Izack Rodda (Getty Images) Rugby Australia on Saturday tore up the contracts for Wallabies lock Izack Rodda and two of his former Queensland Reds teammates after they refused to take a pandemic-enforced pay cut. The decision to release Rodda and rising youngsters Isaac Lucas and Harry Hockings came a day after the players had moved…
Izack Rodda (Getty Images) Wallabies forward Izack Rodda and two Reds team-mates who refused to take a pay cut negotiated during the coronavirus shutdown were suspended as the team resumed training on Monday.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021The 21-cap Australia Test second row Rodda, Isaac Lucas and…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…