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The final stages of the Springboks’ plan to retain their Rugby World Cup title will come together on the island of Corsica.

Already reeling from Dan Carter's injury, a wild night out then threatened to blow the campaign up, but Cory Jane was able to make amends on the park for the men in black.

Rugby Pass Ardie Savea Photo: PHOTOSPORT The long-awaited inclusion of the Pacific Islands in southern hemisphere franchise rugby is nearly upon us. Moana Pasifika, representative of Samoa and Tonga, and the Fijian Drua will be included in a new professional competition featuring all 10 of the New Zealand and Australian Super Rugby clubs in 2022, and fanfare surrounding their addition is building. Being granted conditional licences to play in next year’s tournament means both teams can begin...

Etzebeth makes back-row debut as Toulon rise to third with Stade Francais win

Eben Etzebeth starts at flank for Toulon in Stade Francais win, Cheslin Kolbe back © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) PARIS - South African World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth started the first game of his career at blindside flanker in Toulons 35-13 home victory over 14-man Stade Francais on Sunday. Argentina fly-half Nicholas Sanchez was shown a red card on the stroke of half-time after making contact with the head of the hosts Baptiste Serin at a ruck. "Obviously it didnt help us, he showed...

Bryce Heem scores for Toulon. Former New Zealand Sevens international Bryce Heem is quitting glamour French club Toulon to return home to New Zealand for “major family reasons’’. The 32-year-old former Chiefs wing was a try-scorer in Toulon’s 35-13 home win over Stade Francais on Sunday (Monday NZ time), but the club later announced he would play his last game against Brive next weekend. Hannah Peters/Getty Images Bryce Heem of Auckland charges forward during the 2015 NPC semifinal. He...

Zero positive for Toulon coach after Bordeaux loss Issued on: 1 min Paris (AFP) Toulon coach Patrice Collazo admitted there was "zero positive" from his teams 31-18 defeat to Bordeaux in the French Top 14 on Saturday. The three-time European champions started the new year fourth in the table, two points behind leaders La Rochelle. However, they were out-scored three tries to two by a Bordeaux side who had a 20-6 stranglehold by the break. The home team never looked back after going into a th...

Sun 03rd January 2021 | 02:10 AM Paris, Jan 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jan, 2021 ) :Hooker Pierre Bourgarit scored a hat-trick of first-half tries as La Rochelle crushed rock-bottom Agen 43-13 on Saturday to bolster their French Top 14 title hopes. Agen may have had the consolation of scoring the games first and last tries but Bourgarit barrelled over in the 14th and 35th minutes as well as the dying moments of the first half. La Rochelle had a bonus point wrapped up by the br...

Toulons at ease ex-All Blacks Nonu, Toeava face festive Clermont feast Issued on: 3 min Paris (AFP) Toulon head coach Patrice Collazo said former New Zealand centres Maa Nonu and Isaia Toeava are "at ease" with each other ahead of hosting Clermont in the French Top 14 this Sunday. Nonu returned to the club on a short-term deal in November after Toeava, who can play across the back-line, had joined the three-time European champions for the new campaign. The pair featured 20 times together at T...