Ireland to kick-off autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa
Ireland will kick-off their autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa, the Irish Rugby Football Union has announced.
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Brendon McCullum favourite to become England Test coach - reports
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has emerged as the leading candidate to take over as England Test coach, according to reports.
Australia, USA confirmed as hosts for next two Rugby World Cups
World Rugby on Thursday confirmed the host nations for the 2027 and 2031 men's Rugby World Cups.
No Tasmania contract for former Australia skipper Tim Paine
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Springboks and Wallabies on Ireland's autumn list
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Opinion: Springboks blessed with backline depth as United Rugby Championship teams hit form
Before the end of May, Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber will name the first official squad of the year. It might be a complete cliche to suggest it’s a selection that will be giving him sleepless nights, but it’s no exaggeration that South Africa’s player resources have rarely been this plentiful.
New Zealand missing SA teams in Super Rugby, Crusaders coach admits
When Covid-19 disrupted Super Rugby in 2020, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia were forced to play their own editions.
Diksha Dagar claims gold medal at Deaflympics
Diksha Dagar outplayed American Ashlyn Grace in the final to bag gold medal at the Deaflympics, fulfilling her promise of improving upon the silver-winning performance at the 2017 edition. Diksha is now the only golfer with two Deaflympics medals - a silver in Samsun, Turkey in 2017 and gold in 2022, which is actually the 2021 edition of Deaflympics. The 21-year-old left-hander, who is a professional with victories on the Ladies European Tour, completed a dominant performance with a 5 and 4 win in the final of the match play section of the ladies golf competition.