Rugby Sport News

Eddie Jones charged up to beat Boks at Loftus for first time: '100 percent committed to winning'

Upbeat Wallabies coach Eddie Jones on Friday said he intends to kick off his reign by creating history against world champions South Africa in Pretoria in a week's time, with a winning mentality key to his new-look Australia.

Nigeria battles South Africa, Kenya, Algeria, others for rugby ticket

Bok plans take shape ahead of Rugby Championship: 'This is going to be a challenging competition'

Wallabies centre Kerevi on the plane to South Africa

SYDNEY : Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi was on the plane when the Australia squad departed for South Africa for next week's Rugby Championship opener on Friday, coach Eddie Jones confirmed at Sydney airport.

'They will fight': Co-hosts New Zealand name squad for Women's World Cup

New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova said the "Football Ferns" would fight for their country at the Women's World Cup they are co-hosting with Australia after naming her 23-woman squad for the tournament on Friday (Jun 30).

Bulls lure former Lions, Edinburgh and Scotland pivot to Loftus

The Bulls have confirmed their latest signing in former Lions and Edinburgh flyhalf Jaco van der Walt, who makes his return to South African rugby following a six-year stint in Scotland.

FT | World Rugby Under-20 Championship: Junior Springboks 26-34 Italy

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'We just weren’t good enough,' but Junior Boks still in playoff hunt despite humbling loss to Italy

After winning their opening game against Georgia on Saturday, the Junior Springboks were brought back down to earth in rainy Paarl on Thursday as they lost 34-26 to Italy in a World Rugby U20 Championship clash where basic errors and poor discipline held them back.