Beirne: Backs to the wall spirit is driving Munster
It's easy to forget that when Munster took on Toulouse in that agonising Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final defeat in May, they did so without a number of their biggest hitters.
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Kitshoff to join team-mate Malherbe in becoming most-capped players in Stormers history
Steven Kitshoff will draw level with his front row partner Frans Malherbe as the most-capped players in Stormers history when he runs out against ASM Clermont Auvergne in their Champions Cup opener on Saturday.
All Blacks warhorse Moody targeting World Cup after knee rehab
A serious knee injury at the age of 33 might be enough for some front row forwards to review their goals but not Joe Moody, who is targeting a third Rugby World Cup next year.
Small tweaks for Blitzboks as they go for a double
After their win in Dubai last weekend, the Blitzboks will be looking to add the Cape Town Sevens title as the tournament gets under way on Friday.
Blitzboks looking to keep calm at Cape Town Sevens: 'We have a plan that suits our weapons'
Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo says they are looking to focus and create opportunities ahead of Friday's Cape Town Sevens.
'Eskom' sheds light on dark 8 months out of rugby: 'It helped me more than it hurt me'
Springboks and Bulls loose-forward Marco van Staden opened up about the difficulties he faced when he was out of rugby for eight months after English club Leicester Tigers released him.
Toulouse's Dupont takes swipe at new-format Champions Cup
Toulouse scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, the 2021 World Player of the Year, hit out at the inclusion of South African teams in the new-look Champions Cup on Thursday, saying it was "no longer the European Cup".
Additional €1m for women's game pledged by IRFU
The IRFU have pledged an additional €1m of annual funding to women's rugby in Ireland, after launching their Women's Rugby in Ireland report this morning.