Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Irish to face world champions South Africa in November Test

Irish

Ireland’s credentials for the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be put to the test when they host world champions South Africa and Australia in November Tests. The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced the schedule on Thursday, with crowd-pleasing Fiji (November 12) sandwiched between the Springboks (November 5) and Wallabies (November 19). The Irish — … Read more

‘Great’ Springboks captain Dawie de Villiers dies aged 81

Dawie de Villiers

Former Springboks scrum-half and captain Dawie de Villiers has died elderly at 81 after a protracted war with cancer, South African Rugby announced on Sunday. Apart from rugby, De Villiers became a minister within the first democratically elected South African authorities from 1994, underneath President Nelson Mandela. Earlier, he was part of a delegation from … Read more