Van der Merwe is the second high-profile Scotland back to have an injury issue ahead of the Lions tour after Sione Tuipulotu suffered a serious pectoral issue which kept him out of the recent Six ...

Vodacom Bulls flank Jannes Kirsten expects a forward-dominated Challenge Cup round-of-16 playoff against Bayonne on Saturday.

LEINSTER will look to keep up with the Joneses better this week than Ireland did. The province hosts Harlequins in the last ...

If each province could host one game of note in a different town each season, it would do more for the growth of the sport ...

After a difficult weekend in the URC the Bulls are comfortably in third place, the Sharks fourth, Stormers 10th and Lions ...

Bulls coach Jake White is taking no chances against Zebre in Saturday's URC clash at Loftus, despite fielding a rotated squad ...

The drop goal in rugby union is a kick over the posts worth three points and is a useful way of building points during a tight game.

Leinster's winning run came to an end this day last week but Will Connors reckons the 21-20 loss to Bulls will stand to the ...

The Six Nations finale at the Principality Stadium was a humiliating experience for Wales, who were thrown around like rag ...

Former DHL Stormers hard man Duane Vermuelen wants the DHL stormers “just to play well and comeback injury free” on their two ...

The selection of John Dalziel on Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions coaching team for the summer tour of Australia was a ...

Nick Mallett has opened up on France's decision to copy South Africa's tactics and how it helped them during their victorious ...