Rugby
Meet World Rugby's Rugby Championship team
Here's a breakdown of the players selected for the World Rugby's Rugby Championship team of the tournament, which includes four Springboks.
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Who’s going where? SA rugby players and their new clubs
EWN Sport has compiled a list of recent South African signings, both locally and abroad.
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Rugby chiefs push back over new global 'World 12s' event
The 'World 12s' event, which is backed by a UK-based financial consortium and has yet to attain the backing of any federation, aims to pit the globe's top players against each other in a 12 v 12 format over 30-minute matches.
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Springbok Women beat Kenya in second Test to secure series win
The two Tests marked the Springbok Women's first international action in almost two years.
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Boks power past Los Pumas to start Rugby Championship defence
The home side saw several changes following their series victory over the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town last Saturday.
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'Springboks not boring' says assistant coach after All Blacks boss nods off
Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids insists world champions are not boring after NZ coach says watching them 'put me to sleep'.
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Gatland expects 20 minutes of 'hell' against Springboks
Speaking less than an hour before the 1600 GMT kick-off, the New Zealander said: "We are going face 20 minutes of hell. It will be tough and hard, an arm wrestle, and we must maintain our discipline."
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Bulls clinch 3-point win over South Africa A
At the start of the game both teams seemed disjointed and unsure, a slow start from both sides who only got confirmation of this game happening on Friday.
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World champion Springboks set to end COVID exile
The Siya Kolisi-captained Springboks last played on 2 November 2019, when they thumped England 32-12 to lift the Webb Ellis trophy a record-equalling third time.
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Lions tour not in jeopardy despite COVID-19 crisis - Nienaber
"I do not believe the tour is in jeopardy," Jacques Nienaber told reporters after naming the Springboks team to play Georgia on Friday in a warm-up match for the three-Test Lions series.
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Springbok team to take on Georgia announced
The encounter will be the Rugby World Cup champion's first international game since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in November 2019.
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Two pools of 12 for Champions Cup, but no South African teams
The clubs will be divided into two pools of 12 by means of a draw and the tournament will be played over nine weekends with four rounds of matches in the pool stage starting in December.
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COVID has cost game £1 bn, says World Rugby chief exec Gilpin
Gilpin was speaking as World Rugby, the 15-a-side code's global governing body outlined a four-year strategic plan until 2025 that includes confronting what he said were "the three Cs of COVID, calendar and concussion".
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Saliva test a 'game-changer' in rugby's fight against concussion
Concussion has become a major concern within the contact sport as fears grow about the impact of its increasing ferocity on elite-level players.
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Crusaders crush Hurricanes with bonus-point win
When the Crusaders locked the game up midway through the first half, Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea could only sit and watch from the sin-bin.
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All Blacks legend Dan Carter retires at 38
The fly-half, who remains the record points-scorer in both Test and Super Rugby, said he was "sad" to call it quits.
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French government advises clubs postpone European matches with British teams
The decision puts a doubt over next weekend's scheduled third round of games and a meeting to discuss this year's Six Nations.
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Referee Owens bows out at 100 internationals
The 49-year-old Welshman took charge of his 100th and final Test match in last month’s clash between France and Italy in the Autumn Nations Cup, having made his international debut officiating Portugal vs Georgia in February 2003.
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Australia avenge record All Blacks loss as both sides see red
Both sides were reduced to 14 men when New Zealand's Ofa Tuungafasi and Australia's debutant Lachlan Swinton were sent off for dangerous high tackles.
