Stormers pull off great escape in Cape Town thriller to set up dream South African URC final
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Neutral refereeing teams confirmed for URC semi-finals
The United Rugby Championship have confirmed the referees for this weekend's semi-finals, with neutral officiating teams for both games.
Slow-brew Bulls do the business on poignant date at Loftus
It was less than the dynamic kind of Pedrie Wannenburg tribute the Bulls had hoped for, but they warmed enough to their task to repel Benetton 46-29 in a United Rugby Championship encounter at Loftus on Saturday.
Today's rugby headlines as England slap down Wales furore over controversial Twickenham try
Here are the latest rugby headlines on Friday, March 4.
Tomos Williams is the most important man in Wales' attack as he ends any debate
For 50-odd minutes at Twickenham, Wales struggled to get any attacking purchase out of England.
Rugby union at crossroads as need for entertainment threatens safety
Everyone who enjoys rugby union will have winced at some stage over the weekend. For many it will have been the moment when Italy’s admirable captain, Michele Lamaro, discovered his team would, by the dispiriting letter of the law, have to soldier on with 13 men for an hour against one of the world’s top sides. Alternatively, it might have been the footage of a staggering Tomas Francis rejoining the fray at Twickenham having exhibited precisely the kind of ataxia symptoms that should see players permanently removed.
Dylan Hartley reveals full scale of England's skullduggery and says Wales should have refused to play until it stopped
Former England captain Dylan Hartley insists Alex Dombrandt's decisive try in the victory over Wales last weekend would not have happened if Alun Wyn Jones had been on the field.
Three things we learned from the Six Nations
France stayed on course for a Grand Slam with a commanding 36-17 win away to Scotland, as England and Ireland remained in Six Nations title contention.