The blue bloods of Ireland and South Africa collide in the United Rugby Championship's red letter day in Dublin on Saturday with the spectre of defeat for both too ghastly to contemplate.

Fired-up South Africa overcame a first-half red card for number 8 Jasper Wiese to beat Italy 45-0 in Gqeberha on Saturday and complete a 2-0 Test series victory. South Africa will return to action ...

Leinster have their hands on silverware. A four-year drought – by their standards at least – has finally come to an end, as they crushed the Bulls 32-7 in front of 46,127 people at Croke Park.

Bringing together teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa produces the carbon footprint of a sasquatch, without too much hot air about the games themselves.

As such, the Vodacom Bulls now have the opportunity to make South African rugby history as the country’s first team to win this competition away from home.

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has announced his squad to face New Zealand at Stade de France on Saturday, 28 October.

The Bulls will take heart from the fact that they have beaten Leinster in Ireland before, and enjoy a four-out-of-six win record against the Irish giants ahead of the United Rugby Championship final.

Back to Pretoria again and Cobus Wiese was outstanding in first season back in South Africa which has earned him a call-up to the Boks squad but Snyman was too good to overlook. Leinster player ...

The Springboks stood firm despite going down a man to lead the Azzurri in the second match of the series in Gqeberha at the ...

South Africa cruised to a 45-0 victory over Italy in Gqeberha on Saturday to win the series 2-0 as wing Edwill van der Merwe scored two tries and the Springboks introduced some innovative plays that ...

South Africa’s 1995 team had only one non-white player, Chester Williams, but when they won the country’s second Rugby World Cup in 2007, there were six in the squad and two in the starting ...

What time and on what TV channel is the Barbarians v South Africa on today? The Barbarians take on the Springboks this afternoon in Cape Town.