Former Springboks tighthead BJ Botha has paid tribute to the visualisation adopted by Jake White in the lead-up to South Africa winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The Boks had fallen from grace in 2003,

There are two flankers in a rugby union team. The blind-side flanker supports the left side of the scrum and the open-side flanker supports the right side. The flankers wear numbers six and seven in the starting team.

LINDA DJOUGANG is living the dream as she prepares to make her 50th appearance for Ireland at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The tighthead prop has only missed one match for the Girls in Green since

Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Ian McLauchlan, known throughout the rugby world as “Mighty Mouse,” has died. Scottish Rugby said it was “immensely saddened to learn" of ...

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has plenty of options when it comes to choosing his front row at the Rugby World Cup. But DaLeaka Menin is usually one of the first names on the Canadian team sheet.

SA Rugby says the non-performance enhancing substance for which he tested positive was prescribed by a specialist physician.

Bath have also confirmed that 26-year-old tighthead prop Kieran Verden has rejoined the club for the 2025/26 season. Meanwhile, giant Italian U20s lock Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi has been promoted to the senior academy after a successful scholarship with the University of Bath last season.

Fiji prop Bulou Vasuturaga and Samoa center Melina Grace Salale have received three-match bans for their red cards at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.

Over the past couple of years, the 25-year-old has emerged as one of the country’s top front-rowers; establishing himself as the first-choice loosehead prop in Scott Robertson’s All Blacks in 2024, but more than capable of switching to tighthead.