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From Pollard to Ioane, we break down the top signings for all 16 United Rugby Championship teams ahead of the 2025-2026 season. Amid the red-hot action of international rugby, it’s easy to let the club scene slip to the back of your mind, but with less than two months until the 2025-2026 United Rugby Championship kicks off, we at FloRugby are absolutely buzzing for what promises to be another blockbuster season. The URC has crowned four different champions in its first four years under the current format, reaffirming its status as one of the most fiercely competitive leagues…
Legendary Springboks lock Victor Matfield believes that the All Blacks don’t pose the same threat as they used to. South Africa and New Zealand will collide in rounds three and four of the Rugby Championship at Eden Park and Sky Stadium, with the former one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year. The All Blacks have not lost at Eden Park in their last 50 games at the iconic ground, but they have not hosted the Boks there since 2013. Tight five praise Earlier this week, Scott Robertson named his squad for the first two rounds of the Rugby Championship with New…
Rassie Erasmus has hit out at Matt Williams following the latter’s latest comments about the Springboks and the 2021 British and Irish Lions series. In an interview on Off The Ball, Williams slammed the quality of rugby on display during the Test series four years ago with South Africa, and the famous touring team were criticised for their kick-heavy tactics. The ex-Scotland head coach dubbed the 2021 tour to South Africa an ‘abomination’ and said that it was the worst games of international rugby that he had ever seen. Matt Williams’ latest rant He launched his rant when asked whether the British and…
Stormers director of rugby John Dobson says Western Province must win the Currie Cup in two years’ time. WP finished seventh on the eight-team Currie Cup log last year after seven defeats from 10 matches, as Dobson prioritised the Stormers’ URC pre-season and the WP U21s. This year, WP’s Currie Cup team has been placed above the U21s in the pecking order, and bolstered with Blitzboks and Junior Boks, but Stormers’ URC players remain unavailable for selection. WP are currently seventh on the log after the opening two rounds, having lost 48-23 to the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town and…
Western Province are sweating over the fitness of their two frontline flyhalves ahead of a tricky Currie Cup trip to Kimberley to face a combative Griquas outfit. WP’s preparations for Friday’s third-round clash against Griquas have been disrupted by a growing crisis at No 10. Kyle Smith, who started both matches for the Cape side so far, is in doubt after suffering a shoulder injury during the 40-19 defeat to the Lions at Ellis Park. Jurie Mathee, the squad’s most senior flyhalf, is yet to feature this campaign due to concussion and faces a late fitness test. “We’ll find out…
A seasoned Sharks scrumhalf has penned a deal with third division French side Narbonne as he looks to reignite his career in Europe. EPCR Challenge Cup winner, Cameron Wright – who previously had stints at Montpellier and Oyonnax – returns to Europe with a point to prove and a burning desire to be part of a team with “an ambitious project”. “I was looking for a team with vision, and after speaking to [Narbonne sporting director] Charles Malet, it was clear that the project at Narbonne matched what I was looking for,” said Wright. “I know French rugby from my…
Zpět na vrchol! Dorost Sparty slaví zlato i přes zranění a těžký start Sparta ovládla 29. ročník Memoriálu Jiřího Baráka a z ledu rivala si odváží zlaté medaile! Cesta k triumfu ale nebyla jednoduchá — dorostenci se museli vypořádat s náročným vstupem do turnaje i se zraněním jednoho z klíčových hráčů. Turnaj odstartoval pro sparťany náročným duelem proti domácí Slavii. Kromě pomalého rozjezdu přišel tým i o jednoho z ofenzivních tahounů, který po tvrdém střetu musel odstoupit ze hry. Klub zatím jméno hráče oficiálně nezveřejnil, čeká se na další lékařské vyšetření. Místo toho, aby tým podlehl tlaku, semkl se a…
Ex-All Blacks winger George Bridge has sealed a return to Super Rugby Pacific following a stint in France, while Springboks props are attracting interest. The 19-Test cap speedster has signed with the Western Force ahead of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season and returns to the competition Western Force sign All Blacks winger Bridge won four Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders and Super Rugby Aotearoa twice during his six-year stint with the club before heading to the Top 14. He was also part of New Zealand’s 2019 World Cup squad, helping the All Blacks reach the semi-finals. The winger,…
New Zealand’s injury crisis at scrum-half is such that fly-half Damian McKenzie might be a better option, according to All Blacks great Jeff Wilson. Scott Robertson goes into the Rugby Championship without the services of two of his nines, who have suffered injuries that will keep them out for at least the next few weeks. Among the two that have gone down is first choice half-back Cam Roigard, a player that has set himself apart from his rivals for the All Blacks shirt. Talented youngster Noah Hotham is also out, which means that Cortez Ratima is very much the favourite to start…
SA’s Nonu: De Allende tipped to dominate New Zealand rugby greats have hailed Damian de Allende as the Springboks’ not-so-secret weapon for the Rugby Championship, calling him a match-winner tailor-made for Rassie Erasmus’ game plan. The Springboks are hard at work in camp ahead of back-to-back Tests against the Wallabies at Ellis Park and Cape Town Stadium, and according to a trio of former Test stars, De Allende will be central to any South African success over the next few months. Former All Black wing Jeff Wilson led the praise, calling the 33-year-old midfielder “critical” to the Springboks’ continued dominance.…