Coach Robbie Deans said troubled star back Kurtley Beale still has a chance of playing against the British and Irish Lions.
The Women’s Eagles Sevens held on for a 10-7 win against France in the Plate Semifinals Saturday to advance to the Amsterdam Sevens Plate Final against Spain.
The Women’s Eagles Sevens suffered their first defeat at Amsterdam Sevens Saturday with a 19-5 loss to Canada in the Cup Quarterfinals. The Eagles will now play France in the Plate Semifinals.
Jonny Wilkinson described winning the Heineken Cup with Toulon as a bigger achievement than his Rugby World Cup triumph 10 years ago.
The Cheetahs bounced back from last week's disappointment, as they beat the Reds 27-13 in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Toulon staged a dramatic fightback to edge out French rivals Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in a thrilling Heineken Cup final.
The Bulls overcame some blatant thuggery to score a deserved 35-18 win over the Highlanders in a spiteful match on Saturday.
Tatafu Polota-Nau is unlikely to play a part in the British
It was a horror day for Wallaby coach Robbie Deans, as he watched the Waratahs and Brumbies smash each other to a pulp on Saturday.
The Waratahs, coming back from trailing by 10 points, edged the Brumbies in a bruising all-Australian Super Rugby derby on Saturday.
The Crusaders send an ominous warning to the other Super Rugby teams when they produced a 23-3 hammering of the Blueson Saturday.
Ronan O'Gara has agreed to become assistant coach of Racing Metro after announcing his retirement from rugby.
South Africa's Sharks overcame a slow start to beat the Western Force 23-13 in their Super Rugby clash in Perth on Friday to end a five-match losing streak.
Joe Schmidt set his sights on a trophy double after watching Leinster win the Amlin Challenge Cup with a 34-13 destruction of Stade Francais.
The Rebels managed to finally turn one of their numerous close losses into a win, and it was composure that helped them edge the Stormers.
