David Skippers

1 day ago | planetrugby.com | David Skippers

Although he will be sad to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season, the lure of playing more matches in South Africa was a key reason behind Juarno Augustus’ decision to join Ulster. The 27-year-old has become a vital cog in the Northampton machine since joining the Premiership outfit from the Stormers in 2021.

1 day ago | planetrugby.com | David Skippers

The Stormers will have to improve on several facets of play if they want to beat a confident Benetton outfit when the sides meet in their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash in Cape Town on Saturday. That was the word from Stormers and Springboks number eight Evan Roos after they delivered an indifferent performance in their previous match against Connacht last weekend.

2 days ago | planetrugby.com | David Skippers

Check out the teams ahead of the 11th round of Super Rugby Pacific, where the Blues have dropped All Blacks star Beauden Barrett for their clash with the Reds in Brisbane on Friday. After suffering a narrow defeat against the Crusaders in Round 10, Blues head coach Vern Cotter has relegated Barrett to the bench, which means Harry Plummer comes into the Auckland-based outfit’s starting line-up at fly-half.

2 days ago | planetrugby.com | David Skippers

All Blacks loose forward Wallace Sititi has been ruled fit and will make his long-awaited return to action for the Chiefs against the Western Force at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday. The 22-year-old has been sidelined for the men from Hamilton’s entire Super Rugby Pacific campaign due to a knee injury which he sustained during the All Blacks’ 2024 end-of-year tour. However, Sititi has made a full recovery and has been named on the Chiefs‘ replacements bench as back-row cover.

1 week ago | msn.com | David Skippers

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