• Holly Davidson First woman to referee a TOP 14 match
• Hurricanes confirms that Riley Higgins will join Edinburgh following the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific and NPC seasons
• The Fijian Drua record their second ever away victory in their history
• Moana Pasifik
• Eddie Jones believes “35 is the new 30” now - seeing that Brodie Retallick could make his way back into the Allblacks this season
• Moodie picked up a hamstring niggle during the first half of Friday night’s 47-7 win against the Dragons
• SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says the current demands on leading Springboks are “not sustainable”. What does this mean? Boks play less URC games?
• Heyneke Meyer - SWD Eagles coach is waiting for feedback from SA Rugby, who meet on 14 May, on whether prospective shareholder UXi Sport has received the necessary approval. This could be huge for the club
• Jake White Wins Selborne College showdown with Headmaster
• Le Roux Malan is poised to join Welsh outfit Cardiff later this year, bringing an end to his short stint in Durban.
• Scarra Ntubeni’s contribution to rugby.
• Grey College losing 3 in a row

Topics:

• URC - Stormers & Sharks losing at home :
• Sharks have now lost any hope of playing in the QF
• Credit to Ospreys On good win - Dan Edward’s
• Zikhethelo Siyaya 18 years old, chucked in the deep by JP Pietersen.
• 14 carries, 91 metres made, 10 defenders beaten - on Debut
• Stormers losing at home for the first time this season
• Stormers seemed fine when they attacked using their forwards but it was when they forced plays that made it difficult for them, trying to go wide too early
• Warrick Gelant costly errors on D
• Lions thump Warriors - Lions are now 4th on the log
• Muster Ruthless against Benetton - all their Irish stars are back. The comp is back to full complement now where stars are concerned
• Bulls too strong for the Dragons and next week they play Scarlets. Bulls sitting in 8th spot and need the win next week
• Investec Championship - what are our thoughts on last weeks match between UBB vs Toulouse
• Super Rugby:
• Drua win in Australia against Brumbies INCREDIBLE
• Hurricanes vs Chiefs - brutal encounter
• Crusaders in the MuD! Led by 19 - 0 at the start. To end up losing the game like that is worrying.

• Coach Johan Ackermann has reportedly asked Bulls CEO Edgar Rathbone to convince seasoned South African playmaker Curwin Bosch to make the move to Loftus Versfeld. (Ackers Done with Pollard already? )
• Despite France beating England 48-46 in a thriller in Paris to retain the Six Nations title, Ireland remain the highest-ranked side from the northern hemisphere, behind the No 1-ranked Springboks and No 2-ranked All Blacks
• Rassie celebrates 8 years with Springboks this year, would you have thought the Boks would be in this position in World Tugby when he got appointed?
• Wales ended a three-year wait for a win in the Six Nations with a convincing victory over Italy in Cardiff on Saturday.
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Topics:

• URC - Stormers beating the Bulls
• Strikers are back to number 2
• Sharks back to usual ways, they’ve lost back to back against the Lions
• Six Nations

RFU Backs Steve Borthwick

Wales Big Effort Against Ireland

Scotaland Too Good For France

Italy Make History In Rome

Super Rugby: Blues, Reds, Canes

This Sunday we look at news making headlines: Faf de Klerk linked to the Cheetahs, Dylan Mart linked to Bulls.

We also cover Shape Of The Game - The Media uproar about rumours that New Zealand and Australia want to get rid of scrums.

URC - Permoances around South African Teams

Super Rugby - Brumbies in fine form

Allblacks Coach: Rennie or Joseph - we share our views on this.

Finish off with Six Nations Preview

Racing 92 & Hacjivah Dayimani part ways

Racing 92 and Hacjivah Dayimani have mutually agreed to end their collaboration. The decision is reportedly for personal reasons, allowing the South African loose forward to return home and be closer to family.

Blues coaching succession talk

Reports suggest Ian Foster and Tony Brown (often linked through All Blacks structures) are being discussed as potential candidates for the Blues head coach role when Vern Cotter departs at the end of the season.

Fabian Holland injury blow

Highlanders and All Blacks lock Fabian Holland is set to miss the Super Rugby Pacific season and the July Test window through injury — a major loss for both franchise and national depth in the second row.

Was this a warning sign for Ireland?

Italy pushed Ireland far harder than many expected. It took Ireland 17 minutes to score their first try, which is notable given how dominant and fast-starting they’ve been in recent seasons.

Talking points:

• Italy’s defensive structure and breakdown work slowed Ireland significantly.
• Ireland looked less intense and less sharp early on.
• Are we seeing a slight drop in tempo compared to the Ireland of 2022–2023?

Italy robbed?

Debate around key decisions late in the game — Italy arguably deserved more from the contest. The bigger takeaway though: this Italian side is no longer a bonus-point opponent.

How good are Italy now?

• Better game management.
• Improved physicality.
• Confidence to stay in systems for 80 minutes.

Did we hype England too early?

After early optimism, England looked blunt against a Scotland side that simply outmuscled them up front.

Key discussion points:

• Scotland’s forwards dominated collisions and gainline.
• England struggled to adapt once Plan A stalled.
• Is England’s attack still too predictable?

Gregor Townsend’s milestone

Townsend’s 100th Test as Scotland coach, and remarkably he has now beaten England six times in ten meetings. That consistency in this fixture says a lot about Scotland’s preparation and clarity of approach.

Game plan too rigid?

• Heavy reliance on one-off runners.
• Lack of variation once Scotland slowed the breakdown.
• Limited attacking width until late in the game.

Finn Russell — prime time

Game control, kicking variation, and decision-making at its best. When Russell plays flat and challenges the line, Scotland look like a genuine Tier 1 threat.

Henry Arundell red card — correct call?

Big debate point. Technically correct under current framework, but again raises the question about intent vs outcome in red card decisions.

Super Rugby Round 1

Moana Pasifika

Picking up right where they left off — confidence, physicality, and attacking ambition. They’re becoming one of the competition’s most entertaining sides.

Fijian Drua

Could be a tougher season ahead after losing key personnel. Depth and consistency away from home remain concerns.

Chiefs vs Blues

Tight, high-quality contest — finals intensity already. The Chiefs’ structure vs the Blues’ physical edge makes this one of the best matchups in Super Rugby right now.

Highlanders vs Crusaders

Crusaders beginning to find rhythm again, while the Highlanders will feel the absence of Fabian Holland in the pack.

• New signing Gianni Lombard joins the Hollywoodbets Sharks on a 3 year deal starting next season!
• World Rugby released the World Cup schedule. Wallabies v Allblacks will not be the opening match in 2027 RWC - thoughts?
• Mathieu Reynal has hit out at Southern Hemisphere, saying they want more tries and passing instead of Mauls & Scrums (summary) thoughts?
• Wallace Sititi, Codie Taylor and Patrick Tuipulotu responded to the talk around Ardie Savea's role in Scott Robertson's axing - calling it totally unfair to solely blame Ardie
• ITV will show adverts during play in its Six Nations coverage - we know this is done in US sports, that’s how they make money.

We cover the Shape of the game currently, we also look into some headline news in the past week. We talk about Bundee Aki ban from Irish Rugby Union.

We cover latest new, URC - SA derby. Gladgow now leading the URC. We also looked into the Six Nations squads and touched on what to expect in Super Rugby.