Connacht scrum-half Caolin Blade signs contract extension
Connacht have tied down scrum-half Caolin Blade to a new contract that will keep him at his home province until 2026.
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Bok stalwart Malherbe signs new Stormers deal: 'Already a legend'
Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe has signed a three-year contract contract extension with the Stormers.
Sharks, Springbok winger Mapimpi cited for alleged eye gouge
Sharks winger Makazole Mapimpi has been cited for an alleged eye gouge during his side's 32-3 Champions Cup win over Bordeaux-Begles in Durban last weekend.
La Rochelle-Ulster was a chess match played in a storm
Ulster fell agonisingly short away from home to Heineken Champions Cup holders La Rochelle at the Stade Marcel Deflandre on Saturday evening.
Premiership clubs warned financial state is 'unsustainable'
British MPs have warned that the financial situation of Gallagher Premiership clubs is "clearly unsustainable" in a damning report on issues facing the professional game in England.
Thousands sign petition to save 'sacred' Japan stadium where Ruth once played
TOKYO : Thousands of baseball fans have signed a petition to save an iconic Tokyo stadium nearly a century old where Babe Ruth once played and which inspired best-selling author Haruki Murakami to first pick up a pen.
SA teams to play in Europe if they earn 'home' Champions Cup semis
South African franchises will have to 'host' any potential Champions Cup semi-finals in Europe and not in South Africa, competition organiser EPCR told AFP on Monday.
Keatley: Confident Munster starting to show more flair
Ian Keatley says Munster are beginning to show flickers of greater creativity with a string of good results breeding confidence in Graham Rowntree's squad.