South Africa

England slumped to defeat against South Africa

England's faltering build-up to the 2015 World Cup continued after South Africa inflicted a pressure-building fifth successive defeat on Stuart Lancaster's team.
15 November 2014

ENG vs. SA - Both with points to prove

Physicality will be the word of the day on Saturday 15th November as the Springboks arrive at Twickenham Stadium, hurting and on the bounce back, what a prospect that is for the 23 English men in crisp white shirts with red roses on them.
14 November 2014

Habana relieved with the lack of Armitage

South Africa wing Bryan Habana is delighted not to be facing Steffon Armitage at Twickenham on Saturday, but insists his Toulon team-mate has only himself to blame for being ignored by England.
13 November 2014

Five changes for the Boks

South Africa have recalled World Cup winners JP Pietersen and Schalk Burger among five changes for Saturday's QBE International against England at Twickenham.
12 November 2014

The November internationals - 10 questions to ponder

The November Internationals Round 2 saw some great test match rugby union, depending on who you support.
9 November 2014

Three lessons from 2014

What can we learn from 2014 so far...
7 November 2014

November internationals round 2 preview

In stark contrast to Round 1, there are ten games in the November Internationals 2014 Round 2 and if you get through this round with a 100 per cent record then as Fitzy used to say, "full credit".
6 November 2014

The Rugby Championship XV - Statistics are like a Bikini

This time next year we will be talking Rugby World Cup and be eagerly debating the perennial rugby union question: Northern or Southern Hemisphere ascendancy.
8 October 2014

The Rugby Championship Round 6 Preview - The Grand Finale

The Rugby Championship Round 6 is here with two epic games with the two lower ranked teams hosting their better ranked opponents.
4 October 2014

TRU chat to Edinburgh's Allan Dell

The former Sharks and SA u20 player has moved to Scotland. Born in a family of backs Allan Dell turned out a prop. However stong similarities can be made of him and Beast as they both have exceptional abilities in the loose and the tight. Can adapt to the physical side of the game while at home with ball in hand.
29 September 2014

New Zealander's view of The Rugby Championship - "Stars and Bars"

TalkingRugbyUnion's Scott Donaldson didn't make the trip to Argentina this weekend to witness the penultimate round of The Rugby Championship, instead our New Zealand-based reporter watched the game at home.
28 September 2014

The Rugby Championship Round 5 - boarding now

We asked Scott Donaldson to cast his eye over the penultimate Rugby Championship Round.
27 September 2014

A catch up game for Boks and Wallabies

South Africa and Australia will both aim to keep alive slim hopes of landing this season's Rugby Championship title when they clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
26 September 2014

Boks, England can break the All Black code

The Springboks came as close as anyone has in a while to toppling the almighty All Blacks in New Zealand on Saturday as they eventually went down 14-10 in Wellington.
16 September 2014

TCUP returns to Southern Hemisphere

The start of the season in the Northern Hemisphere and the end of the season in the Southern Hemisphere; that is where we find ourselves as rugby union fans.
14 September 2014

Nick Evans talks about The Rugby Championship Round 4

The rugby season is in full flow worldwide, and this weekend sees a massive game in Wellington in The Rugby Championship
12 September 2014

The Rugby Championship Round 3 News - the men in the middle

We have featured two excellent pieces on referees in our rugby news section over the past four weeks, looking at the shares and the views, Rugby Union Fans are interested in the role and how it can influence high profile games.
7 September 2014

The Rugby Championship 2014 Round 3 - What's in store?

This weekend the Rugby Championship is back after a week off. There have been three close games and one blowout with the All Blacks thrashing the Wallabies in Round 2. But what lies in store this weekend?
4 September 2014

RWC Trophy Tour reaches South Africa

Land Rover’s Least Driven Path saw South African Rugby legends John Smit and Chester Williams reunited with the Webb Ellis Cup
30 August 2014

The Rugby Championship - Team of Round 2

As two rounds of international rugby from the southern hemisphere have already flown by, Talking Rugby Union’s Scott Donaldson brings you the team of round 2…
27 August 2014