Tonight's rugby news as Super Rugby could collapse amid shock threat
Here are your rugby evening headlines for Thursday, June 16.
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Rugby Championship abandons home and away format
The Rugby Championship organisers have wound the clock back and adopted a mini-tour format for at least the next three years saying it will restore "rugby's traditional touring values".
Crusaders forward Matera cleared to play Super Rugby final
Crusaders forward Pablo Matera was cleared on Wednesday to play in the Super Rugby Pacific final against the Blues in a major boost for the 10-time champions.
Wales v South Africa rugby matches go completely behind TV paywall with no S4C live coverage allowed
Wales' three summer rugby Tests against South Africa will only be shown on Sky Sports, with no live Welsh language coverage on S4C.
Wales' three huge summer rugby matches go completely behind paywall with no S4C live coverage allowed
Wales' three summer rugby Tests against South Africa will only be shown on Sky Sports, with no live Welsh language coverage on S4C.
Super Rugby Pacific: Sam Gilbert receives five-week suspension for foul play
Sam Gilbert will not be playing Super Rugby Pacific again this year after he was banned for five matches for an illegal cleanout on Waratahs back-row Michael Hooper.
‘Nations Championship’ will not detract from World Cup, claims World Rugby
World Rugby has insisted that the proposed north versus south “Nations Championship” competition – including a grand final between the two hemispheres every two years – will not detract from the prestige of the World Cup after expressing confidence the new tournament will get off the ground.
Rugby powers to hold talks on new global north v south tournament
Rugby chiefs are poised to hold key discussions on Tuesday over the proposal to radically shake up the international calendar and introduce a new global competition to be staged every two years.