Pollard to miss opening Bok Test, Elton Jantjies called up as flyhalf cover
With both Handre Pollard and Damian Willemse currently nursing injuries, Springbok management called up veteran Elton Jantjies as flyhalf cover on Thursday.
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Tonga coach set sights on Boks, Irish and Scots: 'We have massive X-factor'
Three former Wallabies and five All Blacks make Tonga's squad its best ever and will give the Pacific nation a "massive X-factor" at the Rugby World Cup, coach Toutai Kefu has said.
EP president banned for 2 years after labelling SA Rugby 'racist'
SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday they had suspended Eastern Province Rugby Union president Maasdorp Cannon.
Four pools of six in revamped Champions Cup format
The Heineken Champions Cup will be revamped for next season with four pools of six teams introduced, tournament organisers have announced.
Rassie Erasmus sidesteps Johnny Sexton referee drama: 'I'd rather keep quiet'
SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said it wasn't his place to comment on the impending disciplinary processes that Ireland captain Johnny Sexton may have to deal with following last month's Champions Cup final in Dublin.
Libbok shoots up Bok flyhalf queue as niggles thrust Elton Jantjies back into selection frame
Niggles to the Springboks' main flyhalves have surged Stormers pivot Manie Libbok to the top of the pivot pile for the Rugby Championships, while Elton Jantjies remains in the selection frame.
'I turned up virtually broken’: Dylan Hartley on pioneering head injury treatment in Dubai
The sleek and minimalist lobby of Aviv Clinics in Jumeirah Lakes Towers could barely be any different to the average rugby dressing room, but Dylan Hartley appears perfectly at home.
Former England international says female rugby players treated 'like small men'
Ex-England rugby player Shaunagh Brown has called out sport governing bodies she feels treat female athletes like "small men" to the detriment of their health and performance.