The Ireland Under-20s (sponsored by PwC) will aim to bounce back from an opening defeat when they face high-flying South Africa, their first southern hemisphere opponents of the season. 2022 UNDER-20 SIX NATIONS SUMMER SERIES – POOL A: Wednesday, June 29 IRELAND UNDER-20s (4th) v SOUTH AFRICA UNDER-20s (2nd), Payanini Rugby Centre, Verona,
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Springboks ready for ‘hard grind’ Test against Wales
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has left nothing to chance in his selection for the first Test against Wales at Loftus Versfeld by picking 15 of the 23 players that delivered won the World Cup final in Japan three years ago. Pieter-Steff du Toit is missing from the back row
Campbell Returns As Ireland U-20 Team Shows Six Changes
Head coach Richie Murphy has announced the Ireland Under-20 team, sponsored by PwC, for Wednesday night’s U-20 Six Nations Summer Series match against South Africa at the Payanini Rugby Centre in Verona (kick-off 7pm Irish time, live on the Six Nations YouTube channel). Murphy has made six changes to his starting
Champions double for Ospreys in Europe
Ospreys‘ reward for winning the Welsh Shield in the URC is a Heineken Champions Cup draw against French champions Montpellier and English champions Leicester Tigers. The draws for both the Champions Cup and the European Challenge Cup were made in Dublin, venue for both finals on 19 and 20 May
Burrows hopes working with Lions hooker will give him and edge
Ollie Burrows believes getting mentored by England and Lions hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie can help take his game to the next level. The Wales U20s hooker is currently on the books of Exeter Chiefs, and is competing in training with the likes of Cowan-Dickie, and the experienced Jack Yeandle. And he
Halfpenny
With 100 international caps already safely tucked away, there isn’t much left on the playing front for Leigh Halfpenny to achieve in his remarkable career. Since making his debut for Wales as a teenager on the wing against South Africa in Cardiff in 2008, the quietly spoken ‘Penns’ has amassed
Pivac challenges players to put in complete 80 minute performance
Wayne Pivac has challenged his Wales side to put in an 80 minute performance against South Africa this Saturday. Wales take on the world champions at Loftus Versfeld in what is one of the biggest challenges in rugby. There may have been many ups and downs during the Six Nations