining meetings in the past, this was a tough one to call.Warriors were unbeaten at home all season, while the Stormers had picked up steam with four straight victories to end the regular season.Glasgow stole a line-out on 10 minutes and some brilliant handling in the back-line sliced the Stormers open, but the final pass from
[ad_1] Retiring All Black skipper Sam Cane has given a raw and emotional recount of his red card in the Rugby World Cup final after his tackle on Springboks centre Jesse Kriel.He described a level of overwhelming shock and disappointment that returns when thinking about what happened, and a huge sense of responsibility for “letting the team down.”Cane told his story on Episode 2 of the All Blacks: In Their
[ad_1] Rassie Erasmus named 11 uncapped players in an exciting 35-man squad for the Springboks’ first official training camp of the season to prepare for the Test against Wales at Twickenham. The camp starts in Pretoria on Monday where the focus will be on the opening Test of the season against Wales on 22 June. The Boks are in for a blockbuster 2024 season kicking off later this month against
[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The late Cyril Towers and running rugby go hand in hand with the ethos of the Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club. The philosophy was based on an attacking mindset with the main intention to get the ball to the wings.What this does is create and develop players who have only attack on
[ad_1] Northampton: Furbank; Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall, Sleightholme; Smith, Mitchell; Waller, Langdon, Davison, Moon, Coles, Lawes (c), Pearson, Augustus.Replacements: Matavesi, Iyogun, Mills, Mayanavanua, Graham, Ludlam, James, Hendy.Bath: Gallagher; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit, Roux, Ewels, Hill, Underhill, Barbeary.Replacements: Annett, Schoeman, Stuart, Stooke, Bayliss, Schreuder, Bailey, Reid.Red card: Beno Obano (21 mins)Referee: Christophe Ridley [ad_2] Amazon Rugby Most Wished For
[ad_1] Former Ireland backrow Stephen Ferris has identified a huge area of concern for Ulster as they face Leinster today in their URC quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium.Leinseter have lost twice to their provincial rivals this season and Ferris believes all the pressure will be on big favourites Leo Cullen’s men following a string of inconsistent performances.Meanwhile, Ulster are enjoying something of a second wind after an at times troubled
[ad_1] RG Snyman put in a towering performance to help defending champions Munster overpower Ospreys and progress to the Vodacom URC semi-finals on Friday night. Jack Crowley kicked 13 points as the Red Army overcame the eighth-place finishers 23-7 at Thomond Park, and move on to host either Glasgow Warriors or the DHL Stormers next week. Niall Scannell’s maul try and a Crowley penalty gave Munster a 17-7 half-time lead,
[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss has hailed his young team’s togetherness and backed their ability to kick on from this season’s Super Rugby quarterfinal exit.The Reds were smashed 43-21 by the Chiefs in Hamilton, going behind early and never giving themselves a shot.It was a contest that will have proven sobering viewing for
[ad_1] Ospreys prop Nicky Smith is obviously not ready to leave his home region just yet.Smith is joining Leicester next season and this would have been his last game if Ospreys had not reached the play-offs.His two-try haul earned him the player-of-the-match accolade and helped set up a trip to Munster next Friday.Ospreys captain Justin Tipuric described his front five as "awesome" and Smith was the heartbeat of that.Smith is
[ad_1] Six years ago, Dietrich Roache was just like any other rugby fan. After playing league for a bit as a teenager, Roache fell “in love” with rugby sevens after attending the 2018 World Series event at the Sydney Football Stadium in Australia.Roache, who spoke with this writer before the SVNS season, worked intensely for two years as the Sydneysider chased his rugby sevens dream with both purpose and passion.Now,
