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Latest World Rankings: France go top, Ireland second

France have reached the summit of the World Rugby Rankings for the first time since the rankings were introduced.     Les Bleus go top and Ireland are now second in an unprecedented...

Kotaro Matsushima seals a move back to Japan

Japan outside back Kotaro Matsushima has signed a deal return to Japan next season.   The 29-year-old has spent the past two years in France with Clermont but returns to Suntory Sungoliath...

Namibia qualify for their seventh consecutive RWC

Namibia have secured their place at a seventh successive Rugby World Cup by beating Kenya 36-0 in the final of the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 in Aix-en-Provence on Sunday.   They qualify as Africa 1...

Junior Bok midfield dynamo relish Summer Series final challenge

Junior Springbok outside centre Ethan James has been ever-present in the side's unbeaten run at the Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series in Verona, and the Cape-based midfielder is expected to wear the No...

HIGHLIGHTS: Japan v France

South Africa's top ranking on the line again this weekend

A vastly changed Springbok 23 will be tasked with defending South Africa's top place on the World Rugby rankings, with three teams able to spring ahead of the Boks.       ...

Ireland determined to fight for series in NZ

An interesting encounter is expected for the second Test between the All Blacks and Ireland, this time taking place at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.    The manner in which the Irish...

Junior Boks to meet Wales in Summer Series finale

Junior Springboks coach Bafana Nhleko expect a massive challenge from Wales when the two sides meet in the final of the Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series on Tuesday, following the Welsh’s thrilling...

TOP 14 confirms fixtures for the 2022/23 season

While the 2021/2022 season ended with a superb final at the Stade de France in front of 80,000 spectators and the first crowning of Montpellier Hérault Rugby against Castres Olympique, the TOP 14...

France confirm four Rugby World Cup warm-up matches and sign a new five year deal with the LNR

Just over a year out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup, France and the LNR (the governing body of French club rugby) have signed an agreement which outlines the ambition of French rugby for the five years...