The Springbok management has confirmed that Vodacom Chedetahs hooker Adriaan Strauss will replace the suspended Birmarck du Plessis in the Springbok squad. The 23-year old Strauss received his call-up to national duty after a Sanzar judicial hearing suspended Du Plessis for three weeks following an incident during the Vodacom Tri-Nations match on Saturday in Dunedin […]

Former French international, Marc Lievremont, has been named as the new head coach of the French national team. Lievremont, who played the last of his 25 tests in the 1999 RWC final against Australia, takes over from Bernard Laporte. Lievremont coached French side US Dax back into the top 14 competition of the FFR. He […]

New Zealand dominated the IRB world rankings by being at the top for 40 weeks. This is the longest stint any team has been at the top of the official IRB rankings. The new IRB rankings were released on Monday, and the All Black reign has come to an end, for now. The RWC […]

South Africa added several major awards to their world cup celebrations at the weekend, with star winger Bryan Habana named as the International Rugby Board (IRB) Player of the Year at the closing awards ceremony on Sunday.
He is the second South African, after team mate Schalk Burger in 2004, to pick up the prestigious award.
South […]