
Super Rugby reveals ‘lucky loser’ playoff overhaul
Super Rugby Pacific has overhauled the format for the 2025 season, introducing an extended 16-round campaign and a new six-team playoffs system.
Super Rugby Pacific has overhauled the format for the 2025 season, introducing an extended 16-round campaign and a new six-team playoffs system.
Bafana Nhleko is confident the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship will help steer the Junior Springboks to break their world title drought.
A north versus south battle could be brewing after France, England and Ireland reportedly opposed World Rugby and Sanzaar’s plans to formally introduce the 20-minute red card to Test rugby.
SA Rugby’s support of the New Zealand-driven 20-minute red card makes little sense in the context of the changes that have happened at amateur and professional level in South Africa.
Sanzaar’s drive to introduce the 20-minute red card to Test rugby will reportedly go a World Rugby vote in May.
New Zealand Rugby says that they are open to the idea of introducing a player draft to Super Rugby.
The Springboks’ future participation in the Rugby Championship is in doubt if SA Rugby’s SANZAAR partners won’t budge on restructuring the tournament calendar.
A host of new law trials aimed at speeding up the game will be introduced at two Queensland Reds matches in Australia.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says the 20-minute red card law trialled during the upcoming Rugby Championship is similar to dropping fines for speeding.
Sanzaar has confirmed that it will be reintroducing the 20-minute red card law trial for the 2022 Rugby Championship, in which a red-carded player can be replaced after 20 minutes.