Shayne Bolton encouraged by Lancaster's encouragement ahead of new season
After winning his first international cap in the summer, Connacht's Shayne Bolton is keen to build on his momentum.
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All Blacks hold off Wallabies rally to retain Bledisloe Cup
Cam Roigard scored two tries on his return from injury as the All Blacks held off a Wallabies fightback to prevail 33-24 in a hard-fought Rugby Championship test on Saturday and maintain their grip on the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
Ulster v Dragons LIVE: Kick-off time, TV channel and score updates
Dragons head coach Filo Tiatia has handed competitive debuts to seven players as they kick off their United Rugby Championship campaign with a daunting trip to Ulster.
Kolisi braced for Rugby Championship 'semi-final' against Argentina
South Africa’s Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Durban on Saturday is like a semi-final according to captain Siya Kolisi, which is a good thing for the Springboks, who have turned knockout rugby into an art form in recent years.
Wallabies excited for return to pressure cooker at Eden Park
Nearly four decades of history is against them, but Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson is convinced that a string of tough tests this year will hold his side in good stead when they throw themselves at the walls of New Zealand's rugby fortress this weekend.
Blow for Springboks as Nche withdraws from team to face Argentina
South Africa will be without injured prop Ox Nche for their crunch Rugby Championship test against Argentina in Durban on Saturday, with Boan Venter moving from the bench to start in the front row and Marco van Staden named among the replacements.
Former Barcelona midfielder Busquets to retire at end of MLS season
MIAMI: Former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets will retire from football at the end of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season, his club Inter Miami said on Thursday. Busquets came up through the Barcelona youth ranks and spent 18 years overall at the club, making his senior debut in 2008, before joining Miami in 2023 where he was reunited with former teammates Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez. He played 143 times for the national team and was part of the side that won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the European Championship two years later in Poland and Ukraine. “I feel like the time has come to say goodbye to my career as a professional footballer. It’s been almost 20 years of enjoying this incredible story I always dreamed of,” Busquets said in a video posted on Instagram. “I’m retiring very happy, proud, fulfilled, and above all, grateful...
Argentina still dream of maiden Rugby Championship title
DURBAN, South Africa :Argentina will hope to make it a hat-trick of wins against their southern hemisphere rivals for the second year in a row when they face defending champions South Africa in their penultimate Rugby Championship fixture at King’s Park on Saturday.