Rod Macqueen, who guided Australia to the 1999 Rugby World Cup, has been lured out of retirement to take over as the first coach of the new Super 15 franchise in Melbourne... more
Schalk Brits will join the rest of his new Saracens team-mates to watch South Africa tackle Australia on Saturday, adamant he was right to sever his links with the Springboks... more
Victor Matfield, who led the Bulls to Super 14 glory at Loftus Versfeld, is confident altitude and the vociferous local fans will be major factors in South Africa's favour... more
Rugby union: Dewald Potgieter, a member of the Super 14 winning Bulls team, will lead the Emerging Springboks against the Lions in rain-lashed Cape Town... more
Rugby union: The Lions have received a major boost with the news that South Africa’s Schalk Burger has been ruled out of the First Test with a calf injury... more
Lions tour: Having saved his Lions tour by overcoming serious injury, Riki Flutey now faces the seemingly hopeless task of keeping Jamie Roberts out of the Test team to face South Africa in Durban... more
Rugby union: Lions captain Paul O'Connell and some of his key men know if they impress against the Sharks in Durban tonight, they can almost certainly book their place in the XV for the First Test at the same ground... more
Rugby union: Stephen Jones guided the tourists to a stunning 10-try demolition of the Golden Lions and then demanded an even better performance from the squad against the Cheetahs... more
Rugby union: Andy Powell is expected to be named in the Lions squad to take on the Golden Lions, just days after fearing his tour was over before it had started.... more
Rugby union: Lions captain Paul O'Connell today warned his South African hosts that his team are ready to match the unbeaten 1974 squad and become rugby legends.... more
Rugby union: The future of the rugby competition between franchises from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia is safe after the three parties agreed to a revamped Super 14 tournament... more
Rugby union: Saracens have signed Springboks hooker Schalk Brits — a day after Brendan Venter denied there would be an influx of South African arrivals at the club... more
Rugby union: South Africa coach Peter de Villiers will watch the Super 14 clash between the Sharks and the Bulls, praying his plans for the Lions tour this summer do not suffer another injury blow... more
Rugby union: Alan Quinlan's place on the Lions tour is under threat after he was cited for alleged gouging during Munster's Heineken Cup defeat to Leinster.... more
Rugby union: Saracens have denied their backing by a South African investment company which has major interests in two Super 14 sides breaks rules on club ownership... more
Australia's 18-11 win over the Barbarians at Wembley was marred by a serious injury to prop Matt Dunning who faces a long period out of the game after damaging an Achilles tendon... more
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