The 2016-2018 Lions: Best ever? With star players, three finals, and exciting rugby, this team left a lasting impact on SA rugby.

The Super Rugby Pacific season is upon us and we will soon get a look at the best franchises in the region.

Leigh Halfpenny is expected to miss most of the Super Rugby season with a chest injury, his new club the Crusaders confirmed.

Schalk Brits said he was shocked by the dwindling crowds attending Super Rugby matches when he returned to South African rugby.

Codie Taylor, the renowned All Blacks star, is set to miss the lion’s share of the upcoming Super Rugby season due to an unfortunate injury.

The owners of the Hurricanes and Ospreys are reportedly lining up a mega deal to buy a stake in the Cheetahs, with a long-term view to taking over the Free State provincial team.

All Blacks captain Sam Cane will join Japanese club Suntory for the 2024 season, but will still be available to play internationals next year.

Former All Blacks midfielder Ryan Crotty has rejoined the Super Rugby champion Crusaders for the 2024 season.

Clash of champions of battle or the hemispheres? URC winners Munster are set for an inter-continental showdown with Super Rugby winners, the Crusaders.

Referee Ben O’Keeffe has spoken out about the abuse he received after the Super Rugby final this past weekend.

Razor’s last dance: Scott Robertson leaves the Crusaders on a dancing note as he prepares to take over the All Blacks top job.

It was despair for the Chiefs as the Crusaders won yet another Super Rugby title on Saturday.

The Crusaders secured a seventh straight Super Rugby title after fighting back to beat the Chiefs 25-20 in a thriller on Saturday.

The Super Rugby Pacific final between the Chiefs and the Crusaders serves up a contrast in teams, styles and results.

Elation for the Chiefs, misery for the Brumbies in Super Rugby semi-final in contest.

The insipid Blues were no match for the rampant Crusaders, who stormed into yet another Super Rugby Pacific final on Friday.

All Blacks backline dynamo faces a challenging race against time to earn World Cup consideration after being ruled out of the Rugby Championship.

New Sharks coach John Plumtree wonders how the All Blacks will match up to the Springboks later this World Cup year.

Nine-times capped England backrow forward Brad Shields is to quit Perpignan at the end of the season to rejoin the Hurricanes.

The Fijian Drua team slotted a last-minute penalty to secure a stunning 25-24 win over the mighty Crusaders on Saturday.

All Blacks and Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea handed a one-week suspension for ‘throat slit’ gesture in Super Rugby match against Rebels.

Tevita Mafileo of the Hurricanes has copped to a foul play charge during the past weekend’s win over the Rebels in Melbourne.

All Blacks forward Ardie Savea has apologised for making a throat-slitting gesture towards an opponent during a Super Rugby Pacific match.

It took the Chiefs just NINE SECONDS to opening the scoring in their Super Rugby Pacific clash against Moana Pasifika on Saturday. 

Ardie Savea could land in hot water after disturbing slit throat gesture in Super Rugby match. “He’s threatening to f*cking kill him”.

The 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season will see a raft of so-called ‘fan-friendly’ laws being trialled through the campaign.

Back in the day, there was the Tri-Nations, Super Rugby and Currie Cup, but lately things have gotten a little more complicated.

Legendary wing Bryan Habana has memorably reflected one of the most iconic tries scored by the Stormers in Super Rugby.

The Blues handed a thumping to the Rebels on Friday in Super Rugby action but they weren’t the only ones bringing the pain at Eden Park.

The Blues handed a thumping to the Rebels on Friday in Super Rugby action but they weren’t the only ones bringing the pain at Eden Park.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster says he ‘loved’ having South African teams in Super Rugby even if they were without leading overseas-based stars.

All Blacks lock and Crusaders captain Scott Barrett has received a four-week ban following a red card in a Super Rugby Pacific match.

Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi has been cleared for selection just days after suffering a brutal head injury that left him with 28 stitches.

Former All Blacks and Fiji wing Joeli Vidiri has died aged 48, his Super Rugby franchise, the Blues, have confirmed.

SANZAAR has confirmed the law variations approved by World Rugby that will be applied for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season.

An adjusted Super Rugby Pacific tournament will kick off on Friday 18 February 2022 with the Auckland Blues hosting Moana Pasifika.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster says New Zealand has been adversely affected by the absence of South African teams in Super Rugby.

Australia and New Zealand have formed a new partnership to deliver Super Rugby Pacific from 2022, here’s how the tournament will operate.

Experienced Blues loose forward Blake Gibson has signed with the Hurricanes for the 2022 Super Rugby season.

The Sharks have confirmed the extension of head coach Sean Everitt’s contract until 2024.

Reds head coach Brad Thorn has admitted that Super Rugby AU did not prepare the Australian teams well enough to take on the New Zealand sides.

Chiefs fullback Damian McKenzie received a three-week suspension for a dangerous tackle, ending his Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season.

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has an outside chance of making his return for the Waratahs during this year’s Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournament.

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Highlanders loose forward Shannon Frizell will miss this weekend’s Super Rugby Trans-Tasman opener against the Reds having been allegedly involved in an assault on a woman in Dunedin.

The controversial captain’s challenge innovation will not be retained in the upcoming trans-Tasman competition.

Let’s just make one thing clear up front: Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is an absolute legend.

The 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa and AU finals proved to be cracking matches – that you need to watch if you missed earlier on Saturday!

