Rugby

Hoskins Sotutu of the Blues wins a lineout ball during the Round 2 Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on 20 June 2020. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Hoskins Sotutu is looking more and more like a candidate to fill the huge Kieran Read void at No 8 for NZ.Crusaders front-ranker Joe Moody was…

Newlands Rugby Stadium (Gallo) Sponsorship rights firm Aerios charge that SARU "unlawfully tried to rid itself" of them "for self-gain".Damages of R183-million are sought against SARU and the WP Rugby Football Union. The much-publicised dispute between WP Rugby and Aerios wasfirst revealed on Sport24 in late 2016.The agency which managed the advertising rights of the…

There was extra poignancy to Sunday's Blues v Hurricanes post-coronavirus match; they had kicked off pro rugby in 1996.In South Africa those 24 years ago, our Super 12 challenge was placed in the hands of the best four Currie Cup '95 sides.The Natal Sharks, in the era of Louis Luyt's belligerent SARFU presidency, got as…

The All Blacks performing the haka New Zealand Rugby is in talks to sell its main shirt sponsorship inventory, from the All Blacks down to Under-20 level, to a single investor, according to the SportBusiness website.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021According to a report in the New…

Blues flyhalf Otere Black Renee McKay / Getty Images The competition is fierce, but the Blues’ Otere Black is inching toward pivot consideration for NZ at Test level. Lanky Pari Pari Parkinson of the Highlanders was integral to a sterling Highlanders tight-five effort against the Chiefs. All Black wing Rieko Ioane looks more and more…