The race to Bilbao reaches its final hurdle this weekend as the last four teams in the EPCR Challenge Cup battle for a place in the final. Ulster Rugby host Exeter Chiefs on Saturday, before Montpellier Hérault Rugby take on Dragons RFC on Sunday. With a spot in the Final on the line, both semi-finals promise high-intensity clashes ahead of the biggest weekend in international club rugby on 22–23 May in Bilbao. Tickets are still available for fans eager to be part of the acti

The road to the 2026 Investec Champions Cup Final runs through Dublin and Bordeaux, as Europe’s elite prepare for a decisive weekend. On Saturday and Sunday two high-stakes clashes will determine who books a place in Bilbao. Leinster Rugby and RC Toulon go head-to-head on Saturday, before Union Bordeaux-Bègles face Bath Rugby on Sunday. With a spot in the Final on the line, both encounters promise intensity, drama and world-class rugby. See the match-by-match preview statisti

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has been rewarded for her recent heroics against India by reaching a new career-best rating on the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings. Wolvaardt was at her brilliant best against the reigning ICC Women's Cricket World Cup winners, with the right-hander scoring a superb century in the third game of the five-match series and chipping in with a trio of half-centuries to finish with a total of 330 runs and the Player of the Series award i

Super Rugby Pacific is delighted to confirm that Super Round in Christchurch recorded the event's best-ever attendance with a total of 73 187 fans flooding through the gates across three sold-out days at One New Zealand Stadium. More than 13,500 fans travelled to Christchurch from across New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, as well as Europe, the UK, Japan and North America, with the economic injection into the city's economy expected to well exceed the original estimate of $6-mi

Chris Smith. Openfield On his first day at the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions, Chris Smith walked out onto the Ellis Park pitch and just stood there for a moment. He was alone. It was exactly two years to the day that his father – a staunch Lions fan – had passed away. And Smith knew he was exactly where he needed to be. “It was 1 July when I joined the Lions. A Monday morning. I remember thinking – it’s 1 July. It’s two years since dad passed. He grew up supporting the Lions. I’

Laura Wolvaardt struck an unbeaten half-century to help propel the Proteas Women to a 23-run win over India in the fifth T20 International (T20I) at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Monday, sealing a 4-1 series victory for the hosts. Wolvaardt, who was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series, top-scored with 92* off 56 balls (11x4, 2x6) as South Africa posted 155/6, before Nonkululeko Mlaba (2/15) and Nadine de Klerk (2/26) starred with the ball to restrict India to 1