Rugby

The Blues produced a massive defensive effort on their goal line in the final five minutes to preserve an important win for the hosts.

Lincoln Casper was invited to the Sharks rugby academy, but the Covid-19 situation has put his plans on ice.

There’s plenty of excitement among the players and they’re so up for the challenge, should it all materialise.

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux insisted that there is a very legal agreement in place for Super Rugby which needs to be acted within.

It is understood that SA Rugby have now settled on a full-blown Currie Cup packed with the country’s Springboks, starting on August 28 and comprising seven or eight teams

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has broken his silence in a powerful video where he expresses his support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Tomkinson's 82nd-minute try levelled the scores at 31-31 before Mitchell Hunt slammed over the match-winning conversion to consign the Chiefs to a record-equalling sixth successive loss.

Jordie Barrett's conversion upstaged older brother Beauden, who was making his first appearance for the Blues at Wellington Regional Stadium after he moved north this year following nine seasons with the Hurricanes.

New Zealand rugby is flying at the moment and hosting a Rugby Championship that they would be overwhelming favourites to win is just the tonic they need after their failure in Japan at the World Cup.

New Zealand Rugby’s announcement that their Super Rugby future lay within the Australasia-Pacific region paves the way for SA Rugby's move to Europe.