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The real migration threat to the Boks isn't north — it's east
A data-driven audit of 3,427 professionals across six global leagues finds rugby is overwhelmingly domestic, clears the URC of the 'bought by the Boks' charge, and identifies Japan — not Europe — as the real structural threat to Springbok and All Black rugby depth.
Fainga'anuku fibula fracture rules him out of Nations Championship and clouds Greatest Rivalry availability
Leicester Fainga'anuku's fibula fracture rules him out of the All Blacks' Nations Championship Tests and puts his availability for the opening Greatest Rivalry matches against the Springboks in serious doubt, shelving the hybrid back-row experiment the Crusaders had been building across the second half of the Super Rugby season.
World Rugby scraps home weighting in first rankings overhaul since 2003
World Rugby will eliminate home weighting from its rankings points calculation from July 1, 2026 — the first major change to the system since its 2003 introduction — citing the surge in Tests played at neutral venues, including the Springboks vs All Blacks Baltimore clash.
Fainga'anuku's broken leg rules him out of Nations Championship and clouds Springbok series availability
Leicester Fainga'anuku faces 10 to 12 weeks out after fracturing his fibula in the Crusaders' semi-final defeat to the Chiefs, ruling him out of the Nations Championship and casting doubt over his availability for the opening Tests against the Springboks.
Kirwan wants Rennie to channel Erasmus — even if it means copying what he hates
Kirwan is using Erasmus's selection courage — Bomb Squad and all — as the yardstick for what Rennie must deliver, arguing Robertson's conservatism cost the All Blacks and that genuine boldness in selection is now the minimum standard post-Bok dominance.
Borthwick set to rest Itoje for England's July clashes with Springboks and beyond
Steve Borthwick plans to rest Maro Itoje for England's July Nations Championship tests against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina, with the decision contingent on George Martin and Alex Coles coming through their weekend matches unscathed.
Borthwick plans to rest Itoje for England's summer Tests — but it hinges on second-row fitness
Borthwick wants Itoje rested for the summer Tests — South Africa included — but England's second-row depth is so brittle that one injury to Martin or Coles this weekend could force a rethink.
Nations Championship trophy unveiled ahead of July 4 kick-off
The Nations Championship trophy has been unveiled ahead of the tournament's July 4 start, with the 67cm, 15kg prize featuring a gold-plated globe design that reflects the competition's north-versus-south format.
Nations Championship trophy unveiled ahead of July 4 kick-off
The Nations Championship trophy has been unveiled — 67cm tall, 15kg, centred on a gold-plated globe — ahead of the tournament's July 4 kick-off, with 12 nations competing across two North-versus-South windows before a Finals Weekend.
South Africa isn't the raider — the real migration story is Wales draining out and France hoovering up the Pacific
The squad data across the Prem, Top 14, and URC shows South Africa and New Zealand are not the great raiders — the real story is Wales bleeding players to England and France systematically drawing from Pacific and Georgian rugby while those unions see no financial return.
Itoje rested again as England name squad for France non-cap clash
Maro Itoje is again absent from England's squad for Friday's non-cap match against France in Vannes, with Borthwick managing his workload ahead of a July tour that includes a Test against South Africa.
'A Development Competition': Boks Unpacked Questions the Currie Cup's Place in the Modern Calendar
The Boks Unpacked panel argued the Currie Cup has been irreversibly demoted and should be repurposed as a development competition, with Jean de Villiers suggesting over-30s be kept out of it entirely.
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.