Topic: South Africa

Fourie's heart with England

Hendre Fourie insists there is no conflict between his Afrikaner heritage and his new future as an England rugby international.. Fourie hails from the sheep-farming town of Burgersdorp, the oldest in South Africa's eastern cape, and a battleground of the second Boer ...

Lawson in charge

Rory Lawson will captain Scotland for the first time in Saturday's Test against South Africa after Mike Blair was ruled out with concussion.. Blair suffered a blow to the head in the first half of Scotland's 49-3 defeat to New Zealand last ...

Mealamu headbutt ban cut to two weeks

That means that although Mealamu will be ruled out of the All Blacks internationals against Scotland here on Saturday and Ireland in Dublin next week next week, he will be available for the 'grand slam' tour finale against Wales in Cardiff on ...

Blue Bulls

The Blue Bulls are a rugby team in South Africa .
For too long the rugby union code has had a bias towards the so-called top 8 nations ( New Zealand , Australia, South Africa , France, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland). Argentina, by beating France, Ireland, and Scotland in this world cup, ...
Strange as it is to say, out of all the Home Nations who will open their autumn international campaigns during the next eight days, it is England who could have the best chance of ending November with their peckers up.. Strange, I ...

Super Rugby

In 1996 Super Rugby debuted and marked the introduction ofprofessionalism of rugby in the Southern Hemisphere. Inspired by the Super Tentournaments between 1993 and 1995, Super Rugby emerged as the Super 12 in 1996.Places for two additional teams were added in 2005, ...
On the 30th of May, the British and Irish Lions kick off their eagerly anticipated tour to South Africa. The Lions have been touring since 1888 but a whitewash defeat against New Zealand four years ago has made some question whether it's ...

Strokosch to miss autumn Tests

Alasdair Strokosch has been ruled out of Scotland's squad for next month's autumn Tests against New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa.. Scotland head coach Andy Robinson said: Scotland play New Zealand on November 13 and South Africa seven days later at Murrayfield, ...

Pocock wins John Eales Medal

The Western Force back-rower, who has played 25 internationals, polled 269 votes among his teammates, ahead of inside-back Matt Giteau (193) and flyhalf Quade Cooper (146).Pocock joined other openside Wallaby flankers George Smith (2002, 2008) and Phil Waugh (2003) as a John ...