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Tomos Williams' best efforts to defeat future club are foiled
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (878+ words) Here's the super seven players from the Girl's tournament in 2025. Saracens ended a run of three-successive Gallagher PREM defeats by beating Gloucester 30-21 in bonus-point fashion at Kingsholm. Flanker Theo McFarland inspired a first Prem win since mid-October by scoring two…...
Debuts from heaven and hell: All the newcomers to Test rugby in 2025
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1481+ words) Johann van Graan has given his squad two days off ahead of the visit of Northampton Saints on December 27. Rugby World Cup 2027 qualified teams handed debuts to well over 200 players this year, with varying degrees of success, as they looked…...
Bomb Squad or Pom Squad? Rugby's best benches revealed
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1881+ words) Johann van Graan has given his squad two days off ahead of the visit of Northampton Saints on December 27. System players, impact players, game-changers, finishers, or plain old-fashioned replacements. Whatever your team call them, there is no disputing the fact…...
Springbok Botha agrees Pro D2 move
1+ week, 3+ day ago (676+ words) Johann van Graan has given his squad two days off ahead of the visit of Northampton Saints on December 27. Former South Africa flanker Arno Botha has signed for Pro D2 outfit Nevers ahead of next season. The 34-year-old will make the…...
'The only thing he can improve’: Boks' one concern over SFM before RWC
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1119+ words) Major League Rugby veteran Tiaan Loots is the latest addition to the Chicago Hounds roster for the 2026 season. Former Wales captain Dan Biggar has said "you can't find a weakness" in Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's general game, but has flagged his goalkicking…...
Springboks rule the skies as access law leads to more kicking
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1474+ words) Major League Rugby veteran Tiaan Loots is the latest addition to the Chicago Hounds roster for the 2026 season. Former Wales and British & Irish Lions international Dan Biggar has proven to be an astute observer of the game in his new…...
All Blacks in the RugbyPass Top 100: Who rose, fell and missed out
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1188+ words) Major League Rugby veteran Tiaan Loots is the latest addition to the Chicago Hounds roster for the 2026 season. The All Blacks finished with 16 players in the RugbyPass Top 100 for 2025, the second-most of any country behind South Africa. The year under…...
Pat Lam weighs in on All Blacks eligibility with proposed rethink
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1494+ words) Major League Rugby veteran Tiaan Loots is the latest addition to the Chicago Hounds roster for the 2026 season. Pat Lam has proposed a rethink of New Zealand Rugby's All Blacks eligibility rules, saying the changes would help inject more cash…...
Wallabies’ big winners and unlucky omissions from Top 100 2025
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1836+ words) Major League Rugby veteran Tiaan Loots is the latest addition to the Chicago Hounds roster for the 2026 season. Eight Wallabies have been named in the RugbyPass Top 100 for 2025, with four of those players improving on their position from last year....
Pat Lam blasts 'archaic' process that lost the All Blacks Tony Brown
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1864+ words) Major League Rugby veteran Tiaan Loots is the latest addition to the Chicago Hounds roster for the 2026 season. Pat Lam has put New Zealand Rugby on blast for what he describes as "archaic" practices that he believes are holding the…...