Topic: South Africa
Wales lock Ian Gough was banned for three weeks on Thursday after being cited for a dangerous tackle during the Ospreys' European Cup defeat by Saracens last week.Gough was cited for a tackle on Saracens' South African hooker Schalk Brits.The Ospreys second ...
Early season strugglers New Zealand and South Africa waltzed into the IRB Sevens World Series quarter-finals Friday with three convincing victories each.But England, winners of the second leg of the nine-round championship in Dubai last weekend, fell to Samoa before overcoming Argentina ...
Fiji come into the second round of this season's Sevens World Series on Friday on a high after seeing off New Zealand to win the opening tournament last weekend.The South Sea Islanders outplayed the reigning champions 26-12 in the final of the ...
South African Rory Kockott kicked seven penalties to give Castres their seventh successive Top 14 victory on Saturday as they beat last season's beaten finalists Montpellier 21-16.Castres -- who have failed to score a try in their last four matches -- rejoin ...
Every day, children in a northern neighborhood of the capital Dakar come to play ball in the House of Rugby, a centre launched two years ago as the sport gains ground in this football-loving nation.Rugby is a fringe activity in the west ...
Wales's World Cup campaign ultimately ended in massive disappointment, a bronze medal game defeat by Australia capping a tournament in which several younger players starred.Warren Gatland's team opened their campaign with a 17-16 Pool D loss to 2007 champions South Africa and ...
South Africa's Craig Joubert will referee the World Cup final between New Zealand and France, the International Rugby Board (IRB) announced Monday.The showpiece match, which takes place at Auckland's Eden Park on Sunday, October 23, will be Joubert's first time in charge ...
Jonny Wilkinson put his World Cup misery behind him on Saturday when the veteran English fly-half returned to club duty at Toulon and helped the French side to a 38-0 rout of Perpignan.Wilkinson, who played in England's World Cup quarter-final defeat against ...
Ireland became the latest of the remaining teams at the World Cup to name their side for this weekend's quarter-finals on Wednesday as several intriguing showdowns started to take shape.But even though Samoa were knocked out last week, their Twitter-ranting centre Eliota ...
Wales beat Namibia 81-7 on Monday in their biggest ever World Cup win to cast doubt over claims that so-called 'minnow' nations are making gains on rugby's giants.The Six Nations team took an easy step towards the quarter-finals with Scott Williams claiming ...
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