All Blacks lock Dominic Bird is returning to NZ following a stint in France to link up with the Hurricanes for the 2022 Super Rugby season.

Dave Wessels has stepped down as head coach of the Melbourne Rebels after they failed to reach the Super Rugby AU playoffs.

The Highlanders broke a run of seven straight defeats against the Crusaders with an incredible 33-12 victory in Christchurch.

Is that a bru bra? Fans had a field day poking fun at Siya Kolisi’s training gear after he shared a photo on Instagram.

The seriousness – or lack thereof – of awards was once again highlighted at the Bulls’ recent Player of the Year awards evening.

We tell you exactly where to watch all the rugby on TV this weekend from Friday morning until Sunday evening.

Dan Carter has hung up the boots at the age of 38 after a career that will see him go down as one of the greatest players to play the game.

New Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos believes the possibility of any South African franchises ever rejoining Super Rugby are zero.

The LA Giltinis have signed South African-born twins JP and Ruan Smith ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season.

English club Sale Sharks have officially announced the signing of Cheetahs lock JP du Preez on a two-year deal.

The latest Super Rugby reports suggest a return to Super 12 from 2022 onwards, but with no South African teams.

The Stormers prop missed out last week due to COVID-19 protocols but returns to take the captaincy reins from Siya Kolisi, who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Springboks flyhalf Elton Jantjies will captain the Lions against Griquas on Friday evening (19:00) at Ellis Park in the first home-game for the Johannesburg based side in Super Rugby Unlocked.

The Cheetahs are set to be pulled from Pro14 Rugby with the four Super Rugby franchises set to enter an expanded tournament.

The four, existing franchises (Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers) will be joined by the Cheetahs, Pumas and Griquas for Super Rugby Unlocked.

The Sharks want to pick up where they left off in March and play the same exciting brand of rugby.

The Brumbies withstood a late onslaught to beat the Reds 28-23 and clinch the Super Rugby AU title Saturday 19 September.

Super Rugby and Currie Cup honours will be on the line as seven South African franchise gear up to resume action in the coming weeks.

SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos admitted Super Rugby had strayed from the original formula that saw it hailed as the best rugby competition in the world.

SA Rugby has announced another step towards the return of competitive action, with professsional teams set to resume full-contact training.

Jamie Roberts has looked back at his short spell with the Stormers, which ended in March.

The Crusaders and Blues stayed on course in Super Rugby Aotearoa while in Australia the weekend’s matches were tight affairs.

Not all Stormers players are keen on a possible move to Europe, with South Africa’s Super Rugby future still up in the air.

The franchise system has made Super Rugby stale; places in the elite tournament should be earned.

In Super Rugby, the Hurricanes produced a stunning performance to end the Crusaders’ incredible 36-match unbeaten home record with a 34-32 triumph in Christchurch.

Jurie Roux says the Sanzaar partnership is still in place, despite New Zealand’s plansfor a new competition.

The Chiefs were denied a first victory in the dying seconds of their Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Highlanders in Hamilton.

In Saturday’s Super Rugby Aotearoa action the Hurricanes clinched their third win in succession with a late try.

According to SA Rugby, a total of eight South African professional teams will be able to return to training from Monday.

New Zealand will go without SA Super Rugby teams in a new tournament starting in 2021.

Enjoy highlights from the weekend’s Super Rugby action from Australia and New Zealand.

A new report claims NZR’s ‘Aratipu’ review wants Super Rugby scrapped in favour of a transtasman competition.

Super Rugby AU moves into its second week while New Zealand’s fifth round kicks off on Saturday 11 July 2020.

Two matches in New Zealand and two more in Australia made up the Super Rugby action from the weekend past.

The Bulls have confirmed the depature of Scotland international, Josh Strauss who joined ahead of the 2020 Super Rugby season.

SA Rugby had sought clarity on issues related to the return to non-contact training under level 3 of lockdown which will impact exactly when play can resume.

Super Rugby Aotearoa kicked off under a festival atmosphere this weekend with the home teams giving adoring fans plenty to scream about.

The Bulls have announced their latest signing Nizaam Carr, who joins from the Wasps.

SA Rugby has placed the ball in Government’s court, as the body looks to resume the current season.

Tyrone Green has joined the Harlequins after leaving the Lions last month.

Bok teammates Damian Willemse and Warick Gelant are set to reunite in Stormers colours when the season resumes.

Super Rugby Aotearoa will feature a golden point for tied matches, the replacement of red-carded players and the application of the breakdown laws.

Warrick Gelant will trade the Highveld for the coast as he moves to the Stormers.

The Stormers have confirmed that Bok winger Dillyn Leyds will turn out for La Rochelle next season.

South Africa is represented well in a Super Rugby Home Team of the Decade compiled by Sanzaar.

World Rugby issued a set of ‘return to play’ guidelines this week which suggest that elite matches may be played without fans in attendance for some time.

Marcel van der Merwe retruns to the Bulls in a number of changes made during the lockdown period.

Elton Jantjies is statistically South Africa’s best Super Rugby player of the past decade.

SA Rugby have targeted 5 June for the return of the professional game but admit the situation remains fluid and uncertain.

Jamie Roberts cut short his Cape Town stay to join Cardiff’s fight against COVID-19.

Elton Jantjies was one of the Lions players who had to self-isolate after their trip to Australia.

The 56-year-old returns to work in South Africa after a six-year absence.