Rugby Champs

Stats & Facts: Argentina vs New Zealand

Jose Amalfitani Stadium will open its gates to Argentina vs All Blacks on Saturday for the first round the of Rugby Championship, and we take a look at some key stats and facts ahead of the match.       1. This...

Stats & Facts: Springboks vs Wallabies

As the Springboks prepare to host Australia for the first Rugby Championship match in Johannesburg, we take a closer look at the key stats and facts ahead of the clash in Ellis Park       1. South...

Opportunity knocks for World Cup bolters

Sevu Reece is among the Rugby World Cup hopefuls who will look to make their mark in a shortened Rugby Championship.     Just two months before the Rugby World Cup starts in Japan, this...

Every All Blacks try in 2018

Ranked: The 10 best individual test performances of 2018

Every year there are certain individual performances that stand out above the rest. Dan Carter produced arguably the performance of the century against the Lions in 2005 while Wilkinson produced a match-winning performance...

Ultimate Rugby's Test Team Of The Year

With test rugby going on a break until next year we look back at the year that was in 2018 and pick our team of the year.   Ireland are understandably well represented while there are a few surprises...

20 Stats & Facts: Wallabies v All Blacks

20 Stats and Facts ahead of the third and final Bledisloe Cup test of the year.     1. Saturday's Test is the third time New Zealand and Australia will face off this year.        2....

Thursday Morning Round Up

Hughes handed a six-week ban Wasps no.8 Nathan Hughes is set to miss England’s first three autumn Tests through suspension.   Hughes has been banned for six weeks after he punched Gloucester...

Wednesday Morning Round Up

Chris Robshaw adds to England's back row woes   Chris Robshaw will miss 8 weeks of rugby after he had an operation on his knee. Robshaw sustained the injury in the Premiership game against...

WATCH: Rieko Ioane's 2018 Rugby Championship Tries

For the second year in a row All Black Rieko Ioane shares the top of the tries list with five. He’s scoring at more than one a game in the Rugby Championship with 10 from nine appearances.