Rugby News

A second of footage nobody can stop watching Man of the match. And yet here we are. Cheslin Kolbe spent Sunday defending something that lasted barely a second. He had already been taken off in Cape Town on Saturday when he ended up on the deck. Leroy Carter, his New Zealand opposite number, took a…

Cheslin Kolbe was Player of the Match in Cape Town. Hours later, footage of a left hook aimed at Leroy Carter has supporters calling for a ban. No citation has been issued yet.

Nigel Owens has reviewed the two Springboks yellow cards from the Greatest Rivalry opener. His verdict landed this morning, and South Africa will not like it.

A broken hand cost him most of last season. Suleiman Hartzenberg now leaves Cape Town for Durban, where JP Pietersen keeps adding to his Sharks squad.

Newcastle Red Bulls have signed Argentina tighthead Francisco Moreno, a 143kg debutant who was scrummaging in Super Rugby Americas a few months ago.

Ten to twelve visits into the All Blacks 22, one try. Nick Mallett has picked apart the Springboks’ Ellis Park defeat and warned that Saturday in Cape Town will decide more than the series.

Jai Arrow will run out for South Sydney on Saturday and leave the field seconds later. The NRL’s Round 26 team lists explain why.

John Dobson is short of scrum-halves days out from the URC season. Faf de Klerk and Louis Schreuder are both on his list of emergency loans.

Bath’s England loosehead is out of contract in the summer and Bordeaux-Begles have opened talks. Signing in France would end a Test career he only just won back.