The Wales captain will miss the 2022 Six Nations as he requires surgery on a shoulder injury and the task of replacing the talismanic figure starts against the world champions.
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has made six changes to the starting line-up for the upcoming clash against South Africa to be played at Principality Stadium on Saturday.
London Irish halted a run of 12 Premiership matches without a victory last weekend and TRU’s Joe Harvey spoke to Exiles prop Marcel van der Merwe about generating momentum and his thoughts on promotion and relegation.
World Rugby has agreed to most of the claims made by South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus in his video released during the series against the British and Irish Lions according to a report.
Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson has revealed that South Africa scrum-half Faf de Klerk will spend lengthy period on the sidelines after undergoing a hip surgery.
South Africa have managed to end their three-game losing streak as they edged out New Zealand 31-29 in the final round of the Rugby Championship at Cbus Super Stadium.
New Zealand skipper Ardie Savea believes his team will adapt better as they face the Springboks in the final round of the Rugby Championship on Saturday.
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has made changes to the line up for the sixth and final round of the Rugby Championship game against South Africa to be played on Saturday.
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said the Springboks will be open to criticism following their narrow defeat to New Zealand in the fifth round of the Rugby Championship.