Ex-Wallaby backs Jake for top job
Jake White has been supported for a surprise return to international rugby by replacing Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach.
Jake White has been supported for a surprise return to international rugby by replacing Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach.
Saracens No 8 Billy Vunipola has had his red card overturned following an independent disciplinary hearing arising from his sending off during the Champions Cup clash with the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria.
Damian Willemse has explained his extraordinary decision to call for a scrum inside his own 22 during the World Cup quarter-final against hosts France left even the referee surprised.
Rassie Erasmus has revealed how his plan for rugby’s answer to T20 cricket, involving the likes of Dan Carter and Richie McCaw, fell apart after resistance from New Zealand.
Eddie Jones has been confirmed as the new head coach of Japan on a deal that will see him in charge until the end of the next World Cup in 2027.
Neethling Fouche is someone who relishes a challenge and they don’t come much bigger than an Investec Champions Cup clash against the defending champions.
Jake White confirmed that rising star Cameron Hanekom has a long-term contract at the Vodacom Bulls and there are no indications the eighthman wants to leave the country.
Deon Fourie anticipates an uncompromising response from La Rochelle on Saturday when they clash with the Stormers in the Champions Cup match at Cape Town Stadium.
The DHL Stormers opponents on Saturday, two-time European champions La Rochelle, have had a relatively low-key existence for most of their history before bursting onto the scene in the last three years.
Handre Pollard admitted that the Stormers’ youngsters made it difficult for Leicester Tigers to execute their plan in the opening-round Champions Cup clash at Welford Road.