South African wing Jean de Villiers will appear at a judicial hearing on Sunday after being cited for a dangerous tackle during his side’s 31-17 loss.
New Zealand secured their second successive bonus point win of the 2010 Tri-Nations with a 31-17 victory over South Africa on Saturday.
The All Blacks are geared for a "huge battle" in Saturday’s Tri-Nations clash as the wounded Springboks look to ignite a form revival.
The Springboks have promised a sharply improved performance in the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Bulls lock Flip van der Merwe is on his way to New Zealand to join the Springbok side for their remaining two Tri-Nations matches.
The suspension of Bakkies Botha and a calf injury to Jannie du Plessis forced South Africa to make two changes on Tuesday to its starting line-up.
Bakkies Botha was on Sunday banned from rugby for nine weeks for headbutting All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan.
South Africa lock Bakkies Botha will face a judicial hearing on Sunday after he headbutted All Blacks scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan.
New Zealand continued their long unbeaten run at Eden Park with a controlled and aggressive performance to record a 32-12 victory over SA.
South Africa have received a boost with Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw declared fit for their Tri-Nations opener against New Zealand on Saturday.
The All Blacks have made four changes to their starting line-up to play South Africa on Saturday as they eye a winning start to the Tri-Nations.
A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while he waited for emergency crews to rescue him.
On paper, none of them should have won. On paper, they should have been trounced. But on paper and on the field are two differerent things.
World champions Italy suffered an embarrassing 1-1 draw with underdogs New Zealand in their second World Cup Group F match on Sunday.
New Zealand defender Winston Reid headed an equaliser in the dying seconds to earn a 1-1 draw with Slovakia.
The Crusaders on Thursday denied a claim by a former All Black that they have a policy of limiting the number of non-white players in their squad.
The Waratahs stormed into the Super 14 semifinals with an emphatic 32-16 win over the Hurricanes in Sydney on Friday.
New Zealand and South Africa’s rugby unions made apologies on Friday for excluding Maori and black players from their teams during the apartheid era.
Argentina has taken a major step towards joining an expanded Tri-Nations rugby competition in 2012 after the IRB changed player availability rules.
Lewis Moody is expected to lead England on their tour to Australia and New Zealand after Steve Borthwick was ruled out of the 44-man squad by injury.
The New South Wales Waratahs put their campaign to reach the play-offs back on track with an emphatic 46-19 win over the Waikato Chiefs on Saturday.
More than 50 000 people have pre-registered ahead of Tuesday’s launch of the first phase of ticket sales for next year’s Rugby World Cup.
Hurricanes flyhalf Aaron Cruden ensured his side’s Super 14 slim play-off hopes remained alive with a 33-31 victory over the Otago Highlanders.
The Chiefs’ winless Super 14 season at home continued on Friday as appalling kicking and handling errors saw the Cheetahs sneak a 25-25 draw.
Rugby unions in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have secured a 35% increase in broadcasting income with a five-year deal worth $437-million.
All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko scored a hat-trick of tries to spark the Auckland Blues to a 38-17 victory over the Western Force on Saturday.
The Stormers galloped to an early lead then scrambled in defence and held their nerve to beat the Auckland Blues 33-21.
Justin Turner, Ryan Cross and Cameron Shepherd all scored late tries to help the Western Force to a 41-27 victory over the Otago Highlanders.
Nothing is ever certain in Super 14 rugby, which refuses to follow a script, writes <em>Andy Capostagno</em>
The Waratahs travel to Christchurch this weekend for the Super 14 feature match hoping for an improvement on their poor record away to the Crusaders.
The Waikato Chiefs say fullback Mils Muliaina will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after breaking his thumb in a Super 14 match on Saturday.
A yacht missing off the New Zealand coast for more than two weeks was sighted on Sunday, but the fate of the South African sailor remained unclear.