Connacht boss Andy Friend delighted with play-off push after tough start
Andy Friend admits Connacht's achievement of reaching the BTK United Rugby Championship play-offs is especially pleasing following their winless start to the campaign.
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Five concussions in one Super Rugby weekend forces changes to Eddie Jones' first Wallabies squad
New Australia coach Eddie Jones was dealt a blow Sunday when seven players picked in his maiden squad were ruled out after a spate of concussions and injuries during a bruising Super Rugby Pacific weekend.
Leicester's Ashton reaches 100 Premiership tries with hat-trick
Chris Ashton became the first player to score 100 tries in the English Premiership with a hat-trick in Leicester's 62-19 win over Exeter, with the ex-England winger thanking team mates for helping him over the line ahead of his impending retirement.
Stormers coach sees dark cloud in Munster defeat, but silver lining in rest time for URC playoffs
Stormers coach John Dobson admitted they needed to win Saturday's United Rugby Championship clash against Munster.
Ottawa to host Pacific Four Series women's rugby event in July
Ottawa will host a Pacific Four Series women's rugby event later this summer.
Superb Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moodie flying high: 'You can see why they're Springboks'
Bulls assistant coach Pine Pienaar was effusive in his praise of Springbok duo Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie after Saturday's rampaging 78-12 crushing of Zebre at Ellis Park.
Stick or Davids tipped to succeed Nienaber as Springboks coach
South Africa assistant coaches Mzwandile Stick and Deon Davids are the favourites to succeed Jacques Nienaber as head coach when he quits after the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Race to replace Neinaber: Swys backs Stick to be next Springbok head coach
Former Springbok assistant coach Swys de Bruin has backed current Bok assistant Mzwandile Stick to take over from Jacques Nienaber at the end of the Rugby World Cup in France later this year.