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Planet Rugby Readers' Team of the Year: Lions SNUBBED, Springboks dominate and one All Black features after 40,000 votes
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (1193+ words) Louis Biellie-Biarrey, Malcolm Marx and Ardie Savea. We asked, you answered, and the 2025 Planet Rugby Readers" Team of the Year is here, with over 40,000 votes tallied up. The Springboks were clearly a fan favourite this year, with one player taking…...
Springboks star slams World Rugby as depowering the scrum 'a slap in the face"
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (670+ words) Springboks scrum dominating Ireland in November 2025 and current World Rugby chair Brett Robinson. Springboks prop Thomas du Toit has hit out at those who are trying to depower the scrum, which would take away one of his team's greatest weapons....
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Springboks: Rassie Erasmus joined by hundreds of fans on annual Christmas Day walk in Cape Town
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (581+ words) Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus with fans during his Christmas Walk in Cape Town. Rassie Erasmus was the proverbial talk of the town in Cape Town on Thursday when he led hundreds of Springboks fans on his annual Christmas walk…...
Ex-Irish referee boss: The north lacks 'elite laws' knowledge and the south's 'ideas' will ruin the World Cup
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (710+ words) Australia's Harry Wilson winning a lineout and an inset of All Blacks captain Scott Barrett catching the ball. Former Irish referees boss Owen Doyle has warned World Rugby that the Southern Hemisphere's law tweaks could ruin the 2027 Rugby World Cup....
Nine moments that took our breath away in 2025 as Springboks make 'huge statement' and 'last-gasp Lions' rescue subpar tour
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1090+ words) Damian Willemse celebrates Springboks try and Hugo Keenan's winning score for the Lions. Once again, 2025 saw some breathtaking moments right across the rugby world, from the club game through to the Test arena. Before the year comes to an end,…...
Ex-Irish referee boss: Bomb Squads 'remain outside the spirit of the law' as fresh behemoths cannot be safe
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (712+ words) England replacements and an inset of the Springboks' Bomb Squad Former IRFU referees boss Owen Doyle is the latest pundit to hit out at the current use of the replacement bench in the modern game. South Africa famously dubbed their…...
2025 Test 'Turnover King' crowned and it wasn't even close as Ardie Savea cracks top five
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (437+ words) Fraser McReight almost doubles nearest rival in international turnover chart Fraser McReight was the turnover king in 2025, almost doubling the number of turnovers of his closest rival in international rugby. The Australian flanker was on red-hot form during the 14 Test…...
World Rugby boss reveals shocking reason why one law trial failed to be implemented and why the Nations Cup will unite teams
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (856+ words) Springboks maul against Japan and an inset of World Rugby CEO Brett Robinson. The process to change rugby's laws is outdated, according to World Rugby Chair Brett Robinson, who believes that the Nations Cup can unite the member unions. This…...
Opinion: Welsh rugby does not need to rediscover its past, rather it needs to design its future
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1096+ words) Wales captain Jac Morgan and an inset of head coach Steve Tandy. There was a time when Welsh rugby did not need to explain itself. Its identity was intuitive and emotional, carried from the valleys to the Principality Stadium by…...