Stormers to host Bulls in 2024/25 URC season opener
The Stormers will host the Bulls in the opening round of the 2024/25 URC season, while the Sharks and Lions will lock horns to complete two SA derbies on the opening weekend.
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Foundation aims to help players after retiring from the sport
LONDON : A group of current and former rugby players from around the world launched the Global Rugby Players Foundation on Thursday, a charity aimed at helping players have healthy and fulfilling lives when they leave the sport.
No Bundee Aki for Connacht while Rhys Ruddock set for RDS farewell
Connacht will be without Bundee Aki for their must-win BKT United Rugby Championship visit to Leinster on Friday night, while the hosts have made 14 changes to their side following last weekend's Champions Cup final defeat to Toulouse.
New Zealand provincial unions block governance reforms
:New Zealand's provincial rugby unions voted against proposed governance reforms pushed by the sport's national governing body and players' association on Thursday in a move that could lead to a split in the domestic game.
Melbourne Rebels axed after Rugby Australia reject rescue deal
MELBOURNE :The Melbourne Rebels will cease to exist as a Super Rugby team at the end of their 14th season next month after Rugby Australia announced on Thursday that it had rejected a rescue deal for the crisis-hit side.
Updated Munster and Connacht to kick off next season's URC with derby
The 2024/25 BKT United Rugby Championship season will kick-off with an Irish derby, with Munster set to host Connacht on the opening weekend of the season.
Munster confirm signing of South African wing Thaakir Abrahams
Munster have confirmed their fourth new signing for next season, with Thaakir Abrahams joining from Lyon on a two-year deal.
Bernard Jackman: Keenan's Sevens switch is 'brilliant for everybody'
Bernard Jackman believes Hugo Keenan's temporary switch to Sevens rugby this summer is a move that suits all parties, even with the full-back now set to miss Ireland's Test series against South Africa.