The Irish Times

Second and third Lions Tests moved from Johannesburg to Cape Town

The Gauteng region is the epicentre of the third wave of the Covid pandemic

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 18:46

Lions to take on Sharks again to plug gap left by Bulls cancellation

Managing director insists decision to play series in South Africa was the correct one

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 15:43

Lions’ opening tour opponents hit by coronavirus outbreak

Rainbow Cup game between the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers is cancelled

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 11:21

Lynne Cantwell’s move is South Africa’s gain and IRFU’s loss

Women’s rugby: The parable of a prophet not being accepted in their hometown is apposite

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 06:15

South Africa commit to Rugby Championship for next decade

Speculation of move to join Six Nations ends as Sanzaar revises 10-year strategic plan

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 16:40

Springboks pull out of Rugby Championship due to player welfare concerns

World champions now have no Test matches lined up until start of next year’s Lions tour

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 08:13

SARU votes to assess entering Super Rugby teams into Pro16

Cheetahs say they are contracted to Pro14 until 2023 and have sought legal advice

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 19:42

Pro 14 organisers will not bring forward 8.15pm kick-offs

Premier League has changed kick-off times due to new UK pub curfew laws

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 17:59

British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa may not take place next year

No spectators would not be ‘commercially viable’ says SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 20:41

Springboks winger Aphiwe Dyantyi to face doping hearing

25-year-old tested positive for anabolic steroids a year ago and missed World Cup win

Tue Jun 30 2020 - 18:12

Rugby’s Pro14 celebrates as revenue doubles to €20m-plus

Tournament plans further expansion after new media rights deals

Mon May 28 2018 - 05:15

Natal Sharks and another South African side to join Pro 14

McGrath must hit ‘fitness markers’ if he is to direct Leinster against Racing in Champions Cup

Mon May 07 2018 - 01:00

South Africa sack Allister Coetzee after disappointing two years

Springboks are expected to announce their revised management setup before the end of February

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 10:09

France 2023: ‘This is not the World Cup of Bernard Laporte’

Whatever he might say, French rugby’s wily president is an absolute master politician

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 06:00

IRFU will not bid for future World Cups under present parameters

Philip Browne disappointed by lack of support from Wales and Scotland

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 15:55

Joel Stransky hits out at ‘old boys club’ after RWC vote

There were mixed feelings in South Africa after they were snubbed in 2023 voting

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 14:33

World Rugby disappointed at criticism of South Africa RWC bid

SA Rugby points to lack of serious crime at country’s soccer and cricket World Cups

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00

Varadkar leads Irish bid in three-way battle for Rugby World Cup

French president distances himself from process involving 30-minute presentation

Sun Sept 24 2017 - 21:51

Pro14 sees South African rugby moving north

Time will tell if other teams follow the Cheetahs and Southern Kings into Europe

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 02:06

Munster name Johan Erasmus as new director of rugby

South African will join on July 1st with Anthony Foley staying with the province

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 17:00

South African rugby still a black and white issue

Pressure mounts on coach Allister Coetzee to give more black players a chance

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 20:53

South Africa boosts player funding in bid to keep talent at home

Country has suffered from player drain due to weakness of rand

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 15:41

Key Springbok players to be managed through Super Rugby for World Cup

SARU confirmed they have reached a blanket agreement with the five South African teams

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 11:30