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Townsend backs Dempsey for World Cup despite Japan move as Scotland name 36-man squad
Gregor Townsend has named a 36-man Scotland squad for Nations Championship matches against Argentina, South Africa and Fiji, confirming Jack Dempsey remains a World Cup target despite his move to Japanese club Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo.
Matfield unbothered by Brown's All Blacks switch
Matfield isn't losing sleep over Tony Brown taking Bok IP to New Zealand — but the piece interrogates whether that relaxed stance is justified.
Kirwan's fix for the All Blacks' overseas drain: bring SA clubs back into the fold
Kirwan argues NZR's closed eligibility model is costing the All Blacks a generation of maturing talent — and holds up SA Rugby's overseas-player policy as the model to follow, while pushing for a new southern hemisphere club competition as the structural fix.
England's forward depth chart for the Nations Championship — and what it means for the Boks
Planet Rugby maps England's full forward depth chart ahead of the Nations Championship, with injury-forced selection calls and a specific Chessum-to-blindside tactical shift flagged as the key decision for the Springbok Test.
England's backline depth chart for the July Springbok Tests — who starts, who's the bolter
Planet Rugby ranks England's full backline depth chart ahead of July's Tests against the Springboks, Fiji and Argentina — with Blackett's expansive new attack system driving selection logic and Benhard Janse van Rensburg's fast-tracking the headline call.
England's backline depth chart for the Nations Championship — and what it means for the Boks
Planet Rugby ranks England's full backline depth chart ahead of the Nations Championship Tests against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina, with Blackett's new expansive system the central selection filter. Key for Bok fans: Janse van Rensburg misses the SA opener, Atkinson starts at 12, and Spencer likely wears 9 with Mitchell injured.
Alexander kills Champions Cup exit talk — but the load problem hasn't gone away
Alexander has dismissed Champions Cup exit talk as 'hogwash', but the load-management crisis driving the speculation is very much unresolved — the piece maps the competing pressures on SA Rugby heading into the July workshop.
Jackman: Nienaber was right, coherent — but the coaching structure raises bigger questions
Jackman rates Nienaber's press conference as coherent and factually grounded, but his breakdown of Nienaber's described role — coordinating logistics rather than owning the game plan — raises pointed questions about where strategic accountability actually sits in the Leinster coaching structure.
Jackman backs Nienaber: 'He had his facts' — and the press conference revealed something bigger
Jackman validates Nienaber's press conference as coherent and largely correct, then offers a pointed structural critique: based on Nienaber's own description of his role, nobody at Leinster appears to be co-ordinating the overall game plan — which, Jackman argues, shows on the pitch.
CANAL+ confirms RWC 2027, Women's RWC 2029 and URC broadcast rights for Sub-Saharan Africa
CANAL+ Group has secured broadcast rights for RWC 2027, Women's RWC 2029, the Junior World Championship, and the Pacific Nations Cup across Sub-Saharan Africa via SuperSport, and has also renewed its exclusive multi-year URC deal.