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Kolisi to captain in Springbok Showdown
Siya Kolisi will captain a team in the Springbok Showdown, 10 months after leading South Africa to glory in the Rugby World Cup final.
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South Africa ditches Super Rugby in favour of PRO14
South Africa has voted to pull its four major franchises from Super Rugby and explore expanding their presence in the European PRO14 competition.
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Foster demands fix to RC schedule
All Blacks coach Ian Foster said on Tuesday Rugby Championship organisers needed to move quickly to change the tournament's schedule and allow his team to spend Christmas with family rather than in quarantine in New Zealand.
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Springboks no clearer on Rugby Championship
The Southern Hemisphere competition will be staged in Australia from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12 but the defending champion Springboks face being woefully under-prepared, which Erasmus believes could make participation dangerous for the players.
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Imhoff strikes late as Racing end Saracens dreams of Champions Cup glory
The victory sent Racing 92, who have never won the title, into their third final at the expense of the three-times champions Saracens.
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Springbok Showdown squads named in unique live pick
Springboks, Blitzboks and Junior Boks players have been named in two 25-man squads for the Springbok Showdown to be played at Newlands in Cape Town on Oct. 3.
Rugby
Stormers to make individual BLM decisions - Kolisi
The Stormers captain has revealed in-depth discussions within the Stormers camp about BLM and equality.
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Premiership owners fear clubs will go bankrupt
Gallagher Premiership owners have said clubs could go bust if the U.K. government does not provide financial aid after its U-turn on allowing fans at stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Rugby
Trans-Tasman rugby relations hit new low after TRC announcement
Trans-Tasman rugby relations are seemingly as their lowest ebb with New Zealand Rugby accusing its Rugby Australia counterparts of back-tracking on a deal to condense the Rugby Championship to five weeks.
Rugby
SA Rugby discussing more teams in PRO14
Andy Marinos, chief executive of SANZAAR, the organisers of Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship, denies the provincial championship "will never look the same again" if more South African teams join the PRO14.
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On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, Tom Hamilton assesses how far the game has come and how far it still has to go in its understanding of the most prevalent -- and damaging -- injury in rugby.
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