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Bob Skinstad's brutal swipe at Eddie Jones after 'underhanded compliment' with Henry Pollock comparison
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (659+ words) England back-rower Henry Pollock and former Springboks captain Bob Skinstad. Ex-Springboks captain Bob Skinstad has responded to Eddie Jones after being caught in the crossfire following England's heavy defeat to Ireland in the Six Nations. Steve Borthwick's men were thrashed…...
Law discussion: Junior Springbok leaves Warrick Gelant red-faced, but did the referee make the right call?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (948+ words) Jaco Williams and Warrick Gelant during the URC match between the Sharks and Stormers. (Screenshots from URCtv) Saturday's United Rugby Championship clash between the Sharks and Stormers was dominated by Warrick Gelant's clanger, but did the officials get the decision…...
Siya Kolisi defends Eben Etzebeth stating there is 'no way' he eye-gouged on purpose
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (678+ words) Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth and an inset of captain Siya Kolisi Springboks captain Siya Kolisi has defended Eben Etzebeth after the second rower was red-carded in the latter stages of South Africa's 73-0 victory over Wales. The Boks were in a…...
Victor Matfield: 'Whoever is running the judicial process is failing the game"
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) Ireland's Tadhg Beirne after red card against All Blacks and the Jan-Hendrik Wessels incident. Springboks legend Victor Matfield has hit out at a couple of the recent disciplinary decisions and insists that the sport is being "failed" by those in…...
Opinion: URC suspensions 'stink of incompetence if not blatant bias' as Springbok banned on hearsay while UFC-outlawed act overlooked
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (1708+ words) Bulls and Springboks front rower Jan-Hendrik Wessels and an inset of Connacht's Josh Murphy An incredibly dangerous precedent has been set in the United Rugby Championship following the egregious decision to ban Jan-Hendrik Wessels and not Josh Murphy. In a…...
What Andrew Porter now makes of his Brodie Retallick and Antoine Dupont 'accidents', and the 'almost embarrassed' rejection that 'took him to 131kg"
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1369+ words) Ireland prop Andrew Porter has reflected on last March's clash with French star Antoine Dupont, inset Andrew Porter has become the latest Irish rugby star to publish his autobiography, following in the footsteps of retired scrum-half Conor Murray and national…...
Conor Murray issues ‘feck you, Rassie’ response to ‘dig at me’ Munster incident
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1432+ words) The now-retired Conor Murray salutes the Munster crowd in Cork last May, eight years after Rassie Erasmus (inset) finished at the province Retired Ireland and British and Irish Lions scrum-half Conor Murray has revealed what it was like to have…...
Eddie Jones: What Will Skelton does better than anyone else
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (617+ words) Wallabies lock Will Skelton and an inset of Eddie Jones. The battle between Eben Etzebeth and Will Skelton is one that Japan head coach Eddie Jones is eagerly looking forward to when the Springboks and Wallabies collide at Ellis Park....
What review told Stuart Barnes about ‘killer finisher’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (652+ words) Stuart Barnes has suggested that Northampton's task in the Champions Cup final isn't about stopping Louis Bielle-Biarrey from scoring, it's more a challenge of keeping the Bordeaux finisher's tally down. Louis Bielle-Biarrey scores his second try in the semi-final for…...
Ex-Ireland star issues warning to Sam Prendergast with 'issues' outlined
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (589+ words) Sam Prendergast posted a 55% tackle success rate in Leinster's defeat to Northampton on Saturday, and that's led to a scathing review from Shane Horgan. Sam Prendergast making a tackle against Northampton in the Champions Cup Former Ireland international Shane Horgan…...