A free agent at the end of his contract in Japan, the South African centre is attracting keen interest in Europe, notably in France where several Top 14 clubs hope to sign him for next season.
For the first time in its modern history, the men's Six Nations will see a landmark revolution in refereeing at its 2026 edition, with an appointment that could go down in rugby history.
The Ligue nationale de rugby (LNR) has announced that the charity APF France handicap will be in the spotlight for the Top 14 Boxing Day, scheduled for 27 and 28 December. The initiative aims to highlight the work done for people with disabilities, as well as the volunteers and professionals striving for a more inclusive society, the LNR said in a statement.
At 34, French hooker Mickaël Ivaldi, a figure of Top 14 and of Rugby club Toulonnais (RCT), has announced that he is retiring in the middle of the season after a rich professional career spanning fifteen years.
Twenty-four teams on the start line, but how many actually turn up? In the Champions Cup, round two could confirm a nagging impression: some clubs play Europe, others pass through it, and plenty seem to be looking elsewhere entirely.
Rugby Club Toulonnais (RCT) confirmed on Friday the arrival of Argentine fly-half Tomás Albornoz, who will join the club as soon as the end of December, on a 5-year contract.
ASM Clermont Auvergne are about to turn a page in their history. George Moala, the club's emblematic centre since 2018, will not extend his adventure in the Auvergne beyond the end of the current season.
Union Bordeaux-Bègles have secured the signature of Alexander Moon, one of the mainstays of the Aviron Bayonnais pack. The 29-year-old English lock, who arrived in the Basque Country in 2024 from Northampton Saints, has decided to take on a new challenge in the Gironde from the summer of 2026.
At just 28, Rugby Club Vannes centre Alex Arrate announced on Thursday that he was ending his professional career, forced out by a serious knee injury that no longer allows him to play at the highest level.
At Rugby club Mende Lozère, in the wildest of rural France, rugby grows like a stubborn weed, among ewes, sleeping volcanoes and dreams of quick hands. Here the ball bounces higher than the mountains and destinies sometimes tumble all the way down to the pitches of the Top 14. A report.
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny, 36 and a former international, is set to make an extraordinary return in Cardiff colours in the European Challenge Cup this weekend, more than eleven years after his last appearance for the Blues.
Racing 92 hooker Janick Tarrit has been banned for five weeks by the Ligue nationale de rugby (LNR) disciplinary panel after a violent headbutt on a Stade Toulousain player during round 11 of the Top 14. The French hooker will not play again in 2025.
The former Soyaux-Angoulême XV (Pro D2) player has been sentenced to two years in prison for violence against two former partners. He has appealed against the decision.
For the first time since the devastating earthquake of 2011, Christchurch has the honour of staging a test match: the All Blacks and France will meet on 4 July 2026 in the brand-new One New Zealand Stadium, as part of the forthcoming Nations Championship.
Section Paloise, despite a bonus-point win (53-33) over Stade Rochelais in round 11 of the Top 14, paid a heavy price as France centre Émilien Gailleton and lock Jimi Maximin joined an already well-stocked treatment room.
Eleven supporters' associations are launching a "Collectif des Supporters de Rugby" to make the voice of the "fans" heard (ticketing, atmosphere, club identity…) and to point out that the warmth of the stands, far from being mere scenery, is one of the last spaces where the original spirit of this game still breathes.
A few days before their Champions Cup opener, Stade Toulousain are seeing several of their leaders rejoin the squad, a serious boost before hosting the Sharks.
The match between the Springboks and Wales on Saturday in Cardiff was supposed to be a formality. It descended into controversy. In the 79th minute, with the score already beyond doubt (73-0 to the South Africans), Wales back-row forward Alex Mann was the victim of an act of rare violence: Eben Etzebeth drove his thumb into his eye, an offence immediately punished with a red card.
